HMS Fiji |
Type: |
Light Cruiser |
Class: |
Fiji (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
John Brown & Co. Clydebank, Scotland |
Pennant Number: |
58 |
Ordered: |
December 20, 1937 |
Commissioned: |
May 17, 1940 |
Keel Laid: |
March 30, 1938 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
May 31, 1939 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk May 22, 1941 by German aircraft during the Battle of Crete.
Location: Mediterranean Sea, 54 miles SW of Palarokhora, Crete. (34.35N - 23.10E) 241 crewmen killed, 523 survivors picked up by HMS Kingston F-64 and HMS Kandahar F-28. |
Notes: |
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Sept. 1, 1940: |
Damaged by U-32 (torpedoed) in the North Atlantic NE of Ireland. Fiji was under repair for six months following the attack. |
Page revised Jan. 29, 2007 |