HMS Hermione (74)

Aerial photograph of Hermione at sea, January 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	Hermione
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow
Laid down	6 October 1937
Launched	18 May 1939
Commissioned	25 March 1941
Identification	Pennant number 74
Fate	Sunk 16 June 1942 by German submarine U-205
General characteristics
Class and type	Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,600 tons standard 6,850 tons full load
Length	485 ft (148 m) pp 512 ft (156 m) oa
Beam	50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Parsons geared turbines Four shafts Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Speed	32.25 knots (60 km/h)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 4,240 nmi (7,850 km; 4,880 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	10 x QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 2 x 2-pounder 40 mm pom-pom quad guns, 2 x 21 inch (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes.
Armour	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm) Magazines: 2 in (51 mm) Bulkheads: 1 in (25 mm)

HMS Hermione was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons (Glasgow, Scotland), with the keel laid down on 6 October 1937. She was launched on 18 May 1939 and commissioned 25 March 1941. On 16 June 1942, Hermione was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-205 in the Mediterranean. Eighty-eight crewmembers were killed.