HMS Danae (D44)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Danae.
HMS Danae was the lead ship of the Danae-class cruisers (also known as the D class), serving with the Royal Navy between the world wars and with the Polish Navy during the latter part of World War II as ORP Conrad.
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HMS Danae underway, August 1943 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Danae |
Namesake | Danaë |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth |
Laid down | 1 December 1916 |
Launched | 26 January 1918 |
Commissioned | 22 July 1918 |
Decommissioned | 4 October 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to Poland |
Poland | |
Name | ORP Conrad |
Namesake | Józef Konrad Korzeniowski |
Commissioned | 4 October 1944 |
Decommissioned | 28 September 1946 |
Fate | Returned to Royal Navy |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Danae |
Namesake | Danaë |
Recommissioned | 28 September 1946 |
Decommissioned | 22 January 1948 |
Fate | Scrapped 27 March 1948 at Barrow |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Danae-class light cruiser |
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Length | 445 ft (136 m) |
Beam | 46.5 ft (14.2 m) |
Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
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Complement | 462 |
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