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HMS Arethusa (26)


Light Cruiser Warship


United Kingdom | 1935



"The lead-ship of her Arethusa-class, HMS Arethusa 26 was a pre-World War 2 cruiser design that managed to survive the upcoming conflict in full."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for HMS Arethusa (26).
4 x Admiralty 3-drum boiler units feeding 4 x Parsons geared-steam turbines developing 64,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts under stern.
Propulsion
32.3 kts
37.1 mph
Surface Speed
5,301 nm
6,100 miles | 9,817 km
Range
Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of HMS Arethusa (26).
500
Personnel
Complement
506.0 ft
154.23 meters
O/A Length
51.0 ft
15.54 meters
Beam
16.5 ft
5.03 meters
Draught
5,300
tons
Displacement
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of HMS Arethusa (26).
ORIGINAL:
6 x BL 6" Mk XXIII turreted main guns in three twin-gunned mountings.
4 x 4" (102mm) Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in four single-gunned mountings.
2 x 0.50 caliber heavy machine guns.
6 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes in two tripled-tubed launchers.

1941 Refit (added to existing armament suite):
8 x 2-pounder (40mm) AA guns in two quadruple-gunned mountings.
2 x UP (Unrotated Projectile) weapons (deleted 1942).
4 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in four single-gunned mountings.

1942 Refit:
6 x 6" (152mm) turreted main guns in three twin-gunned mountings.
8 x 4" (102mm) AA guns in four twin-gunned mountings.
8 x 2-pounder (40mm) AA guns in two quadruple-gunned mountings (later increased to 11).
8 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in single-gunned mountings.
6 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes in two triple-launcher mountings.

1944:
6 x 6" (152mm) turreted main guns in three twin-gunned mountings.
8 x 4" (102mm) AA guns in four twin-gunned mountings.
8 x 40mm Bofors AA guns in two quadruple-gunned mountings.
8 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in single-gunned mountings.
4 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in four twin-gunned mountings.
6 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes in two triple-tubed mountings.
Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of HMS Arethusa (26).
1 x Hawker Osprey OR Fairey Seafox recoverable floatplane aircraft.
Ships-in-Class (6)
Notable series variants as part of the HMS Arethusa (26) family line as relating to the Arethusa-class group.
HMS Arethusa (26); HMS Galatea (71); HMS Penelope (97); HMS Aurora (12); HMS Minotaur; HMS Polyphemus
Operators
Global operator(s) of the HMS Arethusa (26). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.
National flag of the United Kingdom

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Image of the HMS Arethusa (26)
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