HMS Argonaut (61)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Argonaut.
HMS Argonaut in her War (Dazzle) Colours, November 1943 just after repairs at Philadelphia Navy yard
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Argonaut
Builder: Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, UK)
Laid down: 21 November 1939
Launched: 6 September 1941
Commissioned: 8 August 1942
Out of service: 6 July 1946
Reclassified: In reserve between 1946 to 1955
Fate: Scrapped, Arrived at J Cashmore, Newport on 19 November 1955
General characteristics
Class and type:Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement:5,600 tons standard
6,850 tons full load
Length:485 ft (148 m) pp
512 ft (156 m) oa
Beam:50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught:14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion:Parsons geared turbines
Four shafts
Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
62,000 shp (46 MW)
Speed:32.25 knots (60 km/h)
Range:2,414 km (1,303 nmi; 1,500 mi) (1,500 miles) at 30 knots
6,824 km (4,240 miles) at 16 knots
1,100 tons fuel oil
Complement:480
Armament:Original configuration:
10 x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual purpose guns,
4 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns,
2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns,
2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes.

1943-1944 configuration:

8 x 5.25 in (133 mm) guns,
3 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns,
5 x 20 mm (0.8 in) twin guns,
2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes.

1944-1946 configuration:

8 x 5.25 in (133 mm) guns,
3 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns,
6 x 20 mm (0.8 in) twin power-operated guns,
5 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns,
5 x 40 mm (1.6 in) Boffins twin guns,
3 x 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors Mk III single guns,
2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes.
Armor:Original configuration:
Belt: 3 inch,
Deck: 1 inch,
Magazines: 2 inch,
Bulkheads: 1 inch.
Notes:Pennant number 61

HMS Argonaut was a Dido-class cruiser.

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