HMS Dragon (D46)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dragon
Ordered	1916
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down	24 January 1917
Launched	29 December 1917
Commissioned	16 August 1918
Identification	Pennant number: 19 (Sep 18); 46 (Nov 19); I.46 (1936); D.46 (1940)
Fate	To Polish Navy, 15 January 1943
Poland
Name	ORP Dragon
Commissioned	15 January 1943
Fate	Scuttled 20 July 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Danae-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,276 long tons (4,345 t) light; 5,603 long tons (5,693 t) full; 4,850 long tons (4,928 t) after 1924;
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 MW);
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km)
Complement	462
Armament	1918:; 6 × BL 6 in L/45 Mark XII guns on single mountings CP Mark XIV (152 mm); 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) Mk II AA guns; 2 × 40 mm QF 2 pdr "Pom-pom" AA guns; 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers); 1930:; 6 × 152 mm Mk XII guns; 3 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V AA guns; 2 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns; 12 × 533 mm torpedo launchers; 1942:; 6 × 152 mm Mk XII guns; 3 × 102 mm Mk V AA guns; 6 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA; 12 × 533 mm torpedo launchers; 1943:; 5 × 152 mm Mk XII guns; 2 × 102 mm Mk XVI gun; 8 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns; 3 × quadruple mounting Mark VII 2 pounder Mark VIII gun; 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon 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 Dragon, also known in Polish service as ORP Dragon (Polish: dragoon), was a D- or Danae-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in Glasgow, in December 1917, and scuttled in July 1944 off the Normandy beaches as part of the Arromanches Breakwater.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dragon
Ordered	1916
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down	24 January 1917
Launched	29 December 1917
Commissioned	16 August 1918
Identification	Pennant number: 19 (Sep 18); 46 (Nov 19); I.46 (1936); D.46 (1940)
Fate	To Polish Navy, 15 January 1943
Poland
Name	ORP Dragon
Commissioned	15 January 1943
Fate	Scuttled 20 July 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Danae-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,276 long tons (4,345 t) light 5,603 long tons (5,693 t) full 4,850 long tons (4,928 t) after 1924
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 MW)
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km)
Complement	462
Armament	1918: 6 × BL 6 in L/45 Mark XII guns on single mountings CP Mark XIV (152 mm) 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) Mk II AA guns 2 × 40 mm QF 2 pdr "Pom-pom" AA guns 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers) 1930: 6 × 152 mm Mk XII guns 3 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V AA guns 2 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns 12 × 533 mm torpedo launchers 1942: 6 × 152 mm Mk XII guns 3 × 102 mm Mk V AA guns 6 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA 12 × 533 mm torpedo launchers 1943: 5 × 152 mm Mk XII guns 2 × 102 mm Mk XVI gun 8 × 40 mm 2 pdr Pom-pom AA guns 3 × quadruple mounting Mark VII 2 pounder Mark VIII gun 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon 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