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HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. She was built by Cammel Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, UK), with the keel being laid down on the 26 October 1937. She was launched on the 18 July 1939, and commissioned 30 September 1940. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

History

After working up was completed early November 1940, Dido became a member of the 15th cruiser squadron, deployed in blockading the approaches to the Bay of Biscay, it was designed prevent raids by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer. Then in March 1941 she provided cover for the successful Commando raid on the Lofoten Islands. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... Admiral Scheer, a pocket battleship, was built in 1933 and named after Admiral Reinhard Scheer. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ... Henningsvær, a fishing village in Lofoten during fishing season (April, 2001). ...

Mediterranean

In April 1941, Dido was transferred to the Mediterranean, to reinforce the Fleet based at Alexandria. During May she was involved in the escorting of convoys from Alexandria to Malta, on the 29th of that month, Dido in company with the cruiser [[HMS Orion]] were both badly damaged after being bombed by the Germans after embarking troops from Sphakia and Heraklian in Crete. In June, she was a member of Rear Admiral Halifax`s Force who was Senior Officer Red Sea Force tasked in the capturing of the port of Assab, his Fleet consisted of a transport ship, an armed merchant cruiser, and two Indian sloops. On the 11th in the morning whilst still under cover of darkness two motor boats each carrying 30 men of the Punjab Regiment went into the harbour under an umbrella of air bombardment, and the broadside from Dido. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Mediterranean region. ... This article needs to be updated. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Crete (Greek ÎšÏÎ®Ï„Î· Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Assab (or Aseb) is a port in Eritrea on the west coast of the Red Sea. ... Auxiliary cruisers were merchant ships taken over for conversion into a vessel armed with cruiser-size guns, and employed either for convoy protection against true cruisers, or for commerce-raiding missions, where its appearance was used to trick merchant ships into approaching. ... Important notice: This article is about the modern civilian boat type. ...

The troops landed without a shot being fired at them, in fact two Italian Generals were captured in their pyjamas, by 0600 the Task Force entered Assab, this was the last Italian occupied harbour in the Red Sea. In July 1941, the cruiser entered the Simonstown dockyard in South Africa for repairs, and was docked in the Selborne dry dock. After this she retired to Durban for more extensive repairs. On 15 August 1941 she set sail for the USA , and was refitted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. By December 1941, the cruiser was back in the Mediterranean, where she was involved in escorting convoys from Alexandria to Malta. Assab (or Aseb) is a port in Eritrea on the west coast of the Red Sea. ... Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Simonstown is a naval base in South Africa near Cape Town. ... Central area of Durban Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY), also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard , the New York Navy Yard and United States Navy Yard, New York, is located 1. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Mediterranean region. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

During January-February 1942, Dido was escorting, and also used as a covering force for the Malta bound convoys. In March, Dido and her sister [[HMS Euryalus]] and six destroyers shelled the Island of Rhodes, on the 20th, Dido was employed as convoy escort to the commissioned auxiliary supply ship [[HMS Breconshire]] loaded with 5,000 tons of precious fuel, the Clan Campbel, the bomb damaged ship of the previous convoy, the Pampas and the Norwegian ship Talabot, fully loaded with ammunition. Getting this convoy through to Malta was afterwards referred to as the Second Battle of Sirte. Admiral Vian was in command of the operation. Of the total of 26,000 tons of stores carried by the four ships only 5,000 tons finally reached Malta. This article is about the year. ... Rhodes, Greek Î¡ÏŒÎ´Î¿Ï‚ (pron. ... The Second Battle of Sirte was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina during the World War II. It took place on 22 March 1942, in the Mediterranean, north to the Gulf of Sirte, west of Malta. ... Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Vian GCB KBE DSO was a British naval officer best known for the incident early in 1940 when a force under his command released captured British merchant sailors from the German supply ship Altmark in Norway. ...

The price paid for delivering much needed stores was indeed heavy. On 19 July 1942, Dido along with her sister ship HMS Euryalus and the destroyers HMS Jervis, HMS Javelin, [[HMS Pakenham]] and [[HMS Paladin]] shelled Mersa Matruh. On 19 September, HMS Dido and once again the destroyers destroyers [[HMS Jervis]], HMS Javelin, [[HMS Pakenham]] and [[HMS Paladin]] bombard the Daba area in Egypt. In November 1942, HMS Dido, HMS Arethusa, HMS Euryalus and ten destroyers, proceeded from Alexandria to Malta with a supply convoy, despite many heavy German air attacks, the convoy of four supply ships reached Malta. With this the Island was regarded as relieved. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of the second group of the class with ten 5. ... HMS Jervis (F00), named for Admiral John Jervis (1735–1823), was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 26 August 1937, launched on 9 September 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939. ... HMS Javelin (F61) was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by John Brown and Company, Limited, at Clydebank in Scotland on 11 October 1937, launched on 21 December 1938 and commissioned on 10 June 1939. ... Mersa Matruh is a seaport in Egypt, Africa. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... HMS Javelin (F61) was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by John Brown and Company, Limited, at Clydebank in Scotland on 11 October 1937, launched on 21 December 1938 and commissioned on 10 June 1939. ... This article is about the year. ... The seventh HMS Arethusa of the Royal Navy was the name ship of her class of light cruisers. ... HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of the second group of the class with ten 5. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

In April 1943, Dido was based at Algiers but she left later for the U.K. for a much needed refit. In July she was back in the Mediterranean where she was part of the Reserve Covering Force for the Allied invasion of Sicily. During August she carried out the shelling of bridges in the Gulf of Eufemia in Calabria, in support of the 8th Army in Sicily. In September she was involved in the landing of the 1st British Airborne Division in Taranto. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Map of Algeria showing Algiers province Algiers (French Alger, (Arabic: ÙˆÙ„Ø§ÙŠØ© Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø²Ø§Ø¦Ø±) El-Jazair, The Islands) is the capital and largest city of Algeria in North Africa. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... The Mediterranean region. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... A number of nations have an Eighth Army: 8th Route Army British Eighth Army US Eighth Army This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sicilian redirects here. ... The British 1st Airborne Division was a military unit that fought in World War II. It suffered terrible casualties, especially in Operation Market Garden. ... Founded 706 BC as Taras () Region Apulia Mayor Rossana Di Bello Area - City Proper 217 kmÂ² Population - City (2001) - Density (city proper) 201,349 973/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 40Â°28 N 17Â°14 E www. ...

Arctic

During January-March 1944, Dido was tasked in providing the support for the troops being landed at Anzio. During May-June, she bombarded targets in the Gulf of Gaeta, in support of the army. In August 1944, she supplied the fire support to the Allied landings on the French Mediterranean coast, between Cannes and Toulon. In October, she was sent up to the Arctic Ocean area to escort the convoys to Russia. During November, off Norway, Dido provided carrier escort for HMS Implacable which attacked a southbound German convoy in the Mosjoen area, north of the island of Namsos. In May 1945 Europe, Dido set sail for Copenhagen, where the German cruisers [[Prinz Eugen]] and [[Nurnberg]] lay surrendered, she escorted them to Wilhelmshaven. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Anzio (2003 pop. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A map of the operation. ... The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lÃ®le Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in ProvenÃ§al) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes dÃ©partement. ... Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ... HMS Implacable (R86) was an Implacable-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. ... County Nord-TrÃ¸ndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1703 Administrative centre Namsos Mayor (2004) KÃ¥re Aalberg (SV) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 141 775 kmÂ² 751 kmÂ² 0. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Copenhagen ( (helpÂ· info) IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

During March-August 1946, Dido retained her fifth 5,25 inch turret in Q position while undergoing her refit. Although modern, this class of cruiser was regarded as being too cramped and insufficiently stable to receive new equipment. In September 1946, she joined the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. In October 1947, the cruiser was placed in reserve in the Gairloch. In 1951 Dido was moved to the Portsmouth Reserve Fleet. In November 1956 Dido and her sister ship HMS Cleopatra which formed the Reserve Fleet flagship group were replaced by the battleship HMS Vanguard. On 16 July 1958 Dido was broken up by Thomas W Ward Ltd at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Gairloch is a small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HMS Cleopatra was a Dido class cruiser of the Royal Navy, She was built by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK) , with the keel being laid down on the 5 January 1939. ... HMS Vanguard was a Fully Armoured Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked...

Dido’s badge can be seen displayed on the Selborne dry dock wall at Simonstown, South Africa. Simonstown is a naval base in South Africa near Cape Town. ...

See HMS Dido for other ships of this name. Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage. ...

Categories: Dido class cruisers | Mersey built ships The Dido class was a class of sixteen (including the Bellona sub-class) light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. ... HMS Argonaut was the last Dido class cruiser to be completed on the 8 August 1942. ... HMS Bonaventure was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Charybdis was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Cleopatra was a Dido class cruiser of the Royal Navy, She was built by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK) , with the keel being laid down on the 5 January 1939. ... HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of the second group of the class with ten 5. ... HMS Hermione was a Dido class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Phoebe was a Dido class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Scylla (98) was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... The Dido class was a class of sixteen (including the Bellona sub-class) light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. ... HMS Bellona was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. ... HMS Black Prince was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Diadem was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Royalist was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Bellona was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. ... HMS Black Prince was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Royalist was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Diadem was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy cruisers. ...