HMS Dragon (D46)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dragon.
HMS Dragon, also known in Polish service as ORP Dragon (Polish: dragoon), was a D- or Danae-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in Glasgow, in December 1917, and scuttled in July 1944 off the Normandy beaches as part of the Arromanches Breakwater.
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Name | HMS Dragon |
Ordered | 1916 |
Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
Laid down | 24 January 1917 |
Launched | 29 December 1917 |
Commissioned | 16 August 1918 |
Fate | To Polish Navy, 15 January 1943 |
Poland | |
Name | ORP Dragon |
Commissioned | 15 January 1943 |
Fate | Scuttled 20 July 1944 |
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) |
Range | 2,300 nmi (4,300 km) |
Complement | 462 |
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