An item referred to the magazine U.S.R. dated 24 June 1937 reporting that of the main tasks of the cruisers of the Dido-class was to be responsible for the air defence of the fleet.(1)
Note
1 Of the Dido-class, preceded by the Town-class and succeeded by the Crown Colony-class, totally were 16 built. The design armament consisted of 5x2-13,3cm/5.25” quick firing guns, 2x4-12,7mm/0.5” Vickers machine guns, 24x-4cm/2pd quick firing guns pom-poms and 2x3-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes.
Note
1 Of the Dido-class, preceded by the Town-class and succeeded by the Crown Colony-class, totally were 16 built. The design armament consisted of 5x2-13,3cm/5.25” quick firing guns, 2x4-12,7mm/0.5” Vickers machine guns, 24x-4cm/2pd quick firing guns pom-poms and 2x3-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes.
