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HMS Newfoundland |
Type: |
Light Cruiser |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Pennant Number: |
59 C-59 CL-83 (Peru) |
Ordered: |
September 4, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
January 20, 1943 |
Keel Laid: |
November 9, 1939 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
December 19, 1941 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Scrapped in Japan in 1979. |
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Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name |
Type
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Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Nov. 1, 1956 |
Domiat |
Frigate |
1,370 |
Egypt |
Ex-HMS Nith K-215 |
Notes |
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July 23, 1943: |
Torpedoed by U-407 off Sicily. Hit in stern and lost rudder but made port. Repaired at the Boston Naval Shipyard. |
Dec. 30, 1959: |
Sold to Peru and renamed BAP Almirante Grau CL-83. |
May 15, 1973: |
Renamed BAP Captain Quinones CL-83 |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 29, 2007 |