The cruser sunk May 15th in the North Atlantic by JU-88’s attack aircraft was the HMS Trinidad and not the USS Pensacola as was mistakenly reported by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry. Amazing how poor ship recognition was back then.
For history buffs there is a very good series on the History of the german army in WW2. Below is part 1 of the 5 part series. I think this was a British production.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lNiOf0SYKg
A lot of the new information comes from newly released archives from British intel. They housed captured German Senior officers in a luxurious mansion in the country and bugged the conversation of the unsuspecting Generals.
This series was on the history channel (I must have missed it) and is on the German Russian campaign again very well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKleq0AKKz8
Fascinating stuff,
Pensacola
Displacement: 9,100 long tons (9,200 t)
Length: 585 ft 8 in (178.51 m)
Beam: 65 ft 3 in (19.89 m)
Draft: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Installed power: 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion: 4 × geared Parsons steam turbines
8 × White-Forster boilers
4 × shafts
Speed: 32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)[1]
Range: 10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity: 1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement: 1,200 officers and enlisted[2]
Sensors and
processing systems: CXAM RADAR from 1940[3]
Armament: 10 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 cal guns (2x3, 2x2)
4 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 cal anti-aircraft guns[4]
6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm)
Deck: 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm)
Gunhouses: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)
Aircraft carried: 4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities: 2 × catapults
Trinidad
Displacement: 8,000 tons
Length: 169.3 m (555.5 ft)
Beam: 18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught: 5.0 m (16.5 ft)
Propulsion:
Four oil fired 3-drum Admiralty-type boilers,
4-shaft geared turbines, 4 screws, 54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp)
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 907
Armament: Twelve 6 inch guns (3 × 3),
eight 4 inch guns (4 × 2),
eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4 × 2) guns,
3 quadruple 2 pounder (”pom-pom”) AA mounts, 12 20 mm AA (6 × 2) guns.
Six 21 inch (2 × 3) torpedo tubes
Armour: Main belt: 83 mm,
deck: 51 mm,
turrets: 51 mm,
Director control tower: 102 mm.
Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft
(The 3x3 being obviously a typo - 4 turrets of 3 guns each.)