HMS Cleopatra
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Dido |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 5.25 in (133 mm) dual purpose guns |
Rear-Admiral Vian's flagship at Second Sirte, where a 6-inch shell from Giovanni delle Bande Nere hit her bridge.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × 5.25 in (133 mm) dual purpose guns
- 2 × 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom guns
- 2 × quad 2 pdr (40 mm) pom-pom guns
- 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes.
Armour
- Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm)
- Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm)
- Magazines: 2 in (5.1 cm)
- Bulkheads: 1 in (2.5 cm)
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK) |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 5 January 1939 |
| Launched | 27 March 1940 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1941 |
| Displacement | 5,600 long tons (5,700 t) (standard) 6,850 long tons (6,960 t) (full load) |
| Length | 485 ft (148 m) p.p. 512 ft (156 m) o/a |
| Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
| Complement | 480 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
27 March 1940
Second Battle of Sirte
Damaged
22 March 1942
Vian's flagship; hit on the bridge
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 15 December 1958