HMS Aurora just completed, November 1937
Career
Built By:	Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, U.K.)
Laid down:	27 July 1935
Launched:	20 August] 1936
Commissioned:	12 November 1937
Decommissioned:	April 1946
Fate:	Transferred, Sold on 19 May 1948 to the Chinese Navy and renamed Chung King. Later she defected to the Communists and was renamed Tchoung King. In March 1949 she was sunk in Taku harbour by Nationalist aircraft. She was raised and seems to have remained in service until the mid 1950s.
Penant:	12
General Characteristics
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Length:	506 ft (154.2 m)
Beam:	51 ft (15.5 m)
Draught:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion:	4 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 64,000 shp.
Speed:	32.25 knots
Range:	Unknown; 1,325 tons fuel oil
Complement:	500
Armament:	Original configuration: 3 x 6 in (152 mm) dual guns, 4 x 4 in (102 mm) dual AA guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes. 1940 - August 1941 configuration: 3 x 6 in (152 mm) dual guns, 4 x 4 in (102 mm) dual AA guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 6 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes.
Armour:	Original configuration: 1 to 3 in magazine box protection, 2.25 in belt, 1 in deck, turrets and bulkheads.

HMS Aurora (12) was the Arethusa class cruiser for the Royal Navy. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, U.K.), with the keel being laid down on the 27 July 1935. She was launched on the 20 August] 1936, and commissioned 12 November 1937. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... View over Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

Aurora served with the Home Fleet from completion as Rear Admiral (D). In September 1939 she was with the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, escorting convoys to Scandinavia and engaged on the hunt for [[Scharnhorst]] and [[Gneisenau]]. After the Norwegian campaign she participated in the operations hunting [[Bismarck]] and, with Kenya, intercepted one of the German supply ships, Belchen, on 3 June 1941. The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdoms territorial waters. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Between July and August 1941, as part of Force "K" with the Home Fleet, she was involved in operations to Spitzbergen and Bear Island. After one of these sorties, in company with Nigeria, she intercepted a German troop convoy off north Norway, and the German Bremse was sunk. In the autumn she was transferred to the Mediterranean and arrived in Malta on 21 October 1941 to join a new Force "K". On 9 November 1941, Force "K", made up of Aurora and Penelope and destroyers Lance and Lively, intercept an Italian convoy some 130 south-west off Calabria in approximate position 37.08N, 18.09E. The Italian convoy was bound from Naples to Tripoli. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdoms territorial waters. ... Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, which is situated in the Arctic Ocean and administered by Norway. ... Bear Island is the name of several places and a novel: Bjørnøya in Svalbard, also known as Bear Island Bear Island, Antarctica Bear Island (Connecticut) is one of the Thimble Islands Bear Island, County Cork is located in Ireland Bear Island, Maine is located in Northeast Harbor, Maine. ... The Mediterranean region. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... H.M.S. Penelope was built by Messrs. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Nickname: none Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: none Location Position of Tripoli in Libya Government Country  Municipality Libya  Tarabulus Geographical characteristics Area n/a km² Land n/a km² Water n/a km² Population 1,682,000 (Agglomeration) [1] Total (1996) 990,000 Density n/a/km² Latitude 32°54′ N...

In the resulting battle the Italian destroyer Fulmine was sunk as well as the German transports Duisburg and San Marco, the Italian transports Maria, Sagitta and Rina Corrado, and the Italian Conte di Misurata and Minatitlan. The Italian destroyers Grecale and Euro were damaged.

On 19 December 1941, While on their way to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli the British Force "K", Aurora, Neptune, Penelope and the destroyers Kandahar, Lance, Lively and Havock ran into an newly laid Italian minefield. Neptune and Kandahar sank while Aurora was badly damaged, while Penelope was only lightly damaged. Aurora was patched up at Malta before she sailed home on 29 March 1942 for full repair at Liverpool, which took until the end of June 1942. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: none Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: none Location Position of Tripoli in Libya Government Country  Municipality Libya  Tarabulus Geographical characteristics Area n/a km² Land n/a km² Water n/a km² Population 1,682,000 (Agglomeration) [1] Total (1996) 990,000 Density n/a/km² Latitude 32°54′ N... The ninth HMS Neptune was a Royal Navy Leander-class cruiser built by Portsmouth Dockyard, with pennant 20. ... H.M.S. Penelope was built by Messrs. ... HMS Kandahar (F28) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Havock (H43) was an H-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by William Denny, Brothers and Company, Limited, of Dumbarton in Scotland on 15 May 1935, launched on 7 July 1936 and commissioned on 18 January 1937. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... This article is about the year. ...

After her return to the Mediterranean she joined Force "H", and in November was part of the Centre Task Force for the Landings in North Africa], Operation Torch. Off Oran, she engaged the Vichy French torpilleurs Tramontane and Tornade on 8 November 1942, sinking the latter and damaging the former so badly that she had to be beached. The following day she badly damaged the contre-torpilleur Epervier and drove her ashore. By December she was operating as part of Force "Q" at Bône against the Axis evacuation and supply convoys between Trapani and Tunis. The Mediterranean region. ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa. ... Combatants Allies (United States, United Kingdom, French resistance forces in Algiers) Vichy France, Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower François Darlan Strength 73,500 Casualties 479 dead + 720 wounded 1346 dead + 1997 wounded {{{notes}}} Operation Torch was the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the... Oran (population 700,000) (Arabic: ولاية وهران ) is a city in northwest Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Annaba (ِArabic عنّابة, formerly Bône) is a city in the north-eastern corner of Algeria near the river Wadi Seybouse and the Tunisian border. ... The word axis has several meanings: In mathematics, axis can mean: A straight line around which a geometric figure can be rotated. ... Torre della Colombaia Trapani (2004 population 67,456) is a city in the west coast of Sicily in Italy. ...

Then, as a unit of the 15th Cruiser Squadron, she participated in the invasion of Sicily and the Salerno landings (Operation Avalanche) before moving into the Aegean in October 1943. During operations in that area she was damaged by bombs off Castelorizo on 30 October, and withdrew to Taranto for repairs which lasted until April 1944. In August 1944 she was at the landings in the south of France, then returned to the Aegean, where she assisted in the liberation of Athens. Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... For other events called Operation Avalanche, see Operation Avalanche. ... Greece and the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea in Greece as seen from the island of Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Map of Italy showing Taranto in the bottom right Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11)  ? Casualties 53,700 dead, 18,000 missing, 155,000 wounded about 200,000... Greece and the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea in Greece as seen from the island of Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... The Parthenon seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athínai IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ...

After the war Aurora was sold on 19 May 1948 to the Chinese Navy and renamed Chung King. Later she defected to the Communists and was renamed Tchoung King. In March 1949 she was sunk in Taku harbour by Nationalist aircraft. She was later salvaged, but is not believed to have become operational again, although she was subsequently renamed Hsuang Ho (1951), Pei Ching (1951) and Kuang Chou. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

See HMS Aurora for other ships of the name. Ten vessels of the British Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora, named after the Roman Goddess of the dawn. ...