HMS Euryalus (42)

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Euryalus at a buoy on completion, June 1941
History
United Kingdom
Name	Euryalus
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	21 October 1937
Launched	6 June 1939
Commissioned	30 June 1941
Decommissioned	19 September 1954
Fate	Scrapped, 18 July 1959
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,600 tons standard 6,850 tons full load
Length	485 ft (148 m) pp 512 ft (156 m) oa
Beam	50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Parsons geared turbines Four shafts Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Speed	32.25 knots (60 km/h)
Range	1,303 nmi (2,414 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 3,685 nmi (6,824 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	5 × twin 5.25-inch (133 mm) guns[1] 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) gun 2 × quad 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns, 3 × quad 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom guns, 2 × triple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm) Magazines: 2 in (51 mm) Bulkheads: 1 in (25 mm)
Notes	Pennant number 42

HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was laid down at Chatham Dockyard on 21 October 1937, launched on 6 June 1939, and commissioned 30 June 1941. Euryalus was the last cruiser built at the dockyard.