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US Navy – Air Units
US Navy – Lufteinheiten
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USMC – Air Units
USMC –
Lufteinheiten
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Marine International
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Waffensysteme
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Marine News
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Sonderberichte
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Dies & Das
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In eigener Sache
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Canada – Royal
Canadian Navy / Marine Canadienne
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Cruiser
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C 53 / 32 -
HMCS Ontario
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HMCS Ontario (C 32)
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DND photo
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Type,
Class:
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Royal Navy – Minotaur Class
Light Cruiser; built as HMS Minotaur for
the Royal Navy; never served in the RN; transferred to Canada and
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Builder:
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Harland & Wolff Ltd.; Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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STATUS:
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Laid down: November 20, 1941 Launched: July 29, 1943 Commissioned:
April 26, 1945 Decommissioned:
October 15, 1958 Fate: scrapped in Osaka, Japan, 1960 |
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Homeport:
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Crest
Motto:
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Displacement:
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11130 tons (full load)
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Length:
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169,30 meters
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Beam:
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19,20 meters
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Draft:
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5,25 meters
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Propulsion:
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4 oil-fired 3-drum Admiralty type
boilers; 4 geared turbines; 4 shafts; 4 propellers; 72500 shp;
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Speed:
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31+ knots
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Crew:
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867
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Armament:
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3
Mk.23 6”/50 triple guns; 5 Mk.16
HA 4”/45 twin QF guns; 4 2Pdr quad AA; 4 2Pdr single AA; 4 20mm twin AA; 2 20mm
single AA; 4 40 mm single AA; 2 triple 21” Torpedo Tubes; |
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Aviation :
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none;
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Pictures,
photos & more ...
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… Information
& History … |
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Ontario was rammed by a
chilian merchant vessel on the Rio del Plata as she was sailing towards
Buenos Aires. She was repaired in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as no suitable
drydocks were available closer. |
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… and patches. |
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