Specification for 10,000 ton cruisers: Birmingham (1936), Glasgow (1936), Newcastle (1936), Sheffield (1936) and Southampton (1936), and initially for Edinburgh (1938) and Belfast (1838)

Specification for the 10,000 ton cruisers of the 1936 Programme, including the Southampton class - Birmingham (1936), Glasgow (1936), Newcastle (1936), Sheffield (1936) and Southampton (1936), all 6 inch cruisers; and originally for the Edinbugh class - Edinburgh (1938) and Belfast (1838), both 6 inch cruisers. The Edinburgh class had subsequent design alterations making them substantially different to the Southamptons.

Includes:
Part 1 - Hull A - structural (53 pages)
Part 1 - Hull B - general (151 pages)
Part 1 - Hull C - materials (72 pages)
Part 2 A - Electrical equipment of hull (lighting and power) and general installation instructions (c.120 pages)
Part 2 B - Electrical low power equipment of hull (40 pages)
Part 3 Electric generators and electrically dirven cooling machinery (c.150 pages)
Part 4 - Machinery (200 pages)
Part 5 - Hull items for mechanical appliances including capstans, winches, cranes, pumps etc. (52 pages).

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ID:	ADT0894
Type:	Manuscript
Materials:	Paper; Leather Canvas Card Black ink
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Southampton (1936); Belfast (1938) Edinburgh (1938) Sheffield (1936) Birmingham (1936) Glasgow (1936) Newcastle (1936)
Date made:	1936
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 350 mm x 220 mm x 100 mm
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Specification for 10,000 ton cruisers: Birmingham (1936), Glasgow (1936), Newcastle (1936), Sheffield (1936) and Southampton (1936), and initially for Edinburgh (1938) and Belfast (1838)

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