Manchester

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Type	Light Cruiser
Class	Town
Nation	UK
Voice	Minh Ton
Level 1 HP	11265
Level 1 Weight Cap	1823
Vestures to Rescue	17 (15)
Traits	Energetic Direct Mischievous

Crippled the Italian destroyer Lanciere at Spartivento before taking fire from Vittorio Veneto. Famous for overheating her cannons during the battle to the point of self-firing. An attack by Italian torpedo boats during Operation Pedestal led to her scuttling in August 1942.

— In-game description

Manchester is a British Belle available during an Event that ran from 1939/09/15 to 1939/09/30 in-game and 2023/03/08 to 2023/03/24 in real time.

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Canterbury Cross Pendant	--	None	None
Good Luck Charm	Statuette of Prince Albert	--	None	None
Honor	Cap Badge of the Duke of Wellington's Own	--	None	None
Library	Friedrich Engels, "The Condition of the Working Class in England"	400	Crit Defense: Barbette	None
Music	Ewan MacColl, "The Manchester Rambler"	--	Initiative	None
Recreation	Pair of Emblazoned Footballs, Man City and Man U	--	None	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
20	War Conditions	Belle Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	11265
Speed	32.3
Refit Capacity	59
Weight capacity	1823
Reserves	5
Waterline Length	558
Mean Beam	51.867
Mean Height	33.629
Sortie Cost	9
Compartments	6
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	1.5
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.5
Vertical Armor: Barbette	2
Vertical Armor: Citadel	4.5
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.5
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.5

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Later Town-class DCT
Rangekeeper	AFCT Mk VI
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	3	4x 6"/50 BL Mk XXIII

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	4x 4"/45 QF Mk XVI*

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	2x 2-pdr QF Mk VIII
II	Wing	2x 0.5"/62 MG Mk III No. 1
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	2x 21" Mk IX Triple TR VII Wing
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	3x Supermarine Walrus I
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	She fought like a savage wildcat until the end, fighting for the common working man.
Tragic	Manchester turned to her captain, a solemn but cheeky smile on her lips. "Don't look back in anger."

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Manchester/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1938
Service	8.04.1938 - 8.13.1942
Namesake	City of Manchester
Sisters	Two sisters, Liverpool and Gloucester Seven half-sisters, including Southampton, Sheffield, Belfast, and Edinburgh
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn, England
Fate	Scuttled

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!