H.M.S. Aurora (1936)

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H.M.S. Aurora (1936)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 23 Jul, 1935[2]
Launched: 20 Aug, 1936[3]
Completed: 12 Nov, 1937[4]
Transferred: 1948
Fate: to China

H.M.S. Aurora was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned on 9 November, 1937.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  5. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 259.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
  7. Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
  8. Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
  9. Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
  10. Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
  11. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 259.
  12. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. Nalder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/40. f. 40.
  17. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. Nalder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/40. f. 40.
  19. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  21. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. Uboat.net page on the ship.


Arethusa Class Light Cruiser
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