HMS Sirius
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Dido |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 (5x2) QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns |
Anti-aircraft cruiser, on the Pedestal convoy.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 (5x2) QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns
- 1 x 4.0 in (102 mm) gun
- 8 (2x4) 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 12 (3x4) QF 2-pounder (40-mm) pom-poms
- 6 (2x3) 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 3 inch
- Deck: 1 inch
- Magazines: 2 inch
- Bulkheads: 1 inch.
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, UK): Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Greenock, Scotland) |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 6 April 1938 |
| Launched | 18 September 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1942 |
| Displacement | 5,600 tons standard 6,850 tons full load |
| Length | 485 ft (148 m) pp 512 ft (156 m) oa |
| 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
18 September 1940
Operation Pedestal
Survived
10–15 August 1942
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 15 October 1956