Edinburgh

13.9

Edinburgh

Cruiser | U.K. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price108000 exp

Purchase price8,800,000

Hit Points31,800

Main Battery

152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.79 shots/min.

Reload Time7.7 sec.

Rotation Speed7 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time25.71 sec.

Firing Range14.02 km.

Maximum Dispersion129 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity841 m./s.

AP Shell Weight50.8 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire20 shots/min.

Reload Time3 sec.

HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm TR Mk IV2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.83 shots/min.

Reload Time72 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IX*

Maximum Damage15,867

Torpedo Speed61 knot

Torpedo Range8.01 km.

AA Defense

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second56.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount5 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second30.5

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount3 х 8 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second59.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second28.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.36 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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13.9

Edinburgh

Cruiser | U.K. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price108000 exp

Purchase price8,800,000

Hit Points36,400

Main Battery

152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

Rotation Speed7 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time25.71 sec.

Firing Range15.42 km.

Maximum Dispersion129 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity841 m./s.

AP Shell Weight50.8 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire20 shots/min.

Reload Time3 sec.

HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm TR Mk IV2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.83 shots/min.

Reload Time72 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IX**

Maximum Damage15,533

Torpedo Speed62 knot

Torpedo Range9.99 km.

AA Defense

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second90

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount14 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second85.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount3 х 6 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second60.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.36 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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VIII

8,800,000

Edinburgh — British Tier VIII cruiser.

The most powerful light cruiser in the Royal Navy during World War II. Outrivaled most other same-type ships in terms of armor protection. She inherited powerful main guns from her predecessors. Among other Royal Navy cruisers of the 1930s, Edinburgh carried more powerful AA weapons.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount	7.8	25.7	129			3,100		0	600,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Edinburgh (A)	31,800	6	114	4	6	8/5/3/6	2			0	900,000
Edinburgh (B)	36,400	6	114	4	6	14/3/6	2			28,000	2,200,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IX*	0.8	72	7.2	15,866	61	8		0	1,000,000
533 mm Mk IX**	0.8	72	7.2	15,533	62	10		12,000	1,200,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk VIII mod. 1		0		0	700,000
Mk VIII mod. 2		0		15,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 80,000 hp	32.5		0	500,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Edinburgh will feel familiar to captains progressing up the British cruiser line; her four turrets of triple 152mm barrels are identical to the configuration of her immediate predecessor, Fiji. In point of fact, Edinburgh has only a few upgrades from Fiji, but those upgrades make a measurable difference in her effectiveness.

By now, veterans of the branch are accustomed to having access to the Repair Party consumable. Edinburgh is no different in this regard, though she has access to a much more potent version of the consumable, one that restores as much as 40% of her health pool per use. Neptune and Minotaur have heals of similar effectiveness, meaning that ships at the high end of the Royal Navy cruiser branch can be exceedingly difficult to sink if they are allowed to escape sustained fire with any health remaining. Like her predecessors, Edinburgh has the tools to make good that escape — should it become necessary — through her ability to equip the Smoke Generator  consumable. Additionally, Edinburgh is the first ship in the line given access to Surveillance Radar . Though she must give up her access to Smoke Generator in order to have Surveillance Radar available, the combination of radar and Hydroacoustic Search  make her an incredibly potent destroyer hunter. Any destroyers that find themselves within 9.0 km of a radar-equipped Edinburgh are in a very vulnerable position.

Her armor is improved over that of Fiji, and while she will stand up to heavy cruiser fire better than her predecessor, Edinburgh will still suffer when under fire from enemy battleships. Her torpedoes gain some extra range and are now capable of reaching targets at ranges out to 10.0 km, and her anti-aircraft damage per second is nearly double that of Fiji. She is a well-rounded cruiser, but one that must be played very carefully in order to maximize her ability to punish lighter enemy units while minimizing her exposure to fire from enemy capital ships.

Pros:

• Has access to Specialized Repair Teams  that allow her to regenerate large amounts health.
• Highly flexible ship; mounts Hydroacoustic Search  by default, then can choose between Spotting Aircraft , Catapult Fighter , Smoke Generator , and Surveillance Radar .
• Solid anti-aircraft suite, especially when bolstered by the Expert AA Marksman and AA Gunner commander skills.
• Good maneuverability; above average turning circle radius and rudder shift times.

Cons:

• Armor is largely for show and offers little real protection; incoming rounds larger than 203mm will penetrate Edinburgh easily.
• Really only effective against lighter enemy units, such as destroyers and other cruisers. Edinburgh barely registers as a threat to enemy battleships.
• Lightly-armored turrets and fragile AA guns are incapacitated more frequently than many of her contemporaries.
• Shortest main battery range of all Tier VIII cruisers.

Research

Hull (B) should be researched first, as it improves survivability with some sorely-needed hit points and improved rudder shift, as well as reinforcing the AA suite. Next should be the torpedoes; in contrast to Fiji's anemic torpedo upgrade, the extra range greatly increases opportunities for their use. The fire control should be upgraded last, as the ballistics are quite poor near maximum range.

Optimal Configuration

There are a three key choices that dictate how Edinburgh will play: the upgrades in Slots 1 and 3, and which consumable she chooses to go along with Hydroacoustic Search .

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Edinburgh are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 *
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 *
• Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 

Upgrade Slot 1 allows players to mount one of two viable options. Main Armaments Modification 1 is a generally viable choice, but players wishing to specialize for anti-aircraft duties should mount Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 .

Upgrade Slot 3 offers choices for specialization in different roles. Aiming Sytems Modification 1 should be equipped for ship to ship combat. AA Guns Modification 1 should be mounted when specializing for AA duties.

Commander Skills

At Level 1, commanders are encouraged to take Last Stand to ensure Edinburgh retains at least some maneuverability even when her engines or rudder are knocked out. At Level 2, Priority Target is a key skill as it allows players to know when it is (theoretically) safe to expose their broadside in a turn without severe punishment. Other skills of interest for Edinburgh at Level 2 are Consumables Enhancements (to lengthen the duration of either her smoke screen or radar consumables) and Expert AA Marksman (a good team-play option that bolsters her AA suite). At Level 3, the key skills are Adrenaline Rush and Superintendent, both of which are highly recommended. Captains who find themselves relying heavily on her torpedo armament may also be interested in taking Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge. At Level 4, the key skill that captains should prioritize is Concealment Expert in order to further enhance Edinburgh’s already great concealment. Captains may also be interested in taking AA Gunner (another good team-play option that gives an additional boost to an already solid AA suite) or Radio Location (to improve situational awareness, particularly against outflanking destroyers).

Suggested initial skill order for first time Edinburgh captains: Last Stand -> Priority Target -> Superintendent -> Concealment Expert -> Adrenaline Rush

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time.. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Edinburgh can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Specialized Repair Teams  – 3 charges
• Slot 3: {Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
• Slot 4: Smoke Generator  – 3 charges or Spotting Aircraft  – 4 charges or Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges or Surveillance Radar  – 3 charges

Captains who wish to focused on eradicating enemy destroyers should equip Surveillance Radar . All other builds should stick to Smoke Generator  for maximum survivability. Catapult Fighter  is still not recommended for the same reason as for the preceding tier ships - the fighters are not particularly effect in the AA role. Spotting Aircraft  is also not recommended due to the difficulty in shooting at targets at long range, as it is already fairly difficult to hit targets with Edinburgh’s existing range.

Signals

Edinburgh’s anti-aircraft defenses need all the help they can get; November Echo Setteseven () earns an easy recommendation, as does India Delta () to improve her already stellar healing capability. Sierra Mike () will assist in overcoming some of her deficiencies in top speed, and November Foxtrot () will help shorten the cooldown time of her all-important suite of consumables. X-Ray Papa Unaone will increase the action time of her smoke allowing Edinburgh to produce longer curtains of smoke, giving her more space to move around as well as technically increasing the total time she could potentially spend hidden within her own smoke so long as she finds herself within the final puff of smoke as the first puffs start to dissipate.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator . ★★★	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  Moving into position.

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  Edinburgh engages an enemy destroyer at close range, landing the killing blow.

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  Edinburgh fires torpedoes individually at an enemy Yamato class battleship.

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  An enemy Yamato class battleship falls victim to a coordinated assault.

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  Edinburgh utilizes island cover to maintain concealment.

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  Torpedo bombers from an enemy Shokaku commit the attack.

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  A Shokaku torpedo attack is partially thwarted by Edinburgh's anti-air guns.

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  Edinburgh desperately dodges incoming fire.

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  Edinburgh takes a salvo of armor penetrating shells and dies.

Historical Info

HMS Edinburgh, 1939

Construction

Builder: Swan Hunter Shipyard; Tyne and Wear,
   England, United Kingdom

Laid down: 30 December 1936

Launched: 31 March 1938

Commissioned: 6 July 1939

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Specifications

10,550 tons displacement, standard

13,175 tons displacement, full load

187m length

19.30m beam

6.5m draft

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Machinery

4 Boilers, 4 turbines

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Performance

32.5 knots at 80,000 shaft horsepower

8,000nm at 14 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 114mm

Decks: 51-77mm

Bulkheads: 63.5mm

Turrets: 102mm face, 51mm sides, 51mm roof

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Armament

Main

Twelve (4x3) 152mm /50 BL Mk. XXIII guns

Secondary

Twelve (6x2) 102mm /45 QF Mk. XVI guns

Anti-Aircraft

Sixteen (2x8) 40mm /39 QF Mk.VIII guns

Eight (2x4) 12.7mm /62 MG Mk.III guns

Six (6x1) 20mm /70 Mk.I (added in 1940)

Torpedoes

Six (3x2) 533mm torpedo tubes

Aircraft

One catapult

Two or Three Supermarine Walrus

HMS Edinburgh at sea, 6 July 1939.

History

Design

Edinburgh and her sister Belfast were designed as modified Town class cruisers, being the third (or Edinburgh) sub-class. This sub-class was significantly larger than the previous Southampton and Gloucester sub-classes, coming in approximately 1,200 tons heavier than the preceding Gloucester sub-class.

The ships of the Town class were constructed in response to the Japanese Mogami and American Brooklyn class cruisers, which were both armed with fifteen 6-inch (152mm or 155mm) guns. British ship designers sought to match the other cruisers’ number of guns, but due to length restrictions, were unable to properly fit five turrets onto the ships. Another plan that was developed called for the Edinburgh class to be mounted with quadruple 6-inch turrets; however, this idea was abandoned due to the difficulties in manufacturing such a turret that performed adequately. Ultimately, the new cruisers were mounted with twelve 6-inch (152mm) guns in four triple turrets, arranged in an A-B-X-Y position. However, a new turret, designated the Mk.XXIII was used, which used more powerful motors and a more efficient 'long trunk' ammunition supply, which could provide between 10 to 12 shells to the gun per minute. The effective maximum rate of fire stayed the same as earlier cruisers however, at 8 rounds per minute. The new Mk.XXIII triple turret is easily distinguishable from the earlier Mk.XXII used on the previous Town class cruisers by the flattened edge between the turret roof and face, as opposed to a curved edge.

Edinburgh, like preceding cruisers, was designed to have armor capable of protecting the ship against 152mm caliber gunfire. The ship featured a smaller magazine and citadel space compared to previous cruisers. This shortened length allowed for more armor to be mounted around the machinery and weaponry spaces. Additionally, the Edinburgh class carried more powerful machinery than previous Southampton sub-class, which allowed her to maintain the designed speed of 32 knots, despite her increased displacement. Her increased fuel capacity, granted the ship an extended range over the older Town class ships. Both Edinburgh and Belfast would receive upgraded radar systems and increased anti-aircraft capabilities at the beginning of World War II.

Other differences from the other Town class cruisers included the aircraft catapult being in front of the forward funnel instead of behind it, and the addition of 2 more twin 4-inch (102mm) dual-purpose mounts bringing the total to 3 dual mounts per broadside. The larger size of the ship also allowed the octuple 40mm 'pompom' mounts to be fitted, as opposed to the earlier Town class receiving quadruple 40mm 'pompom' mounts.

Service

Edinburgh was laid down at the Swan Hunter Shipyard in Tyne and Wear, England on 30 December 1936, twenty days after her only sister ship Belfast was laid down. She was launched on 31 March 1938 and spent the following year fitting out and beginning her sea trials.

Edinburgh was commissioned on 6 July 1939 and was assigned at Scapa Flow with the Home Fleet at the outbreak of World War II. Her early war service consisted of standard anti-shipping patrol in the North Atlantic. In October 1939, Edinburgh was attacked by air and sustained light damage, although not directly hit. She was then assigned to escort convoys to Norway, but was ordered to join the hunt for the German Battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on the 23rd October. She returned to port for refit in March 1940, which strengthened her anti-aircraft loadout and corrected design weaknesses. Edinburgh returned to convoy duty in October 1940, this time in the South Atlantic, but returned north to patrol for German raiders around Iceland with HMS Hood, HMS Cossack and the E-class destroyers HMS Electra, HMS Escapade and HMS Echo.

In early 1941, Edinburgh escorted North Atlantic Convoys such as TC9 and WS7, as well as covering the successful commando raid on the Lofoten Islands. In May 1941, Edinburgh intercepted a German weather ship off Norway, and was briefly detached from convoy duty and ordered to attempt an intercept of Bismarck, but Bismarck was sunk before Edinburgh could find her. She did however, find the German supply ship Lech, taking it as a prize.

Edinburgh returned again to convoy duty, this time alternating between Malta and the South Atlantic, including the successful Malta relief Operations Substance and Halberd. In December 1941, she was assigned to escort duty in the Arctic. She made two successful voyages to Murmansk, with a short period under refit in between in January and February 1942. However, on the return trip with convoy QP-11 in April 1942, Edinburgh was torpedoed twice by the German submarine U-456. The first hit her amidships on the starboard side, which caused a heavy list, which, but the crew stabilized the ship. The second torpedo destroyed her stern, including her steering gear, leaving the ship crippled. She was taken under tow back to Murmansk, escorted by 2 destroyers and 4 minesweepers and a Russian tug that arrived later, but Edinburgh was attacked two days later by three German destroyers, Z-7 Hermann Schoemann, Z-24 and Z-25. In the ensuing close range battle (minimum ranges of 2.8 km), Edinburgh managed to severely cripple Schoemann which later had to be scuttled, but a torpedo aimed at one of Edinburgh’s escorts hit Edinburgh on her port side, directly opposite the first torpedo hit from U-456. Salvage was impractical in the cold Arctic waters, she was declared a loss. Her crew was evacuated and she was scuttled by the escorting destroyer HMS Foresight on 2 May 1942, after numerous failed attempts to sink her using gunfire and depth charges. Of her given compliment of 847, 790 were rescued before she was scuttled, although other values are given.

Edinburgh was carrying 4.5 tons of gold bullion to the UK as a partial payment from USSR for the lend-lease equipment. Between 1981 and 1986, all but 5 of the 465 gold bars were recovered by divers from her wreck on behalf of the British Government, approximately 245m (800ft) below the surface of the sea. The fifth Royal Navy ship to carry the name, Edinburgh earned 4 battle honors during her service in World War II (Norway 1940, Bismarck 1941, Atlantic 1941, Arctic 1941-2).

Sister ship HMS Belfast, although laid down and launched before Edinburgh, was commissioned into the Royal Navy later. Belfast struck a mine in late 1939, keeping her under repair until November 1942, after her sister had been sunk. She would not share the same fate though, as Belfast went on to escort Arctic convoys, play a critical role in the sinking of the German Battleship Scharnhorst, provide fire support on D-Day, and serve in the British Pacific Fleet in 1945. Her career extended beyond the Second World War and into the Korean War before she was finally retired from active service in 1963. Since 1971, Belfast has served as a museum ship, moored on the River Thames in London as an iconic landmark, the last surviving major Royal Navy surface combatant from the World War II era.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Both anti-aircraft configurations are fictitious for Edinburgh. Edinburgh's original AA complement consisted of six twin 102mm (4-inch) dual-purpose guns, two octuple 40mm pom-poms and two quadruple 12.7mm machine guns. When she was sunk in May 1942, the only changes to her AA armament was the addition of six single 20mm Oerlikons. Edinburgh never received any 40mm Bofors or dual 20mm Oerlikons.
• The anti-aircraft configuration on Hull (A) however, is almost accurate for Belfast in her mid-1943 to mid-1944 condition, the exception being that neither Belfast or Edinburgh had an octuple 40mm 'pompom' mounted on the stern quarterdeck.
• Hull (B) has a fictitious AA load-out for both Belfast and Edinburgh, as neither ship ever received quadruple 40mm 'bofors' mounts, and Belfast at most had only 5 twin 20mm 'Oerlikon' mounts, in early 1943, nowhere near the 14 that the (B)-hull has in game.
• Although Edinburgh uses the same 152mm Mk.XXVIII guns as Belfast, Leander, Fiji and Perth, Edinburgh — like other regular Royal Navy light cruisers in game — only gets access to AP shells. Historically, ships using the Mk.XXVIII gun were outfitted with both AP/CPBC (Common Pointed Ballistic Cap) and HE shells.
• Both hulls for Edinburgh have the torpedo bulges fitted to Belfast from 1939-1942.
• The premium camouflage for Edinburgh is roughly accurate for her 1942 camouflage, although there are some discrepancies.

Historical Gallery

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  HMS Edinburgh soon after her commissioning, 1938.

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  Edinburgh in 1938.

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  Design scheme for HMS Edinburgh.

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  HMS Edinburgh setting sail.

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  Edinburgh at sea, 6 July 1939.

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  Edinburgh at Scapa Flow, October 1941.

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  Edinburgh with the cruisers Hermione and Euryalus on convoy duty during Operation Halberd in September 1941.

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  Edinburgh on duty, April 1942.

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  Edinburgh’s wrecked stern after being struck by a torpedo on 30 April 1942.

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  Sister ship, HMS Belfast at anchor during world war 2.

Video

References

1. HMS Edinburgh (16) - Wikipedia
2. Town-class cruiser (1936) - Wikipedia
3. Armada 2.0: Edinburgh - News - World of Warships
4. Armada - Edinburgh - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available to supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.11.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.13.
• Update 0.5.14:
  • The AA mount locations were changed on the stock hull. The effectiveness of the auras were not changed.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • Fixed a bug with different operating times for the base and premium Spotting Aircraft consumables.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 5.52 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • The Smoke Generator active time was increased from 7 to 15 s.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Updated hull geometry.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 730 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • The dissipation time for the Smoke Generator consumable was reduced from 106 to 99 s.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 7.5 to 7.7 s.
    • Note: This change was only made for the stock hull; The upgraded hull retained the 7.5 s reload.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.0:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.

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