HMS Euryalus (42), Royal Navy
| Street | Chatham Dockyard |
| City | Chatham |
| Church Parish | Medway |
| County | Kent |
| State/ Province | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Narrative
HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy.
Laid down: October 21, 1937, at the Chatham Dockyard
Launched: June 6, 1939
Commissioned: June 30, 1941
Length: 485 feet 148 meters
Beam: 50.5 feet 15.4 meters
Engine: Parsons geared turbines, Four shafts, Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Speed: 32.25 knots
Narrative
In January 1948, HMS Euryalus was recommissioned, and joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet, replacing HMS Ajax, and served in the Palestinian patrols.
Narrative
On May 15, 1948, HMS Euryalus was responsible for the evacuation of the British High Commissioner, Lt. General Sir Alan Cunningham, from Haifa to England.
She was escorted out of Palestine waters by aircraft carrier, HMS Ocean, together with HMS Chevron, HMS Childers, HMS Volage, HMS Pelican and HMS Widemouth Bay.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | HMS Euryalus (42), from Wikipedia |
| 2 | Web Search | HMS Euryalus (42), from UBoat.net |
| 3 | Web Search | Euryalus, from Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk |
| 4 | Web Search | HMS Euryalus - Dido-class AA Cruiser |
| 5 | Web Search | Euryalus HMS 1941, from ShipStamps.co.uk |