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HMS Aurora was built at Portsmouth, (Wallsend) and launched on the 20th August 1936. HMS Aurora joined the Home Fleet in 1939 till 1941 moving to the Mediterranean fleet 1942 - 1945. After the war in 1948 she joined the Chinese Nationalists becoming Chung King but in 1949 she was taken over by the Communists becoming Tchoung King. being sunk in March 1949. She was salvaged in 1951 becoming Hsuang Ho, Chnagiung to Pei Ching later that year. and again changing her name when she became a Harbour Hulk Kuang Chou
Displacement: 5,270 tons Speed: 32kt Complement: 450 Armament: Six 6 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as eight 0.5 inch machine guns in pairs. Six 21 inch torpedo tubes in threes
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HMS Aurora, 1939. |
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HMS Aurora, 1938. |
HMS Aurora, 1939. |
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HMS Aurora, 1937. |
HMS Aurora. |
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HMS Aurora. |
HMS Aurora |
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Crew of HMS Aurora, Mediterranean, 1943, with the King on board. Contributed by Kevin Smith. |
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