HMS Birmingham
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ship Class | Town-class Light Cruiser |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England, Britain |
| Laid Down | 18 July 1935 |
| Launched | 1 September 1936 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1937 |
| Displacement | 9100 tons standard; 11350 tons full |
| Length | 558 feet |
| Beam | 62 feet |
| Draft | 21 feet |
| Machinery | Four-shaft Parsons geared turbines, four Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power Output | 75000 SHP |
| Speed | 32 knots |
| Crew | 748 |
| Armament | 4x3x6in guns, 4x2x4in guns, 4x3pdr, 2x4x2pdr, 6x21in torpedo tubes |
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