HMS Hermione (74)

History
Aerial photograph of Hermione at sea, January 1942
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Hermione
Builder:	Alexander Stephen and Sons (Glasgow, Scotland)
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) 1,100 tons fuel oil
Complement:	480
Armament:	Original configuration: 8 x 5.25 in (133 mm) guns 1 x 4 in (102 mm) gun, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 3 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-pom quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes. 1941 - 1942 configuration: 10 x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual-purpose guns (5x2), 5 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 8 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-pom guns (2x4), 6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x3).
Armour:	Original configuration: 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-seven crewmembers perished.