HMS CEYLON C30

Class……………………………Fiji-class Cruiser

Builder……………………….. Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan

Yard number……………….569

Laid down..………………….27 Apr 1939

Launched….…………………30 Jul 1942

Completed.………………….13 Jul 1943

Propulsion.…………………..4 shafts : 4 sets of Parsons SR geared steam turbines manufactured by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan : Steam supplied by 4 Admiralty 3-drun oil fired boilers

Speed..…………………………33 knots

Range…………………………..5850 / 2180 nm at 16 / 30 knots

History

1943-45: Home and Eastern Fleets.

1946-54: Far East and East Indies Fleets. Took part in Korean War Operations. Refitted in mid-1950s.

1954-59:Mediterranean and Home Fleets.

1959: Decommissioning

1960: Transferred to the Peruvian Navy in 1960 and renamed CORONEL BOLOGNESI

1982: Decommissioned

1985: Towed to Kaohsiung in Aug 1985 to be broken up.

 

HMS CEYLON was allocated the following pennant numbers.

30……………………….1943 – 1948

C165……………………1945 – 1946 (British Pacific Fleet)

C30………………………1948 - 1959

 

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