HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. Constructed by Cammell Laird Shipyard of Birkenhead, United Kingdom, she entered service in 1940 during World War II. The cruiser took part in several battles in …

Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage. HMS Dido (1784) was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1784 and sold in 1817.

The Dido class consisted of sixteen light cruisers built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The first group of three ships were commissioned in 1940; the second group of six ships and third group of two were commissioned between 1941 and 1942.

DIDO Class cruiser ordered under the 1936 Build Programme from Cammell Laird at Birkenhead on 21at March 1937. The ship was laid down on 20th October 1937 and launched on 18th July 1939 as the 6th RN warship to carry this name introduced in 1784.

HMS Dido and HMS Euryalus with HMS Hasty, HMS Havock and HMS Hero providing minesweeping protection with their minesweeping gear streamed, engaged the Alliotti Flour Mills as well as hangars and workshops in the vicinity. Fires were started and …

HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, UK), with the keel being laid down on 26 October 1937. She was launched on 18 July 1939 and commissioned on 30 September 1940.

During the night of 21 May, Dido, which was then carrying the flag of Rear Admiral Glennie, met a convoy of small enemy craft, crowded with troops, some twenty miles off Khania. She was accompanied by Orion, Ajax and four destroyers, and the combined squadron made short work of their opponents.

Sep 18, 2024 · MV Georgic was launched on November 12, 1931 at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Like her sister ship, MV Britannic (1929), she was powered by diesel instead of steam. At 27,759 GRT and 711 feet long, she was the largest British motor ship ever built. Georgic was also the last ship ever built for the famed White Star Line.

Should you wish to learn more about life aboard Dido, and about some of the men who served in her, visit HMS Dido Association. Dido joined the 15th Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet on completion, and took part in operations against German warships following the sinking of Jervis Bay in November 1940.

HMS Dido Association Author House , 2014 - History - 544 pages The complete and concise history of a ship that served through World War II and became known as the Luckiest Ship in the...