HMS Hermione (74)

Aerial photograph of Hermione at sea, January 1942
History
United Kingdom
NameHermione
BuilderAlexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow
Laid down6 October 1937
Launched18 May 1939
Commissioned25 March 1941
IdentificationPennant number 74
FateSunk 16 June 1942 by German submarine U-205
General characteristics
Class and typeDido-class light cruiser
Displacement
  • 5,600 tons standard
  • 6,850 tons full load
Length
  • 485 ft (148 m) pp
  • 512 ft (156 m) oa
Beam50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
  • Parsons geared turbines
  • Four shafts
  • Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Speed32.25 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)
Complement480
Armament
Armour

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.