Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a Royal Navy light cruiser, and the lead ship of her class. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Govan, Scotland, and was launched on 20 February 1919. Edinburgh was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 August 1920. Edinburgh served in the Atlantic Fleet during the 1920s and 1930s. She took part in the search for the German battleship Bismarck in 1941, and was present at the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. Edinburgh was also present at the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943. In 1944, Edinburgh was transferred to the Eastern Fleet. She took part in the invasion of Burma in 1945, and was present at the Japanese surrender in Singapore in September 1945. Edinburgh was decommissioned in 1946, and was sold for scrap in 1958. Edinburgh was a capable and reliable warship, and she served with distinction during World War II. She is remembered as one of the most successful light cruisers of her class