H.M.S. Delhi
I.74
1941
(Neptun 1148)
- Class: Danae - 8 cruisers of 1916-18
- Displacement: 4,850 tons
- Dimensions: 445(pp) 472.5(oa) x 46.5 x 14.5 ft
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, SHP 40,000 = 29 knots
- Armor: Main belt 1.5in-2in (ends), 3in (amid), deck 1in
- Armament: 5-5in DP (5x1), 8-2pdr AA (2x4), 10-20mm AA (2x2+6x1) guns
- Complement: 450
- Builder: Armstrong Whitworth (Wallsend)
- Laid Down: 29 Oct 1917
- Launched: 23 Aug 1918
- Completed: 31 May 1919
- Notes: Originally armed with 6-6 in. Rearmed during refit in U.S.A.
- Service: Home fleet 1939, Mediterranean fleet 1940, South Atlantic 1941-42, Refit U.S.A. 1941-42, Home fleet 1942, Mediterranean fleet 1943-45, Reserve 1945. Scrapped Newport May 1948.
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