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, SHP 80,000 = 33 knots
- Armor: Main belt 1.5in-2.5in (fwd), 3in (amid), 2in (aft), deck 1in, shields 1in
- Armament: 7-6in (7x1), 3-4in AA (3x1), 2-2pdr AA (2x1) guns; 16-21in (4x4) TT; 1 aircraft
- Complement: 572
- Builder: Armstrong Whitworth / Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down: 23 Sep 1918
- Launched: 19 May 1920
- Completed: 14 Jan 1926
- Service: 4th CS, East Indies, 1926-33 and 1934-37. Reduced to reserve until reactivation at start of WW2. 12th CS, Northern Patrol, Sep 1939. Attached cruiser, Halifax Escort Force, Oct 1939-Sep 1940; refit Mar-Apr 1940. Attached cruiser, Western Approaches, Oct 1940-Feb 1941; refit Nov-Dec 1940. 4th CS, East Indies Command, Mar-Jun 1941. Attached cruiser East Indies Command, Jul 1941-Mar 1942. 4th CS, East Indies Fleet, Apr 1942-Jul 1943. 5th CS, East Indies Fleet, Aug-Dec 1943. 4th CS, East Indies Fleet, Dec 1943-Apr 1944. 10th CS, Home Fleet, May-Sep 1944; gunfire support at Normandy. Reduced to reserve, Dec 1944. Scrapped at Troon from Jul 1948.
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