HMS Danae (D44)

	HMS Danae underway, August 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Danae
Namesake	Danaë
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Laid down	1 December 1916
Launched	26 January 1918
Commissioned	22 July 1918
Decommissioned	4 October 1944
Identification	Pennant number: 32 (Jul 18); 89 (Nov 19); I.89 (1936); D.89 (1940)
Fate	Transferred to Poland
Poland
Name	ORP Conrad
Namesake	Józef Konrad Korzeniowski
Commissioned	4 October 1944
Decommissioned	28 September 1946
Fate	Returned to Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Danae
Namesake	Danaë
Recommissioned	28 September 1946
Decommissioned	22 January 1948
Fate	Scrapped 27 March 1948 at Barrow
General characteristics
Class & type	Danae-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,276 tons; Full: 5,603 tons; After 1924: 4,850;
Length	445 ft (136 m)
Beam	46.5 ft (14.2 m)
Draught	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Six Yarrow-type water-tube boilers; Parsons geared steam turbines; Two shafts; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	1,060 tons of oil; 1,480 nautical miles (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph); 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km; 7,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph);
Complement	462
Armament	1918: six BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) L/45 Mark XII guns on single mountings CP Mark XIV; two QF 3-inch (76.2 mm) Mk II AA guns; two 40 mm QF 2 pdr "Pom-pom" AA guns; twelve 21 inch (533 mm) (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers); 1930: six BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) L/45 Mark XII guns; three QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V AA guns; two 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns; twelve 533 mm torpedo launchers; 1942: six 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns; two 4-inch Mk V AA guns; six 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA; twelve 533 mm torpedo launchers; 1943: five 6-inch (152 mm) guns,; one 4-inch (102 mm) gun; 8 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns; 3 × quadruple mounting Mark VII 2 pounder Mark VIII guns; 12 × 20 mm AA guns; depth charge launcher;
Armour	3 inch side (amidships); 2, 1¾, 1½ side (bow and stern); 1 inch upper decks (amidships); 1 inch deck over rudder;

HMS Danae was the lead ship of the Danae-class cruisers (also known as the D class), serving with the Royal Navy between the world wars and with the Polish Navy during the latter part of World War II as ORP Conrad.

History
HMS Danae underway, August 1943
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Danae
Namesake	Danaë
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Laid down	1 December 1916
Launched	26 January 1918
Commissioned	22 July 1918
Decommissioned	4 October 1944
Identification	Pennant number: 32 (Jul 18); 89 (Nov 19); I.89 (1936); D.89 (1940)
Fate	Transferred to Poland
Poland
Name	ORP Conrad
Namesake	Józef Konrad Korzeniowski
Commissioned	4 October 1944
Decommissioned	28 September 1946
Fate	Returned to Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Danae
Namesake	Danaë
Recommissioned	28 September 1946
Decommissioned	22 January 1948
Fate	Scrapped 27 March 1948 at Barrow
General characteristics
Class & type	Danae-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,276 tons Full: 5,603 tons After 1924: 4,850
Length	445 ft (136 m)
Beam	46.5 ft (14.2 m)
Draught	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Six Yarrow-type water-tube boilers Parsons geared steam turbines Two shafts 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	1,060 tons of oil 1,480 nautical miles (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km; 7,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	462
Armament	1918: six BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) L/45 Mark XII guns on single mountings CP Mark XIV two QF 3-inch (76.2 mm) Mk II AA guns two 40 mm QF 2 pdr "Pom-pom" AA guns twelve 21 inch (533 mm) (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers) 1930: six BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) L/45 Mark XII guns three QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V AA guns two 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns twelve 533 mm torpedo launchers 1942: six 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns two 4-inch Mk V AA guns six 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA twelve 533 mm torpedo launchers 1943: five 6-inch (152 mm) guns, one 4-inch (102 mm) gun 8 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns 3 × quadruple mounting Mark VII 2 pounder Mark VIII guns 12 × 20 mm AA guns depth charge launcher
Armour	3 inch side (amidships) 2, 1¾, 1½ side (bow and stern) 1 inch upper decks (amidships) 1 inch deck over rudder