HMS Dunedin
Sunk
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Danae |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1918: 6 x BL 6-inch (152 mm) L/45 Mark XII on single mountings CP Mark XIV (152 mm) |
Old light cruiser. Escorting convoy WS 5A when Admiral Hipper attacked on Christmas Day 1940. Torpedoed by U-124 in the central Atlantic on 24 November 1941; few of her crew survived days on rafts.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1918: 6 x BL 6-inch (152 mm) L/45 Mark XII on single mountings CP Mark XIV (152 mm)
- 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) Mk II AA guns
- 2 × 40 mm QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" AA guns
- 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers)
Armour
- 3 inch side (amidships)
- 2, 1¾, 1½ side (bow and stern)
- 1 inch upper decks (amidships)
- 1 inch deck over rudder
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle-on-Tyne: Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 5 November 1917 |
| Launched | 19 November 1918 |
| Commissioned | 13 September 1919 |
| Displacement | 4,276 tons Full: 5,603 tons After 1924: 4,850 |
| Length | 445 ft (136 m) |
| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Complement | 462 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.