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History of Royal Navy cruiser
HMS Cleopatra. Royal Navy cruiser website dedicated to
the Dido Class cruiser HMS Cleopatra, including crew and families of ex-crew members notice board for
HMS Cleopatra.
Displacement:
5,450 tons Speed: 33kts Complement: 530 (556 as a
Flagship)
Armament:
Ten 5.25 inch de-perming guns in pairs. Eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in
fours as well as eight 0.5 inch machine
guns in fours. Six 21 inch torpedo tubes in threes.
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| HMS Cleopatra |
27th March 1940 |
Broken up 1958. |
HMS Cleopatra, November 1942.
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HMS Cleopatra, November 1948.
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HMS Cleopatra, June 1953.
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HMS Cleopatra, 1941.
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large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
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HMS Cleopatra.
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HMS Cleopatra at anchor possibly in
Scotland.
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HMS Cleopatra.Contributed
by email. |
Photograph of the
"Cleo" in the Mediterranean in 1942. Sent in by Barry
Neil whose father ,
Robert Neil ,now deceased served on the Cleopatra and the Warspite
during WW2 as a decoder
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HMS Cleopatra illuminated in Malta harbour about
1953. Thanks to Nick Carter for the photo. |
HMS Cleopatra on passage
from Suez to Malta, December 1952 battling some heavy seas. Thanks to Nick Carter for the photo. |
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Sydney Wheeler of HMS Cleopatra.
Sydney was killed in action somewhere off Malta in June
1942. Contributed by his cousin, Lester wheeler. (see message board
for more) |
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HMS Cleopatra - Sister Ships of the Dido Class |
| HMS Argonaut |
6th September 1941 |
Broken up 1955. |
| HMS Bonaventure |
19th April 1939 |
Sunk 31st March 1941. |
| HMS Charybdis |
17th September 1940 |
Sunk 23rd October 1943. |
| HMS Cleopatra |
27th March 1940 |
Broken up 1958. |
| HMS Dido |
18th July 1939 |
Broken up 1958. |
| HMS Euryalus |
6th June 1939 |
Broken up 1959. |
| HMS Hermione |
18th May 1939 |
Sunk 16th June 1942. |
| HMS Naiad |
3rd February 1939 |
Sunk 11th March 1942. |
| HMS Phoebe |
25th March 1939 |
Broken up 1956. |
| HMS Scylla |
24th July 1940 |
Broken up 1950. |
| HMS Sirius |
18th September 1940 |
Broken up 1956. |
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Naval Historians,
Descendents of Crew
Noticeboard
MESSAGES
SYDNEY WHEELER.. My cousin Sydney Wheeler was killed in action
while on the HMS Cleopatra somewhere near Malta in 1942. I am looking for
any one who has details of how he was killed and the date of his
death. Contact
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RAYMOND
ACKROYD HARRIS: My Father served on HMS Cleopatra during WW2. He
came from Bradford West Yorkshire. I am looking for any old shipmates that
may have known him. Contact Peter Harris at Harrisandhall01@aol.com |
