Technical information
Type | Light cruiser |
Displacement | 4850 BRT |
Length | 472.5 feet (oa) |
Complement | 450 men |
Armament | 6 6" guns (6x1) 3 4" AA guns (3x1) 2 2pdr AA (2x1) 12 21" torpedo tubes (4x3) |
Max speed | 29 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 4 shafts |
Power | 40000 HP |
Notes on class | Developed from the Cairo-class.
HMS Delhi was rearmed as an Anti-Aircraft cruiser in 1942, for details see her page. |
All ships of the D class
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HMS Danae (D 44) (To the Polish Navy as Conrad) | ||
HMS Dauntless (D 45) | ||
HMS Delhi (D 74) | ||
HMS Despatch (D 30) | ||
HMS Diomede (D 92) | ||
HMS Dragon (D 46) (To the Polish Navy as Dragon) | ||
HMS Dunedin (D 93) | Lost on 24 Nov 1941 | |
HMS Durban (D 99) | Lost on 9 Jun 1944 | |
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ORP Conrad (D 44) (ex. HMS Danae) | ||
ORP Dragon (D 46) (ex. HMS Dragon) | Lost on 8 Jul 1944 | |
Full wartime service history on this vessel. |
See all Light cruiser classes.
D class ships hit by U-boats (1) | |||
24 Nov 1941 | HMS Dunedin | Sunk | U-124 |
Otto Kretschmer Lawrence Patterson |
Books dealing with this subject include:
HMAS Sydney, Frame, T.R., 1993 |