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'''HMNS Caledon''' was an Admiral-class cruiser built for the [[Vionna-Frankenlisch|Vionna-Frankenlischian]] [[Imperial Navy (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Imperial Navy]] at the end of the 1940s. She served through the [[Red Decade]], remaining on the royalist side of the various conflicts during that period - seeing action in the [[Imperial Civil War (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Imperial Civil War]], the [[Gallandian Civil War]], and the [[Vionna-Frankenlischian War of Restoration|War of Restoration]]. Caledon was decomissioned in 1989 and remains preserved as a museum ship in [[Port Walshingham]], [[Colony of Owaya|Owaya]], under the patronage of its former captain - Owayan businessman, [[Sir Kuray Tete]]. | '''HMNS Caledon''' was an Admiral-class cruiser built for the [[Vionna-Frankenlisch|Vionna-Frankenlischian]] [[Imperial Navy (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Imperial Navy]] at the end of the 1940s. She served through the [[Red Decade]], remaining on the royalist side of the various conflicts during that period - seeing action in the [[Imperial Civil War (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|Imperial Civil War]], the [[Gallandian Civil War]], and the [[Vionna-Frankenlischian War of Restoration|War of Restoration]]. Caledon was decomissioned in 1989 and remains preserved as a museum ship in [[Port Walshingham]], [[Colony of Owaya|Owaya]], under the patronage of its former captain - Owayan businessman, [[Sir Kuray Tete]]. | ||
The Caledon is well-known today due to its continued existence as a popular tourist attraction, and for its connection to the Owayan beer brand [[Royal Caledon]]. | |||
==Design and description== | ==Design and description== | ||
==Construction and career== | ==Construction and career== | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 31 August 2022
 Caledon, November 1950
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| Name: | Caledon |
| Namesake: | Admiral the Earl of Caledon |
| Ordered: | March 1948 |
| Builder: | J.M Loughton and Sons, Brumley |
| Laid down: | November 1948 |
| Launched: | 1st December 1949 |
| Commissioned: | 20th June 1950 |
| Fate: | Decomissioned in May 1989, preserved as museum ship at Port Walshingham |
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| Class and type: | Admiral-class gun-cruiser |
| Displacement: | 10,800 long tons (11,000 t) (standard) |
| Length: | 605 ft 1.5 in (184.4 m) |
| Beam: | 65 ft (19.8 m) |
| Draught: | 19 ft 3 in (5.9 m) (deep load) |
| Installed power: | Eight Admiralty Standard boilers |
| Propulsion: | Four shaft steam turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 564 (612 as flagship) |
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HMNS Caledon was an Admiral-class cruiser built for the Vionna-Frankenlischian Imperial Navy at the end of the 1940s. She served through the Red Decade, remaining on the royalist side of the various conflicts during that period - seeing action in the Imperial Civil War, the Gallandian Civil War, and the War of Restoration. Caledon was decomissioned in 1989 and remains preserved as a museum ship in Port Walshingham, Owaya, under the patronage of its former captain - Owayan businessman, Sir Kuray Tete.
The Caledon is well-known today due to its continued existence as a popular tourist attraction, and for its connection to the Owayan beer brand Royal Caledon.