HMS Effingham |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Cavendish |
Builder: |
Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth, England |
Pennant Number: |
I-98 D-98 |
Ordered: |
December 1915 |
Launched: |
June 8, 1921 |
Keel Laid: |
April 2, 1917 |
Commissioned: |
July 2, 1925 |
Fate: |
Scuttled May 21, 1940 by HMS Matabele F-26 (torpedo and gunfire) after grounding on a submerged rock on Fasken Shoal near Terra Island, Norway (67.17N - 13.58E). |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 29, 2007 |