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528:, fully-electric turrets. While some damage was experienced initially in extreme North Atlantic weather, changes to gun handling and drill partially mitigated the problems. The fitting of the three forward turrets in the double-superfiring A-B-C arrangement (although in Royal Navy classification, fifth turrets were called "Q", not "C") relied upon the heavy use of aluminium in the ships' superstructure, and the lack of aluminium after the
897:. The production of the 5.25 turrets during the war and the turrets reconstruction, with remote power for faster elevation and training and better fire control was slow, difficult and expensive and largely limited to the cruisers rebuilt after severe action damage in the United States, Argonaut, Cleopatra and Phoebe. It was never completed on several Dido that survived the war. Five ships were lost during the war:
26:
1045:, when the "Q" position 5.25 in. turret was shipped and five single 20 mm were fitted. In the early summer of 1943 three single 20 mm were exchanged for four twin 20 mm and the radar outfit was altered by the addition of Types 272, 282, 284 and 285. April 1944 lists show only eight 20 mm.
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was loaned to the RNZN after the war and was operational briefly in 1947 before part of her crew mutinied and were discharged. After refit in 1952, with eight single electric powered 40mm Bofors and six single 20 mm
Oerlikon, it was operated till 1955, during which it visited the 1953 Fleet Review at
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completed with her designed armament. In
September 1941 the .5 inch machine guns were landed and five single 20 mm fitted. Two more were added by September 1942. By mid-1943 two single 20mm had been removed and four twin 20 mm shipped. The type 279 radar was replaced by types 272, 281,
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class but the ammunition was considered too heavy for peacetime use. The forward (A and B) 4.5-inch turrets were mounted on the top of conjoint deckhouses. The superstructure extended forward with more crew accommodation and radar rooms which allowed the two cruisers to operate as flagships. The high
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anti-air and anti-surface capacity; the complex new turrets were unreliable when introduced, and somewhat unsatisfactory at a time when the UK faced a fight for survival. During the war, the original 1939-42 ships required extensive refit work to increase electrical generating capacity for additional
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was completed with four single 20 mm in lieu of the .5 in machine guns. She had Q turret removed during repairs in 1943/44, and lost the four single 20 mm. She received a quadruple 2 pdr in lieu of the 5.25 in, and had five twin 20 mm fitted. By April 1944 her light AA
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was also completed with four twin 4.5 inch and had, in addition, a single 4 in Mk V forward of X mounting. Her light AA at completion was four single 20 mm and two single 2 pdr. The 4 inch starshell gun and two of the single 2 pdr were removed and replaced by two twin
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Postwar modernisation proposals were limited by the tight war emergency design. There was insufficient space and weight for the fire control and magazines of four or five modern twin 3-inch turrets, combined with the fact that the 5.25" shells had a much larger bursting charge than the smaller 4.5
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was completed with two 2-pounders in 1942 in lieu of the .5 in machine guns but these were removed in the middle of the year and replaced by five 20 mm. A sixth 20 mm was added in mid-1943. During repairs between
November 1943 and November 1944, Q turret was removed, as were two
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was completed with four twin 4.5 in Mk III in UD MK III mountings because of a shortage of 5.25 in mountings. The forward superstructure was considerably modified to accommodate these and also to increase crew spaces. Her light AA on completion was eight single 20 mm. Six twin
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quadruple 2 pdr and five 20 mm. Three quadruple 40 mm Bofors and six twin 20 mm were fitted and there were four single 20mm. In 1951 the
American-sourced quadruple Bofors and Oerlikons were replaced by three twin MK 5 Bofors and eight single Mk 7.
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had four single 20 mm added by April 1944 and received an extra eight single 20 mm by April 1945. When she was loaned to the RNZN after the war, the twin
Oerlikons were replaced by six single 40mm in the RNZN's own electric powered mount.
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squadron flagship immediately on completion, when an extra two twin 20 mm were fitted as well as four single 20 mm. She was the only ship to receive an extensive postwar modernisation ordered for service in the RN but was later loaned to
556:. The 5.25-inch (133 mm) gun was primarily an anti-surface weapon but designed to fire the heaviest shell suitable for manual loading for use in anti-aircraft defence, and accounted for around 23 aircraft and deterred far more. Both the
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was never fitted with six standard tachymetric directors which were requested by the RNZN for controlling the Bofors. The quadruple pom pom mounts were mothballed by RNZN for manning reasons but the single
Oerlikons were maintained on
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at the end of 1943 and two 40 mm Bofors Mk III were fitted. She is listed as having only seven 20 mm as light AA in April 1944. By April 1945 she had two Mk III 40 mm fitted and had landed two single 20 mm.
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and six twin 20 mm. Radar Type 272 was also fitted. Her A turret was replaced in July 1943. Her light anti-aircraft weaponry in April 1944 was twelve 40 mm (3 × 4) and sixteen 20 mm (6 × dual, 4 × single).
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subclass differed in appearance somewhat from their predecessors. They had eight 5.25-inch RP10 Mk II guns in four twin turrets and had greatly improved anti-aircraft armament, with twelve 2-pounder guns and twelve
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282 and 285. In a long refit from
October 1943 to July 1944, C turret was replaced by a quadruple 2 pdr and two twin 20 mm were fitted. Radar 271 and 272 were removed and types 279b, 277 and 293 fitted.
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but not the extra space or power ramming. Also added was a secondary armament of three STAAG automatic twin 40mm guns, new Type 293 and 960M radar and Type 275 (two sets) DP fire control for the 5.25 guns, and a
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were designed from the start with four radar-directed 5.25-inch gun turrets with full Remote Power
Control and an expanded light anti-aircraft battery, substantially increasing their efficiency as AA platforms.
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were dogged by roller path jams in the rail track upon which the turret gunhouses rotated. These issues regularly put turrets out of action from their initial sea trials until the last operational service of
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class was lowered by one deck compared to the previous three groups. This reduced topweight and so full radar control could be fitted to the 5.25-inch turrets and the 2-pounder guns. These ships used the
478:. The first group of three ships were commissioned in 1940; the second group of six ships and third group of two were commissioned between 1941 and 1942. A fourth group, also described as the
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completed with four turrets and was fitted with a 4-inch gun in "C" position forward of the bridge. The latter was 'landed' (removed) during her refit between
November 1941 and April 1942 at
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Reports, Logs, Proceedings, Rule books turret safety and magazines and key control. Dido class Black Prince and Bellona. Archives. Wellington
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The second group had all five twin 5.25-inch turrets and did not require the 4-inch gun. The third group's armament was changed due to the shortage of 5.25-inch guns and had eight
1289:, the founder of the Mughal dynasty) was sold to Pakistan in 1956 after a modest refit with Type 293 and Type 281 radar and standardised twin 40mm twin and single light AA guns.
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was one of the primary reasons for the first group only receiving four turrets, while the third group received four twin 4.5-inch mounts and no 5.25-inch guns at all. The
1018:, along with the 0.5-inch machine guns and Type 279 radar, while a quadruple 2 pdr replaced the 4-inch gun and eleven 20 mm guns were fitted. Radars were now
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The class were intended to be armed with ten 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns in five twin turrets, which were of the same circular design as the secondary armament in the
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damage. During repairs in the first six months of 1943, all three quadruple 2 pdr mounts were landed, as were seven 20 mm, to be replaced by three quadruple
784:. Due to a shortage of the guns caused by difficulties in manufacturing them, the first group were built with only four 5.25-inch gun turrets. Only HMS
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became a cadet training ship in 1962 but was brought into use and her 5.25-inch guns were fired in the limited naval activities during the
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was also completed as a five-turret ship. She had the .5 in. MGs removed in October–November 1941 and received five 20 mm.
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s with either four twin 3-inch L70 guns or 4.5-inch Mark 6 gun turrets. However that would have required building new broad-beamed
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was completed with five turrets and five 20 mm. She had received two more 20 mm by mid-1943. One of these was landed at
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class that were true AA cruisers. The 4-inch gun was also fitted and the 2-pounder armament was increased from eight to ten.
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1940:
544:, the new light cruisers were considered a significant advancement and were surprisingly effective in later actions in the
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for the destroyer screen. As designed, they mounted five twin 5.25-inch high-angle gun turrets on the centreline providing
2186:
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rate of fire of the 4.5-inch turrets, together with simpler dual-purpose twin Director Control Tower (DCT), meant that
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comprised three quadruple 2 pdr, six twin power-operated 20 mm and five singles. By the end of the war with
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in four twin turrets instead. The 4.5-inch turret was better suited to the primary anti-aircraft role of the
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type could hold only enough 3 -inch ammunition for 3 minutes 20 seconds of continuous firing. The refit of
489:(five ships) were commissioned between 1943 and 1944. Most members of the class were given names drawn from
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2328:-class cruisers engaging Axis aircraft and Italian battleships during the Battle of Sirte on 22 March 1942
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was the last of the original class to see service, being decommissioned in 1954 and scrapped in 1959.
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class armed with four twin 4.5-inch guns was considered as a cruiser option along with the 1951
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completed with only four twin 5.25 in turrets because of shortages and received a 4-inch
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also received eight single 20 mm, and had a further two twin 20 mm by early 1945.
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she had received five 40 mm Bofors and three single 40 mm Bofors Mk III.
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inch guns in service postwar, making them more effective high-altitude AA weapons.
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1041:. The 4 in. and the machine guns were removed in the latter half of 1941 at
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elevates her forward 5.25 inch guns to shell the Italian fleet at the
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and cruiser groups, intended for action against planned German
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Friedman, N. (July 2012). "Judging the Good from the Bad".
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Through the Waters. A gunnery officer on HMS Scylla 1942–3
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was rebuilt for potential action alongside the battleship
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power-operated 20 mm were added at the end of 1943.
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Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
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with the RN in 1953–54 , and were the bane of the three
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The changing face of the world's Navies 1945 to present
693:) group selected instead; these were also known as the
665:. Two ships were to be modified to be command ships of
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were more upright than the raked ones of the original
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class: 16 ft 10 in (5.1 m) (deep load)
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Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945
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Red DCT for A & B and Blue for X & Y turrets
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class: 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) (deep load)
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fighting the Luftwaffe while protecting convoy PQ18
609:were lost in the war. The sole survivor, name ship
2697:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
2125:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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1954:was loaned to the RNZN in 1956, in exchange for
16:Class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy
493:. The groups differed in armament, and for the
2232:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2171:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2108:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2089:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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2302:-class cruiser. from Gunnery Pocket Book 1945
1139:and two single 20 mm, probably in 1943.
1037:had four turrets and a 4-inch gun similar to
2227:
2213:. Ensign. Vol. 3. n.p.: Bivouac Books.
2127:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 2–85.
1172:received no alterations as far as is known.
620:in 1947 and decommissioned ten years later.
577:operated postwar by the RNZN.. The original
228:7,081–7,420 long tons (7,195–7,539 t) (
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2147:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After
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1995:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After
530:evacuation of the British Army from France
416:0.5 in (12.7 mm) AA machine guns
681:of the third group, but the 1943 loss of
540:From the initial trials of the lead ship
2324:Our Navy in Action; newsreel footage of
2228:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1980).
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2068:. Arms & armour. London (1991) p. 79
1997:. Seaforth Publishing. pp. 186–192.
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3943:Laid down and completed after the war
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2004:
1762:Broken up at Barrow-in-Furness, 1959
1575:Broken up at Barrow-in-Furness, 1950
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869:class saw much action, including the
552:, seeing off far larger ships of the
509:cruisers as small fleet cruisers and
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2034:
2019:D. Brown. Reconstructing the RN 2012
798:QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-poms"
2055:. W . Kimber. London (1956) p 25-29
501:class were designed to replace the
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2656:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy
2001:
1891:Sunk by aircraft, 29 January 1944
254:50 ft 6 in (15.4 m)
193:General characteristics (as built)
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2230:British Cruisers of World War Two
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759:lays smoke to shield a convoy as
324:(59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
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1211:′s reconstruction, like that of
661:glide bomb while supporting the
440:3 × quadruple 2 pdr AA guns
407:2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in))
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1945:
1195:s because the magazines of the
634:class (as well as four rebuilt
401:5.25 in (133 mm) guns
3979:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
2106:Naval Weapons of World War Two
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1971:
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1920:
673:. Originally these were to be
450:2 × triple 21 in torpedo tubes
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3708:Harbour defence motor launch
2085:& Moore, George (2003).
1964:
963:post-World War II. In 1956,
491:classical history and legend
242:512 ft (156.1 m) (
7:
2010:Raven & Roberts, p. 275
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1639:Broken up at Newport, 1958
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800:for anti-aircraft defence.
790:4 in (102 mm) gun
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3888:Merchant aircraft carriers
1487:Alexander Stephen and Sons
1295:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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741:(RNZN) from 1956 to 1966.
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2190:. Naval Institute Press.
1993:Friedman, Norman (2010).
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1861:Broken up at Osaka, 1962
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2344:-class cruiser in action
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737:, and was loaned to the
445:20 mm (0.8 in)
422:21 in (533 mm)
287:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
3937:Completed after the war
3902:Armed merchant cruisers
3713:Fairmile B motor launch
2766:Light aircraft carriers
2104:Campbell, John (1985).
1546:Italian submarine
939:constructive total loss
933:was badly damaged by a
3909:Ocean boarding vessels
3895:Fighter catapult ships
2560:Royal New Zealand Navy
2340:Short video clip of a
2308:Newsreel video of HMS
1610:German submarine
1506:German submarine
1164:
1071:
1028:40 mm Bofors guns
961:Royal New Zealand Navy
875:Second Battle of Sirte
871:Battle of Cape Matapan
771:
767:Second Battle of Sirte
739:Royal New Zealand Navy
87:Royal New Zealand Navy
37:Philadelphia Navy Yard
2317:24 April 2011 at the
1941:East African campaign
1153:
1051:
834:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
752:
735:-class battlecruisers
720:against the post-war
548:, such as protecting
466:consisted of sixteen
437:4 × twin 5.25 in guns
3847:Submarine depot ship
3741:-class river gunboat
3733:Insect-class gunboat
2333:11 June 2011 at the
2298:Gunnery Layout of a
1939:captured during the
1879:, Barrow-in-Furness
1260:Post-war development
1178:was converted to an
836:. The bridge of the
497:s, in function. The
3974:Dido-class cruisers
2276:. London: Cassell.
2211:Dido Class Cruisers
1937:Italian East Africa
1713:
1708:Construction data,
1655:Portsmouth Dockyard
1432:Battle of Sept-Îles
1311:
1306:Construction data,
379:early-warning radar
3746:Type Two 63 ft HSL
3718:Motor torpedo boat
3104:Thornycroft type (
2643:Crown Colony class
1877:Vickers-Armstrongs
1786:10 September 1943
1756:29 September 1942
1707:
1666:18 September 1940
1464:27 September 1940
1434:, 23 October 1943
1424:17 September 1940
1371:30 September 1940
1305:
1203:was shortened and
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309:4 shafts; 4
291:62,000
270:
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213:5,521–5,770
208:Displacement
144:
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3949:Conversions
3860:Bonaventure
3804:Round Table
3490:Teviot Bank
3476:Port Quebec
3469:Port Napier
3346:Bridgewater
3106:Shakespeare
2888:Battleships
2734:Illustrious
2432:Bonaventure
2051:R. Hughes.
1669:6 May 1942
1518:Bonaventure
1185:New Zealand
994:Bonaventure
900:Bonaventure
794:star shells
792:for firing
782:battleships
585:Bonaventure
542:Bonaventure
420:2 × triple
332:4,850
108:Preceded by
3963:Categories
3784:Portuguese
3600:Submarines
3462:Menestheus
3413:Minelayers
3402:Black Swan
3381:Kingfisher
3127:Destroyers
2741:Implacable
2713:Courageous
2637:Town class
2399:Royal Navy
2076:References
2064:B.Watson.
1726:Laid down
1659:Portsmouth
1361:Birkenhead
1279:Spithead.
935:naval mine
733:Stalingrad
472:Royal Navy
355:class: 530
349:class: 487
341:Complement
306:Propulsion
164:1940–1980s
134:Subclasses
74:Royal Navy
3931:Cancelled
3874:Maidstone
3841:Albatross
3739:Dragonfly
3575:Protector
3559:Netlayers
3455:Agamemnon
3422:Adventure
3309:Corvettes
3234:W & Z
3229:U & V
3224:S & T
3219:Q & R
3214:O & P
3209:L & M
3184:G & H
3179:E & F
3174:C & D
3169:A & B
3156:Ambuscade
3145:V & W
2748:Audacious
2727:Ark Royal
2474:Charybdis
2460:Cleopatra
1965:Citations
1729:Launched
1622:Cleopatra
1450:Fairfield
1413:Charybdis
1327:Laid down
1135:Charybdis
1104:Cleopatra
1055:Edinburgh
998:starshell
906:Charybdis
818:Charybdis
756:Cleopatra
715:HMS
708:HMS
695:Modified
683:Charybdis
679:Charybdis
652:HMS
622:HMS
611:HMS
604:HMS
597:HMS
592:Charybdis
590:HMS
583:HMS
571:Cleopatra
443:6 × twin
414:4 × twin
399:5 × twin
369:Type 128
230:full load
215:long tons
169:Completed
156:1937–1943
60:Operators
3809:Monitors
3762:Trawlers
3626:Parthian
3568:Guardian
3541:Algerine
3367:Shoreham
3353:Hastings
3271:Frigates
3084:Minotaur
3070:Minotaur
3044:Arethusa
2932:Vanguard
2863:Activity
2851:Attacker
2837:Audacity
2803:Majestic
2796:Colossus
2617:Jahangir
2583:Royalist
2509:Royalist
2488:Argonaut
2446:Euryalus
2439:Hermione
2331:Archived
2315:Archived
2272:(1995).
2250:(2005).
2209:(1973).
2167:(1998).
2145:(2010).
1952:Royalist
1898:See also
1822:Pakistan
1769:Royalist
1723:Builder
1720:Pennant
1679:Euryalus
1531:Greenock
1478:Hermione
1430:Sunk at
1385:Argonaut
1332:Launched
1323:Builder
1270:Minotaur
1221:Vanguard
1217:Royalist
1209:Royalist
1201:Royalist
1197:Royalist
1176:Royalist
1163:subclass
1113:Argonaut
1084:Hermione
1076:Euryalus
1064:Euryalus
1060:Hermione
1020:Type 281
971:Pakistan
956:Royalist
912:Hermione
885:and the
762:Euryalus
745:Armament
726:Sverdlov
717:Vanguard
710:Royalist
687:Royalist
624:Euryalus
599:Hermione
575:Bellonas
567:Euryalus
562:Bellonas
534:Bellonas
520:Bellona,
387:Armament
376:Type 279
223:standard
185:Scrapped
113:Arethusa
32:Argonaut
3881:Titania
3853:Adamant
3834:Pegasus
3822:Roberts
3700:Coastal
3679:Amphion
3650:Grampus
3633:Rainbow
3515:Halcyon
3388:Bittern
3374:Grimsby
3284:Captain
3077:Neptune
3037:Leander
3030:Emerald
3023:Hawkins
2979:Hawkins
2904:Revenge
2877:Nairana
2844:Avenger
2810:Centaur
2789:Unicorn
2576:Bellona
2537:Bellona
2530:Spartan
2499:Bellona
1956:Bellona
1905:Atlanta
1868:Spartan
1848:Belfast
1793:, 1968
1742:Bellona
1710:Bellona
1595:Hebburn
1491:Glasgow
1471:, 1956
1406:, 1955
1404:Newport
1378:, 1957
1319:Pennant
1266:Bellona
1242:Bellona
1237:Bellona
1232:Bellona
1205:Diadem'
1169:Spartan
1161:Bellona
1159:of the
1156:Bellona
1144:Bellona
1096:Massawa
1024:torpedo
944:Bellona
924:Spartan
895:Pacific
857:Service
853:class.
847:funnels
838:Bellona
829:Bellona
691:Bellona
659:Fritz X
654:Spartan
648:Pacific
646:in the
632:Bellona
507:D-class
503:C-class
495:Bellona
485:Bellona
474:during
447:AA guns
431:Bellona
410:AA guns
353:Bellona
271:Bellona
259:Draught
145:Bellona
3815:Erebus
3773:Basset
3767:Castle
3548:Cybele
3522:Bangor
3443:Linnet
3436:Plover
3429:Abdiel
3332:Sloops
3322:Castle
3317:Flower
3289:Colony
3260:Daring
3249:Weapon
3244:Battle
3194:Tribal
3163:Amazon
3087:(1947)
2985:County
2952:Renown
2911:Nelson
2830:Archer
2782:Hermes
2622:Diadem
2599:
2557:
2516:Diadem
2481:Sirius
2467:Scylla
2425:Phoebe
2396:
2310:Scylla
2280:
2258:
2236:
2217:
2194:
2175:
2153:
2131:
2112:
2093:
1800:Diadem
1712:group
1646:Sirius
1558:Scylla
1527:Scotts
1441:Phoebe
1310:group
1281:Diadem
1272:class
1253:Diadem
1126:Scylla
1091:Sirius
1062:, and
1039:Phoebe
1011:Phoebe
966:Diadem
930:Scylla
921:, and
873:, the
865:, the
814:Scylla
779:-class
722:Soviet
675:Scylla
616:, was
525:Diadem
320:32.25
239:Length
97:
84:
71:
3867:Forth
3794:Dance
3779:Isles
3755:Other
3644:River
3395:Egret
3360:Banff
3279:River
3115:Scott
3016:Danae
2857:Ruler
2775:Argus
2755:Malta
2720:Eagle
2611:Babur
2501:group
2418:Naiad
2410:group
1914:Notes
1826:Babur
1791:Osaka
1735:Fate
1717:Name
1612:U-565
1582:Naiad
1548:Ambra
1508:U-205
1469:Blyth
1454:Govan
1341:Fate
1315:Name
1291:Babur
1286:Babur
1119:Japan
1002:Naiad
975:Babur
918:Naiad
636:Didos
606:Naiad
558:Didos
487:class
464:class
371:ASDIC
329:Range
322:knots
317:Speed
153:Built
128:class
115:class
55:class
3789:Tree
3667:P611
3619:Odin
3509:Hunt
3294:Loch
3204:Hunt
3150:Town
3063:Fiji
3056:Dido
3050:Town
2991:York
2959:Hood
2925:Lion
2620:(ex-
2453:Dido
2408:Dido
2381:Dido
2342:Dido
2326:Dido
2300:Dido
2278:ISBN
2256:ISBN
2234:ISBN
2215:ISBN
2192:ISBN
2173:ISBN
2151:ISBN
2129:ISBN
2110:ISBN
2091:ISBN
1348:Dido
1308:Dido
1250:and
1193:Dido
1189:Dido
1035:Dido
987:Dido
953:and
893:and
867:Dido
851:Dido
843:HACS
827:The
822:Dido
816:and
809:Dido
786:Dido
730:and
697:Dido
685:saw
677:and
630:The
613:Dido
602:and
579:Dido
569:and
560:and
523:HMS
505:and
499:Dido
462:Dido
459:The
393:Dido
347:Dido
265:Dido
251:Beam
198:Type
177:Lost
140:Dido
126:Fiji
53:Dido
49:Name
3940:C,P
3589:Net
3582:Bar
3534:Auk
3528:MMS
3299:Bay
1935:in
1873:95
1840:81
1805:84
1774:89
1747:63
1684:42
1651:82
1627:33
1587:93
1563:98
1523:31
1483:74
1446:43
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