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HMS Dido


World Naval Ships Royal Navy Cruisers Dido Class HMS Dido

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History of  Royal Navy cruiser HMS Dido. Royal Navy cruiser website dedicated to the Dido Class cruiser HMS Dido, including crew and families of ex-crew members notice board for HMS Dido.

HMS Dido (Light Cruiser) built by Cammell Laird and laid down 20th October 1937 was launched on 18th July 1939, and commissioned into the Royal navy on 30th September 1940. Served with the home Fleet 1940 - 1941, then moved to the Mediterranean ,  she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men. HMS Dido took part in the second Battle of Sirte during 1942, she sank three supply ships off North Africa. She also took part in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944. then returned to the Home Fleet end of 1944 till the end of the war. Due  to being to  cramped and not  very stable HMS Dido along with the rest of the class were not modified and finally broken up on the 16th July 1958 at Barrow

 

Displacement: 5,450 tons   Speed: 33kts    Complement: 530 (556 as a Flagship)

Armament: Ten 5.25 inch de-perming guns in pairs. Eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in fours as well as eight 0.5 inch machine guns in fours.   Six 21 inch torpedo tubes in threes.

HMS Dido 18th July 1939 Broken up  16th July 1958. at Barrow

HMS Dido, July 1947.

A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available.  Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder.  A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25.   Order photograph here   Order Code  XMP1419

Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size).  Price £5 Click here to order.  Order Code  MP1419

Photograph of Ronald Kitchen Overend and Charles Hooton on board HMS Dido in 1941.  The photograph was taken in Alexandria.  The aircraft carrier in the background is HMS Formidable (thanks to George Underwood). 

HMS Dido at anchor somewhere in Scotland.

A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  © Walker Archive. Order Code  PHC451

HMS Dido - Sister Ships of the Dido Class

HMS Argonaut 6th September 1941 Broken up 1955.
HMS Bonaventure 19th April 1939 Sunk 31st March 1941.
HMS Charybdis 17th September 1940 Sunk 23rd October 1943.
HMS Cleopatra 27th March 1940 Broken up 1958.
HMS Dido 18th July 1939 Broken up 1958.
HMS Euryalus 6th June 1939 Broken up 1959.
HMS Hermione 18th May 1939 Sunk 16th June 1942.
HMS Naiad 3rd February 1939 Sunk 11th March 1942.
HMS Phoebe 25th March 1939 Broken up 1956.
HMS Scylla 24th July 1940 Broken up 1950.
HMS Sirius 18th September 1940 Broken up 1956.
 

HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman.


HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman.

HMS Dido was launched on 18th July 1939, she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men. HMS Dido took part in the second Battle of Sirte during 1942, she sank three supply ships off North Africa. She also took part in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944.
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