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HMS Birmingham (C19)
HMS ''Birmingham'' was a member of the first group of five ships of the of light cruisers. She was built at Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, United Kingdom), and launched on 1 September 1936.
==Early career==
''Birmingham'' initially joined the 5th Cruiser Squadron on the China Station in January 1938. On the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, she left for Malta for a refit before joining the Home Fleet in March–April 1940. ''Birmingham'' was a unit of the 18th Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, initially used to patrol off the coast of Norway to prevent German fishing vessels operating in this area. In mid-April ''Birmingham'', and escorted a troop convoy to Norway. On 26 April she shelled and sank the after ''Schiff 37'' rammed and damaged the destroyer off Norway. In May, ''Birmingham'', in company with ''Manchester'', evacuated 1,500 troops from Åndalsnes. She returned to the UK and was in refit between September–December 1940.
From January until April 1941 ''Birmingham'' escorted troop convoys to the Middle East, around the Cape of Good Hope. In May she returned to home waters, and was involved in the hunt for the and heavy cruiser . ''Birmingham'' had already put to sea from Scapa Flow on a patrol of the Iceland-Faroes passage, and did not end up engaging the German ships. ''Birmingham'' then escorted convoy WS-9A from the UK to South Africa arriving on 4 July 1941. Whilst in South African waters, she docked in the Selborne dry dock at Simon's Town for a minor refit, where she was fitted with the Mk 284 and 291 radars and several new anti-aircraft weapons.
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