H.M.S. Cairo
I.87
1940
(Neptun 1149a)
- Class: Capetown - 5 cruisers of 1917
- Displacement: 4,290 tons
- Dimensions: 425 (pp) 451.5 (oa) x 43.5 x 14.25 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 40,000 = 29 knots
- Armor: Main belt 1.5-2-2.25 in. (fwd), 3 in. (amid), 2.25-2 in. (aft), deck 1 in.
- Armament: 8-4 in. A.A. (4x2), 4-2 pdr. A.A. (1x4) guns
- Complement: 400
- Builder: Cammell Laird (Birkenhead)
- Laid Down: 23 Feb 1918
- Launched: 19 Nov 1918
- Completed: 24 Sep 1919
- Service: Home fleet 1939-42, Mediterrranean fleet 1942. Torpedoed by Italian submarine Axum 12 Aug 1942 off Bizerta while escorting the Pedestal Convoy.
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