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Afloat

Modified Dido, or Bellona, anti-aircraft cruiser, pennant 89, catalogued with the Dido class. Scotts of Greenock launched her on 30 May 1942 and she was completed on 10 September 1943. In 1945 she was with the East Indies Fleet for the Rangoon landings and the carrier strikes off Burma, the Andamans and Sumatra. She was not sunk.

Class	Dido class
Type	Light cruiser (CL)
Hull	89
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Launched	1942-05-30
Commissioned	1943-09-10
Fate	Afloat. Paid off into reserve in January 1946. Later modernised, lent to the Royal New Zealand Navy, and returned. Placed on the disposal list in January 1968 and broken up at Osaka. Not sunk.
Command	Evelegh, Markham Henry Captain from 25 May 1943; Relieved on 21 May 1944 Dick, Royer Mylius Captain from 21 May 1944; Relieved on 1 July 1944 Hewitt, John Graham Captain from 1 July 1944; Relieved in December 1944 Brittain, Wilfred Geoffrey Captain from December 1944; Relieved in late 1945

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Command

MEEvelegh, Markham HenryCaptain from 25 May 1943Relieved on 21 May 1944 RDDick, Royer MyliusCaptain from 21 May 1944Relieved on 1 July 1944 JHHewitt, John GrahamCaptain from 1 July 1944Relieved in December 1944 WBBrittain, Wilfred GeoffreyCaptain from December 1944Relieved in late 1945

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