H.M.S. Emerald
I.66
1939
(Neptun 1147)
- Class: Emerald - 2 cruisers of 1918
- Displacement: 7,550 tons
- Dimensions: 535(pp) 570(oa) x 54.5 x 16.25 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 80,000 = 33 knots
- Armor: Main belt 1.5-2.5 in. (fwd), 3 in. (amid), 2 in. (aft), deck 1 in., shields 1 in.
- Armament: 7-6 in. (7x1), 3-4 in. A.A. (3x1), 2-2 pdr. A.A. (2x1) guns; 16-21 in. (4x4) T.T.; 1 aircraft
- Complement: 572
- Builder: Armstrong Whitworth (Walker)
- Laid Down: 23 Sep 1918
- Launched: 19 May 1920
- Completed: 14 Jan 1926
- Service: Atlantic escort 1939-40, East Indies 1941-42, Eastern fleet 1942-44, Home fleet 1944, Reserve 1945. Completed Chatham Dockyard; sold West of Scotland Shipbreaking 23 Jun 1948, arrived Troon 5 Jul 1948 for scrapping.
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