Classe: Dido


Category: Anti Aircraft Cruiser

Nation: Great Britain
Statistics: Displacement: 7 510 tons
Length: 156 meters
Speed: 32 knots
10 x 5.25'' guns


Additional information on the web : [RoyalNavyWW2]
Argonaut, C61


DateIncidentBattlePlace
November 21, 1939Laid down-Great Britain
September 6, 1941LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Argonaut. Great Britain
August 8, 1942Commissioned-Great Britain
December 1, 1942-Convoy of Skerki Bank. Tunisia
May 1, 1945-Campaign of Okinawa. Okinawa, Ryu Kyu
November 16, 1955Stricken-Great Britain

Bonadventure


DateIncidentBattlePlace
August 30, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
April 19, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Bonadventure. Great Britain
May 24, 1940Commissioned-Great Britain
March 27, 1941-Cape Matapan. Creta
March 31, 1941Sunksunk by the Ambra. Egypt

Charybdis


DateIncidentBattlePlace
November 9, 1938Laid down-Great Britain
September 17, 1940LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Charybdis. Great Britain
December 3, 1941Commissioned-Great Britain
June 14, 1942CombatHarpoon. Western Mediteranean Sea
August 13, 1942-Convoy Pedestal for Malta. Western Mediteranean Sea
about November 1, 1942-Landing at Oran (Torch). Algeria
October 23, 1943SunkBattle off North Britanny, sunk by the T 23, T 27. Bay of Biscay

Cleopatra, C 33


DateIncidentBattlePlace
August 18, 1938Laid down-Great Britain
March 27, 1940LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Cleopatra. Great Britain
November 20, 1941Commissioned-Great Britain
March 22, 1942DamagedSecond battle of the Gulf of Syrte. Libya
June 14, 1942CombatConvoy "Vigorous". Eastern Mediterranean Sea
July 16, 1943Damagedsunk by the Dandolo. Malta, Tunisia
December 1958Stricken-Great Britain

Dido, C37


DateIncidentBattlePlace
October 26, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
July 18, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Dido. Great Britain
September 30, 1940Commissioned-Great Britain
May 21, 1941CombatDestruction of a convoy for Crete escorted by the Lupo. Creta
May 29, 1941DamagedEvacuation of Heraklion (Crete). Creta
March 22, 1942-Second battle of the Gulf of Syrte. Libya
June 14, 1942CombatConvoy "Vigorous". Eastern Mediterranean Sea
1956Stricken-Great Britain

Euryalus, C42


DateIncidentBattlePlace
October 21, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
June 6, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Euryalus. Great Britain
June 30, 1941Commissioned-Great Britain
December 17, 1941-First battle of the gulf of Syrte. Malta, Tunisia
March 22, 1942Light damagesSecond battle of the Gulf of Syrte. Libya
June 14, 1942CombatConvoy "Vigorous". Eastern Mediterranean Sea
1954Stricken-Great Britain

Hermione, C74


DateIncidentBattlePlace
October 6, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
May 18, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Hermione. Great Britain
March 25, 1941Commissioned-Great Britain
August 2, 1941Combatsinks the Tembien. Mediterranean Sea
November 13, 1941-Loss of the Ark Royal. Malta, Tunisia
June 15, 1942CombatConvoy "Vigorous". Eastern Mediterranean Sea
June 16, 1942SunkConvoy "Vigorous", sunk by the U 205. Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Naiad


DateIncidentBattlePlace
August 26, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
February 3, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Naiad. Great Britain
July 24, 1940Commissioned-Great Britain
May 22, 1941DamagedConvoy to Creta escorted by the Saggitario. Creta
December 17, 1941-First battle of the gulf of Syrte. Malta, Tunisia
March 11, 1942Sunksunk by the U 565. Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Phoebe, C 43


DateIncidentBattlePlace
September 2, 1937Laid down-Great Britain
March 25, 1939LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Phoebe. Great Britain
September 27, 1940Commissioned-Great Britain
May 30, 1941-Evacuation of Crete. Creta
June 8, 1941-Battle of Tyr-Saida (Syria). Israël
April 1942DecommissionedLanding at Emirau Island. New Britain
August 10, 1942-Convoy Pedestal for Malta. Western Mediteranean Sea
April 1956Stricken-Great Britain

Scylla


DateIncidentBattlePlace
April 19, 1939Laid down-Great Britain
July 24, 1940LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Scylla. Great Britain
July 12, 1942Commissioned-Great Britain
September 9, 1942-Convoy PQ 18 in the Arctic. Arctic
November 8, 1942-Landing at Algier (Torch). Algeria
January 1943Sunk-North Atlantic
1948Stricken-Great Britain

Sirius, C 82


DateIncidentBattlePlace
April 6, 1938Laid down-Great Britain
September 18, 1940LaunchedGreat Britain, anti aircraft cruiser, christened Sirius. Great Britain
May 6, 1942Commissioned-Great Britain
August 10, 1942-Convoy Pedestal for Malta. Western Mediteranean Sea
December 1, 1942-Convoy of Skerki Bank. Tunisia
1949Stricken-Great Britain



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