Perth Class Cruiser (1934)
From The Dreadnought Project
Three Perth class light cruisers were completed in Britain in 1935 and 1936. All three fought in World War II as units of the Royal Australian Navy.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Hobart | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 15 Aug, 1933 | 9 Oct, 1934 | Broken up 1962 | |
| Perth | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 26 Jun, 1933 | 27 Jul, 1934 | Sunk 1 Mar, 1942 | |
| Sydney | Swan Hunter | 8 Jul, 1933 | 22 Sep, 1934 | Sunk 19 Nov, 1941 | |
Design and Construction
Sydney completed for the Royal Australian Navy, but the other two units passed into Royal Navy service upon completion. However, they were both transferred into Australian service before World War II.
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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