HMS Hermione
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HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dido-class light cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Dido class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| conflictSide | Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | fleet air defense ⓘ |
| enemy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyUnitType | U-boat ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hasHullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| lostIn | Battle of the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hermione (mythological figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navy | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat in 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mediterranean convoy operations
ⓘ
escort of Malta convoys ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy cruiser force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft defense
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| service | Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClassRole | anti-aircraft cruiser ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | torpedo ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of North Africa ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German submarine U-205 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | naval warfare ⓘ |
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