Allied Warships
HMS Cairo (D 87)
Light cruiser of the Cairo class
HMS Cairo in May 1939 after conversion to Anti-Aircraft cruiser
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Cairo |
| Pennant | D 87 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1917 |
| Launched | 19 Nov 1918 |
| Commissioned | 24 Sep 1919 |
| Lost | 12 Aug 1942 |
| Loss position | 37.26N, 10.22E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Cairo was converted to Anti-Aircraft cruiser at Chatham dockyard in 1938-1939. This conversion was completed in May 1939. HMS Cairo (A/Capt. Cecil Campbell Hardy, DSO, RN) was sunk in the Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerte, Tunisia in position 37º26'N, 10º22'E by 1 torpedo from the Italian submarine Axum. Commanding Officers: Capt. Patrick Vivian McLaughlin, RN A/Capt. Ian Reddie Hamilton Black, RN A/Capt. Cecil Campbell Hardy, DSO, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Cairo (D 87)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Harry Percy Kendall Oram, RN | 23 Aug 1939 | 1 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. Patrick Vivian McLaughlin, RN | 1 Feb 1940 | 14 Jan 1941 |
| 3 | A/Capt. Ian Reddie Hamilton Black, RN | 14 Jan 1941 | 31 Jan 1942 |
| 4 | A/Capt. Cecil Campbell Hardy, DSO, RN | 31 Jan 1942 | 12 Aug 1942 |
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Noteable events involving Cairo include:
28 May 1940
HMS Cairo (Capt. P.V. McLaughlin, RN) was damaged by German aircraft off Narvik, Norway.