HMS Euryalus (42)
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 Euryalus at a buoy on completion, June 1941 |
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| Class and type: | Dido-class light cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Euryalus |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 21 October 1937 |
| Launched: | 6 June 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 September 1954 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, Arrived at Blyth on 18 July 1959 to be scrapped by Hughes Bolckow. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,600 tons standard 6,850 tons full load |
| Length: | 485 ft (148 m) pp 512 ft (156 m) oa |
| Beam: | 50.5 ft (15.4 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons geared turbines Four shafts Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 62,000 shp (46 MW) |
| Speed: | 32.25 knots (60 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,414 km (1,500 miles) at 30 knots 6,824 km (4,240 miles) at 16 knots 1,100 tons fuel oil |
| Complement: | 480 |
| Armament: | Original configuration: 10x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual guns,[1] 1x 4.0 in (102 mm) gun, 2x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 3x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes. Mid 1943 - Mid 1944 configuration: 10x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual guns, 3x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns 4x 20 mm (0.8 in) dual guns, 2x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 2x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes. Mid 1944 - 1945 configuration: 8x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual guns, 3x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns 6x 20 mm (0.8 in) dual guns, 2x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 3x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes. |
| Armor: | Original configuration: Belt: 3inch, Deck: 1inch, Magazines: 2inch, Bulkheads: 1inch. |
| Notes: | Pennant number 42 |
HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built at Chatham Dockyard UK), with the keel being laid down on 21 October 1937. She was launched on 6 June 1939, and commissioned 30 June 1941. Euryalus was the last cruiser that Chatham Dockyard built.
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History [edit]
Mediterranean Service [edit]
Second Battle of Sirte [edit]
Main article: Second Battle of Sirte
Malta Convoys [edit]
Invasion of Sicily [edit]
Service in the Far East [edit]
British Pacific Fleet [edit]
Post War Service [edit]
The last original Dido operational in RN, till 1954, mainly on the Sth Atlantic station. The only significant post war alterations were to the light a/a armament of 20mm and 40mm mounting and more modern surface and navigation radar.
Notes [edit]
- ^ Dido Class Cruisers, Raven and Lenton, p7
References [edit]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- World War II cruisers
- HMS Euryalus at Uboat.net
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