General information
HMS Black Prince was a British
World War II cruiser. This ships belongs to the 'Improved' Dido Class, the
first 7 ships of the Dido Class were HMS Dido, HMS Euryalus, HMS Phoebe,
HMS Sirius, HMS Cleopatra, HMS Scylla and HMS Argonaut. Later there were
4 more ships build in the same class; HMS Bellona, HMS Black Prince, HMS
Diadem and HMS Royalist. Those are known as the 'Improved' Dido Class or
the Bellona Class. The Black Prince is named after Edward (1330-1376) the
eldest son of King Edward III
| Construction |
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Launched: August 27th 1943 |
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Completed: November 20th 1943 |
| Displacement |
5700 to 5770 tons (full load:
7400 tons) |
| Armament |
eight 5,25 inch guns |
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40mm Anti-Aircraftguns |
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20mm Anti-Aircraftguns |
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six 21 inch torpedo tubes |
| Length |
| p.p. (forw. & afw.
perpindiculars) |
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| o.a. (overall length) |
512 feet |
156,06 meters |
| beam |
50 feet 6 inch |
15,39 meters |
| mean draught |
15 feet |
4,57 meters |
| maximum draught |
18 feet 7 inch |
5,66 meters |
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| Speed |
33 knots, 61 km/h |
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Campaigns
HMS Black Prince was used for coastbombarment on D-Day (june 6th,
1944). Her target was the battery of Morsalines
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