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HMS Bonaventure

HMS Bonaventure is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

31 · Dido classRoyal NavyInterwar period, World War IIVerified subject image
Photograph of British cruiser HMS Bonaventure .
Photograph of British cruiser HMS Bonaventure .This photograph A 1733 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennant31
ClassDido class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardScotts, Greenock
Laid down1937-08-30
Launched1939-04-19
Completed1940-05-24
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

HMS Bonaventure is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Service history

Member of the WAR-CL-000190 roster; source-recorded final disposition: sunk 31.3.1941.

Class context: Dido class

The Dido class paired cruiser hulls with a heavy dual-purpose battery for fleet air defense and screening.

Later service and disposition

sunk 31.3.1941.

This ship is recorded as a member of Dido class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. DIDO light AA cruisers (11, 1940–1942) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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