The HMS Trinidad was a Royal NavyCrown Colony class cruiser also known as the Fiji-class cruisers lost while serving in the Arctic on convoy duty with PQ-13 1942. She and other escorts were in combat with Germandestroyers. One of her torpedoes fired had a faulty gyro mechanism possibly affected by the icy waters. The path of the torpedo formed an circular arc, striking the Trinidad. The Trinidad was damaged but partially repaired in Murmansk. On setting out for further repairs in the US she was attacked by more than twenty aircraft. All missed except for one that struck near the previous damage. A fire was started and after a couple of hours was so serious that the decision was taken to scuttle her. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The Crown Colony-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy were named after Crown Colonies of the British Empire. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... This article is about the year. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... A torpedo in Rail terminology refers to a small explosive device strapped to the top of the rail to alert an approaching train of immediate danger ahead. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean Murmansk coin Murmansk (МуÌрманÑк) is a city in the extreme northwest of Russia (north of the Arctic circle) with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 20 miles from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia...
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