HMS Cleopatra (33)

Cleopatra at anchor in the Clyde, April 1945
History
United Kingdom
NameCleopatra
BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company, (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK)
Laid down5 January 1939
Launched27 March 1940
Commissioned5 December 1941
Decommissioned15 February 1953
IdentificationPennant number: 33
FateScrapped, 15 December 1958
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeDido-class light cruiser
Displacement
Length
  • 485 ft (148 m) p.p.
  • 512 ft (156 m) o/a
Beam50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
Range
  • 1,500 miles (2,400 km; 1,300 nmi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
  • 4,240 mi (6,820 km; 3,680 nmi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement480
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
    • Surface 274
    • Target Indicator 293
    • Surface DC 284
    • Anti Aircraft DC 285(3)
    • Air Warning 281B
Armament
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.