An item dated London, England 15th referred to an official announcement that the British cruiser HMS Calypso was torpedoed and sunk by a Italian submarine.(1)
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1. Of the C-class light cruisers class Caledon-subclass consisting of the Caledon, Calypso, Cassandra and Caradoc, preceded by the Arethusa-class and succeeded by the Danae-class. Differs from the preceding sub-classes with slightly changed propulsion and superstructure. Building ordered in December 1917. Laid down by Hawthorn Leslie&Company on 17 February 1916, launched on 24 January 1917, commissioned on 21 June 1917 and sunk after she was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Alpino Attilio Bagnolini while underway towards Libya on 12 June 1940.
Note
1. Of the C-class light cruisers class Caledon-subclass consisting of the Caledon, Calypso, Cassandra and Caradoc, preceded by the Arethusa-class and succeeded by the Danae-class. Differs from the preceding sub-classes with slightly changed propulsion and superstructure. Building ordered in December 1917. Laid down by Hawthorn Leslie&Company on 17 February 1916, launched on 24 January 1917, commissioned on 21 June 1917 and sunk after she was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Alpino Attilio Bagnolini while underway towards Libya on 12 June 1940.
