Part of Danae or D-class light cruisers, preceded by C-class, succeeded by Emerald-class. Building ordered in July 1917, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth on 29 October 1917, launched on 23 August 1918, commissioned in June 1919 and sold to be broken up on 22 January 1948.
General technical details. With a displacement of 4, 927 tons and as dimensions 135,6 (between perpendiculars)-144.0 (over all) x 14.17 x 4.4-5.0(full loaded) metres or 445-472.5 x 46 x 14.5-16.5 feet. Two Brown Curtis 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 350 men. Original 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 Pom-pom anti aircraft guns and 4x3-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes. Since 1941 5-12.7cm/5”38 cal 38 dual purpose Mark XII guns, 2x4-4cm Bofors anti aircraft guns and 12-2cm Oerlikon anti aircraft guns. 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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