Allied Warships

Light cruisers

Minotaur class

6 ships

The light cruiser HMCS Ontario of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Technical information

Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	8800 BRT
Length	555.5 feet (oa)
Complement	730 men
Armament	As designed; 9 6" guns (3x3) 10 4" AA guns (5x2) 16 2pdr AA (4x4) 6 21" torpedo tubes (2x3)
Max speed	32.5 knots
Engines	Geared turbines, 2 shafts
Power	72500 HP
Notes on class	When completed these ships also had numerous 40mm and 20mm Anti Aircraft armament fitted.

All ships of the Minotaur class

Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)
	HMCS Ontario
Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)
	HMS ~~Bellerophon~~ (50)
	HMS Blake (99)
	HMS ~~Hawke~~ (27)
	HMS ~~Lion~~ (34)
	HMS Minotaur (53) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Ontario)
	HMS Superb (25)
	HMS Swiftsure (08)
	HMS Tiger (20)
6 Light cruisers of the Minotaur class. ~~Strikeout~~ means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.

See all Light cruiser classes.

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