HMS Spartan (95)

	Spartan newly completed off Barrow-in-Furness, August 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	Spartan
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	21 December 1939
Launched	27 August 1942
Completed	10 August 1943
Commissioned	12 July 1943
Fate	Sunk 29 January 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,950 long tons (6,050 t) (standard); 7,200 long tons (7,300 t) (full load);
Length	485 ft (148 m) p.p.; 512 ft (156 m) o/a;
Beam	50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons geared turbines; 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 4 × shafts;
Speed	32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); 4,240 mi (6,820 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph);
Complement	530
Armament	8 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) dual purpose guns (4x2); 12 × 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns (3x4); 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons (6x2); 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x3);
Armour	Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm); Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm); Magazines: 2 in (5.1 cm); Bulkheads: 1 in (2.5 cm);

HMS Spartan was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup of the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament - also known as Dido Group 2.

History
Spartan newly completed off Barrow-in-Furness, August 1943
United Kingdom
Name	Spartan
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	21 December 1939
Launched	27 August 1942
Completed	10 August 1943
Commissioned	12 July 1943
Fate	Sunk 29 January 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,950 long tons (6,050 t) (standard) 7,200 long tons (7,300 t) (full load)
Length	485 ft (148 m) p.p. 512 ft (156 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	62,000 shp (46,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons geared turbines 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 4 × shafts
Speed	32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 4,240 mi (6,820 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	530
Armament	8 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) dual purpose guns (4x2) 12 × 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns (3x4) 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons (6x2) 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2x3)
Armour	Belt: 3 in (7.6 cm) Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm) Magazines: 2 in (5.1 cm) Bulkheads: 1 in (2.5 cm)