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Arethusa Class (1935) CC Specification 

Crew :

500. To Arethusa Class (1935) CC Ships :
Displacement : Arethusa and Galatea
5,220 tons / 5,354 tonnes (standard load);
6,665 tons / 6,771 tonnes (full load).

Penelope and Aurora
5,270 tons / 5,406 tonnes (standard load);
6,665 tons / 6,822 tonnes (full load).

Dimensions :

506ft x 51ft x 16ft 6in;
154 22m x 15.54m x 5.03m.
Range : 5,300nm @ 13kts.

Armour :

2¼in sides (machinery spaces);
3in sides and 2in crown (magazines);
1in deck.
Armament : 6 x 6in (3 x 2) guns;
4 x 4in guns (8 x 4in guns Aurora and Penelope);
6 x 21in torpedoes.
Power plant : 4 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
4-shaft geared turbines;
64,000shp;
1,300 tons fuel oil.

Aircraft :

1 aircraft; 1 x catapult. (not in Aurora)

Max Speed :

32¼kts.
This page last edited - 24 December, 2012.

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