Arethusa-class cruiser

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Royal Navy ship class light cruiser class

The Arethusa-class cruiser was a group of British Royal Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, designed as smaller, faster fleet scouts and convoy escorts that saw extensive service during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Arethusa class 3
Arethusa-class cruiser (1934) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship class ⓘ
light cruiser class ⓘ
armament torpedo tubes ⓘ
armourBelt up to about 3 inches ⓘ
armourDeck up to about 1 inch ⓘ
beam approximately 51 feet ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designedAs convoy escort ⓘ
fleet scout ⓘ
designedBy British Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor high speed ⓘ
reduced size compared to contemporary cruisers ⓘ
displacementFullLoad approximately 6,700 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard approximately 5,200 tons ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
surface form: World War II era

interwar period ⓘ
followedBy Town-class cruiser (1936) NERFINISHED ⓘ
lengthOverall approximately 506 feet ⓘ
mainBattery 6-inch guns ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration six 6-inch guns in three twin turrets ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 32 knots ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature compact hull form ⓘ
reduced armour compared to heavier cruisers ⓘ
notableShip HMS Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfScrews 2 ⓘ
numberOfShipsBuilt 4 ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy Leander-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion geared turbines ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ
sawServiceDuring World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondaryArmament 4-inch anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
serviceEntry 1930s ⓘ
ship HMS Arethusa NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInTheatre Arctic convoys ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leander class → followedBy → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
HMS Galatea (71) → shipClass → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
HMS Penelope (97) → class → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
HMS Galatea (sunk 1941) → class → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arethusa class
HMS Penelope (sunk 1944) → class → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arethusa class
HMS Aurora (12) → class → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arethusa class
HMS Aurora → shipClass → Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arethusa-class cruiser (1934)