HMS Spartan (95)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spartan.
HMS Spartan was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup of the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament - also known as Dido Group 2.
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Spartan newly completed off Barrow-in-Furness, August 1943 | |
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Name | Spartan |
Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 21 December 1939 |
Launched | 27 August 1942 |
Completed | 10 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 12 July 1943[note 1] |
Fate | Sunk 29 January 1944 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Dido-class light cruiser |
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Beam | 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) |
Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Installed power | 62,000 shp (46,000 kW) |
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Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
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Complement | 530 |
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