Dido-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:active_years 1940-1950s
gptkbp:armament 20 × 20 mm guns
4 × 40 mm guns
6 × 5.25 in guns
8 × 4 in guns
gptkbp:armor up to 3 inches
gptkbp:built various shipyards
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
1940s
1950s
gptkbp:crew 600-700 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:designed_by Bureau of Construction and Repair
gptkbp:displacement 5,500 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance naval engagements
escort duties
post-war service
anti-aircraft capabilities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dido-class cruiser
gptkbp:length 170.7 meters
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Euryalus
gptkb:HMS_Dido
gptkb:HMS_Black_Prince
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
4 × 21 in torpedo tubes
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:22
gptkbp:operational_range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × Parsons turbines
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_281_radar
gptkb:Type_285_radar
gptkbp:replaced_by modern frigates
gptkbp:role gptkb:cruiser
escort
anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
Far East
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Town-class_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Portsmouth
gptkb:Town-class_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5