Arethusa Class Cruiser (1934)
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Four of the minimalist Arethusa class light cruisers were completed in Britain between 1935 and 1937.
Overview of 4 vessels | |||||
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Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Arethusa | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Jan, 1933 | 6 Mar, 1934 | Broken up 1950 | |
Aurora | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 23 Jul, 1935 | 20 Aug, 1936 | Transferred 1948 | |
Galatea | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 2 Jun, 1933 | 9 Aug, 1934 | Torpedoed 14 Dec, 1941 | |
Penelope | Harland & Wolff | 30 May, 1934 | 15 Oct, 1935 | Torpedoed 18 Feb, 1944 |
Design and Construction
Very similar to the Perth class cruisers, the Arethusas lacked "X" turrets, giving them six rather than eight 6-in guns in their main battery.
Armament
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Footnotes
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