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Four of the minimalist '''''Arethusa'' class light cruisers''' were completed in Britain between 1935 and 1937. | Four of the minimalist '''''Arethusa'' class light cruisers''' were completed in Britain between 1935 and 1937. | ||
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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 4 vessels | ||
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| + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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| + | ! align=center | Name | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
| + | ! align=center | Fate | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Arethusa}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |25 Jan, 1933 | ||
| + | |6 Mar, 1934 | ||
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| + | |Broken up 1950 | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Aurora}} | ||
| + | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |23 Jul, 1935 | ||
| + | |20 Aug, 1936 | ||
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| + | |Transferred 1948 | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Galatea}} | ||
| + | |[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
| + | |2 Jun, 1933 | ||
| + | |9 Aug, 1934 | ||
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| + | |Torpedoed 14 Dec, 1941 | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Penelope}} | ||
| + | |[[Harland & Wolff]] | ||
| + | |30 May, 1934 | ||
| + | |15 Oct, 1935 | ||
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| + | |Torpedoed 18 Feb, 1944 | ||
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==Design and Construction== | ==Design and Construction== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 6 April 2018
Four of the minimalist Arethusa class light cruisers were completed in Britain between 1935 and 1937.
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| 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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