Part of Danae or D-class light cruisers, preceded by C-class, succeeded by Emerald-class. Building ordered in 1916, laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland on 24 January 1917, launched on 29 December 1917, commissioned on 16 August 1918, modernized including removing hangar for seaplane 1928-1930, handed over to the Polish navy and renamed ORP Dragon on 15 January 1943, damaged in a German Neger human submarine attack off Caen, France on 7 July 1944 and scuttled as artificial breakwater near Courseulles, France. General technical details. With a displacement of 4.345 (light)-5.603 (full)-4.928 (after 1924) tons and as dimensions 135,6 (between perpendiculars)-144.0 (over all) x 14.2 x 4.4-5.0(full loaded) metres or 445-472.5 x 46.5 x 14.5-16.5 feet. Geared steam turbines and 6 water tube boilers supplying via 2 shafts 40.000shp allowing a speed of 29 knots. Range with 27 knots was 2.300 nautical miles. Crew numbered 450 (peace time)-469 (wartime) men. Armament consisted of 6x1-15.24cm/6” breech loading L/45 Mark XII guns, 2x1-7,62cm/3” quick firing 20 cwt guns L/45 Mk. I guns, 2x1-2 pound L/39Mk II guns and 4x3-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes. In Second World War changed. Armour consisted of a main belt with a thickness of forward 3,8cm/1.5”-5,7cm/2.25”, amidship 7,6cm/3’’ and aft 5,1cm/2”-5,7cm/2.21”, above the machinery a 2,5cm/1” thick upper deck, above the steering gear a 2,5cm/1” thick main deck and 2,5cm/1” thick gun shield.
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