H.M.S. Black Prince
89
1943
(Neptun 1141b)
- Class: modified Dido - 5 cruisers of 1939
- Displacement: 5,950 tons
- Dimensions: 485 (pp) 512 (oa) x 50.5 x 18 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 62,000 = 32 knots
- Armor: Main belt 2-3 in., deck 0.5 -1-2 in., turrets 1-2 in., D.C.T. 1 in.
- Armament: 8-5.25 in. D.P. (4x2), 12-2 pdr. A.A. (3x4) guns, 6-21 in. T.T. (2x3)
- Complement: 530
- Builder: Harland & Wolff
- Laid Down: 1 Dec 1939
- Launched: 27 Aug 1942
- Completed: 20 Nov 1943
- Service: Home fleet 1943-44, Mediterranean fleet 1944, Pacific fleet 1945
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