Editing Fiji-class cruiser (section)

{{Short description|Class of British light cruisers}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=June 2008}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=HMS Nigeria.jpg
|Ship caption={{HMS|Nigeria|60|2}} in 1943
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=''Fiji'' class
|Builders=
*[[Alexander Stephens and Sons]] (2)
*[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]] (1)
*[[John Brown and Company|John Brown]] (2)
*[[Swan Hunter]] (3)
*[[Vickers-Armstrongs]] (3)
|Operators=*{{navy|United Kingdom}}
* {{navy|Canada|naval-1911}}
* {{navy|New Zealand|1941}}
* {{navy|India|naval-1950}}
* {{navy|Peru}}
|Class before={{sclass|Dido|cruiser|4}},{{sclass|Town|cruiser|4||1936}}
|Class after={{sclass|Minotaur|cruiser|4||1943}}
|Subclasses=*''Fiji''
* ''Ceylon''
|Cost=
|Built range=1938–1943
|In service range= 
|In commission range= 1940–1985
|Total ships completed=11
|Total ships lost=2
|Total ships scrapped=9
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship class=[[Light cruiser]]
|Ship displacement=* {{cvt|8530|LT|t|lk=on}} standard
* {{cvt|10450|LT|t}} full load
* Later {{cvt|10830|-|11090|LT|t}} full load
|Ship length=* {{convert|555|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} ([[o/a]])
* {{cvt|538|ft|m}} ([[p/p]])
|Ship beam={{convert|62|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|16|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=*4 [[Admiralty 3-drum boiler]]s
* {{cvt|72,500|shp|kW|lk=on}}
|Ship propulsion=4 shafts; 4 geared [[steam turbines]]
|Ship speed=*{{convert|31.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|10,100|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn}}
|Ship complement=* 730
* 920 war time
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=
* ''Fiji'' group:
** 12 × [[BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun|BL 6&nbsp;in (152&nbsp;mm) Mark XXIII guns]] in 4 triple mountings Mark XXI
** 8 × [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun|QF 4&nbsp;in (102&nbsp;mm) Mark XVI guns]] in 4 twin mountings Mark XIX
** 8 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2&nbsp;pdr (40&nbsp;mm) Mark VIII "pom-pom"]] in 2 quad mountings Mark VII
** 2 × triple [[British 21 inch torpedo|21&nbsp;in (533&nbsp;mm) tubes for torpedoes Mark IX]]
* ''Ceylon'' group:
** 9 × BL 6&nbsp;in (152&nbsp;mm) Mark XXIII guns in 3 triple mountings Mark XXI
** 8 × QF 4&nbsp;in (102&nbsp;mm) Mark XVI guns in 4 twin mountings Mark XIX
** 12 × QF 2&nbsp;pdr (40&nbsp;mm) Mark VIII in 3 quad mountings Mark VII
** 2 × triple 21&nbsp;in (533&nbsp;mm) tubes for torpedoes Mark IX
|Ship armour=*Belt {{cvt|3+1⁄2|–|3+1/4|in|mm}}
* Bulkheads {{cvt|2|–|1+1/2|in|mm}}
* Turrets {{cvt|2|–|1|in|mm}}
* Ring bulkheads {{cvt|1|in|mm}} max
|Ship aircraft=Two [[Supermarine Walrus]] aircraft (removed by 1944, never fitted in ''Fiji'' or ''Kenya'')
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
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The '''''Fiji''-class cruisers''' were a [[Ship class|class]] of eleven [[light cruiser]]s of the [[Royal Navy]] that saw extensive service throughout the [[Second World War]]. Each ship of the class was named after a [[Crown colony]] or other constituent territory of the [[British Empire|British Commonwealth and Empire]].  The class was also known as the '''Colony class''',<ref>US Office of Naval Intelligence, ''Index to Warships of the British Commonwealth'' (ONI-201), December 1944</ref> or '''Crown Colony class'''.<ref>''The Naval Review''  vol. 36, p. 65 (1948)</ref> Developed as more compact versions of the preceding {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|1||1936}}s, the last three were built to a slightly modified design and were sometimes also called the '''''Ceylon'' class'''.