HMS Hermione (74)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hermione.

Aerial photograph of Hermione at sea, January 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hermione
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons (Glasgow, Scotland)
Laid down	6 October 1937
Launched	18 May 1939
Commissioned	25 March 1941
Identification	Pennant number 74
Fate	Sunk 16 June 1942 by German submarine U-205
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass- light cruiser
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 (46,000 kW)
Speed	32.25 knots (60 km/h)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 4,240 nmi (7,850 km; 4,880 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) 1,100 tons fuel oil
Complement	480
Armament	Original configuration: 8 x QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns 1 x 4 in (102 mm) gun, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 3 x 2-pounder 40 mm pom-pom quad guns, 2 x 21 inch (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes. 1941 - 1942 configuration: 10 x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual-purpose guns (5x2), 5 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 8 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-pom guns (2x4), 6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x3).
Armour	Original configuration: Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm) Magazines: 2 in (51 mm) Bulkheads: 1 in (25 mm)

HMS Hermione was a Template:Sclass- light cruiser of the Royal Navy, She was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, (Glasgow, Scotland), with the keel laid down on 6 October 1937. She was launched on 18 May 1939 and commissioned 25 March 1941. On 16 June 1942, Hermione was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-205 in the Mediterranean. Eighty-seven crewmembers perished.

History

Convoy, Hermione's ship's cat, sleeps in a hammock whilst members of the crew look on

The latest 20 mm Oerlikon gun on board HMS Hermione, showing a naval gunner utilising the rubber shoulder rests for high-angle firing, with the Thornycroft depth charge thrower Mark II and depth charge launching rail in the background.

References

• 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.

External links

• WWII cruisers
• HMS Hermione at Uboat.net