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| Tonnage | 7550 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 570' by 54'6" by 16'3" 173.7m by 16.61m by 4.95m |
| Maximum speed | 33 knots |
| Complement | 572 |
| Aircraft |
1 catapult 1 seaplane |
| Armament | 7x1 6"/45
guns 3x1 4"/45 dual-purpose guns 2x1 2pdr guns 4x2 0.50 machine guns 4x3 21" torpedo tubes |
| Protection | 3" (76mm) belt (machinery) 2" (51mm) belt (magazines) 0.5" (13mm) box (magazines) 1" (25mm) aft bulkhead 1" (25mm) armor deck (machinery) 1" (25mm) splinter deck (machinery) 1" (25mm) deck (steering) 3" (76mm) conning tower 1" (25mm) gun shields |
| Machinery |
4-shaft Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines (80,000 shp) 8 Yarrow boilers |
| Bunkerage | 1746 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 8000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15 knots |
| Modifications |
1941: By the start of the
Pacific War, Enterprise had
landed 2 6" guns in return for 1x4 2pdr and 4x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns.
1943: Emerald replaced one 6", the 2pdrs, and the 0.50 machine guns with 6x2 20mm Oerlikon AA guns, 2x4 2dpr, Type 273, Type 281, Type 282 and Type 285 radar. Enterprise replace the 2x1 2pdrs and 20mm guns with 6x2 20mm Oerlikons and a 1x4 2pdr added. The 6" guns were replaced and Type 272, Type 281, Type 282, Type 284 and Type 285 radar were added. 1944: Emerald added 6x1 20mm Oerlikon guns added and the catapult was removed. 1944-2: Enterprise added 4x1 20mm Oerlikon guns and the catapult was removed. |
The Emeralds were designed during the
First World War in response to anticipated German cruiser construction. The
design emphasized speed and firepower. However, the German ships never
materialized and the Emeralds
were not completed until 1926.
| Emerald | Arrived
1941-12 Arrived 1943-4 |
Withdrawn 1942-8 Withdrawn early 1944 |
| Enterprise |
Arrived 1941-12 | Withdrawn late 1942 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-21)
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