HMS Hermione | Trackpads Warship Archive

IWM caption : The latest 20 mm Oerlikon gun on board HMS HERMIONE , showing a naval gunner utilising the rubber shoulder rests for high-angle firing. Note the Thornycroft depth charge thrower Mark II and depth charge launching rail in the background.This photograph A 7500 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) · Public domainImage source

Hull / pennant74

ClassDido class

NavyRoyal Navy

CountryUnited Kingdom

Builder / shipyardA. Stephens, Linthouse

Laid down1937-10-06

Launched1939-05-18

Completed1941-03-25

Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

HMS Hermione 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 16.6.1942.

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 16.6.1942.

Class relationship

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

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

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