Armament of HMS Enterprise 7th December 1941

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Fatboy Coxy
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Armament of HMS Enterprise 7th December 1941

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Hi all

I’m trying to confirm the armament fit for HMS Enterprise, the second of the two Emerald class light cruisers, at the outbreak of war with Japan, 7th December 1941.

She was completed with a prototype twin 6-inch (150 mm) turret in place of her two forward single mounts; and five single 6-inch mounts, one either side, just behind the second funnel, another centreline after the third funnel, and two superimposed aft.

Four quad torpedo tubes, two either side, giving the class the biggest torpedo armament in the fleet.

Three single HA 4-inch guns, for AA, one either side, stepped in further behind the pair of 6-inch guns, and a third set between the aft two 6-inch guns. How did that work I don’t know, presumably either the aft 4-inch gun could be used, or the aft superimposed 6-inch gun was worked?

Sometime in the mid-1930s, she was given HACS Mk I for the 4-inch guns, and by the start of WW2 had 2 quad Vickers 0.5 machine gun mounts.

In a refit in November 1941 in Colombo, she may have had the two 6-inch guns amidships removed and replaced by two quad 2 pdr pompom mounts.

She didn’t have any radar suite until later in the war
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Re: Armament of HMS Enterprise 7th December 1941

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Re: Armament of HMS Enterprise 7th December 1941

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OpanaPointer wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:33 pm lSearch at HMSO https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... /c/F259594
A day out at Kew is very doable for me, I normally research and pre order some of the papers I want before the day, and have the rest written down, so I don't waste time searching on the day.

Don't have too much trouble with Army, but Admiralty papers are a real problem for me.

In this case, I search for HMS Enterprise, refine search to 1925-1949, and troll through whats offered, which is convoy reports, but no ships diary/log, and certainly no reports of refits. Can someone give me a kindly nudge in the right direction please

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