HMS Cleopatra (33)
Cleopatra at anchor in the Clyde, April 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cleopatra |
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK) |
| Laid down | 5 January 1939 |
| Launched | 27 March 1940 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 15 February 1953 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 33 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 15 December 1958 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Dido-class light cruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power | 62,000 shp (46,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 480 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Armour | |
HMS Cleopatra was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK), with the keel being laid down on 5 January 1939. She was launched on 27 March 1940, and commissioned on 5 December 1941.