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Royal Navy Cruisers (Fiji class): HMS Bermuda (52), HMS Fiji (58), HMS Gambia (48), HMS Jamaica (44), HMS Kenya (14), HMS Mauritius (80), HMS Nigeria (60), HMS Trinidad (46), HMS Ceylon (30), HMS Uganda (66), HMS Newfoundland (59)

Royal Navy Fiji class Cruisers: HMS Bermuda (52), HMS Fiji (58),HMS Gambia (48), HMS Jamaica (44), HMS Kenya (14), HMS Mauritius (80), HMS Nigeria (60), HMS Trinidad (46), HMS Ceylon (30), HMS Uganda (66), HMS Newfoundland (59) Cruisers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom have existed since 1877 (when the category was created by amalgamating the … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (Danae class): HMS Danae (D44), HMS Dauntless (D45), HMS Dragon (D46), HMS Delhi (D47), HMS Dunedin (D93), HMS Durban (D99, HMS Despatch (D30), HMS Diomede (D92)

Royal Navy Cruisers: Danae class HMS Danae (D44), HMS Dauntless (D45), HMS Dragon (D46), HMS Delhi (D47), HMS Dunedin (D93), HMS Durban (D99), HMS Despatch (D30), HMS Diomede (D92) The Danae or D class consisted of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy at the end of the First World War which also saw … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (County class), (Norfolk sub class): HMS Norfolk (78), HMS Dorsetshire (40), HMS Charybdis (88)

Royal Navy County class Cruisers: HMS Norfolk (78), HMS Dorsetshire (40), HMS Charybdis (88). The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy in the years between the First and Second World Wars. They were the first ‘post-war’ cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy and were … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (County class), (London sub class): HMS Devonshire (39), HMS London (69), HMAS Shropshire (73), HMS Sussex (96)

Royal Navy County class Cruisers: London class: HMS Devonshire (39), HMS London (69), HMAS Shropshire (73), HMS Sussex (96) HMS Norfolk (78), HMS Dorsetshire (40), HMS Charybdis (88) (listed on a separate page on this website) The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy in … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (converted to aircraft carriers): HMS Furious (47), HMS Courageous (50), HMS Glorious (77)

Courageous/Glorious class large light cruisers converted to aircraft carriers HMS Furious (47), HMS Courageous (50), HMS Glorious (77) Glorious group 19,320 tons, 4 × 15 in, 18 × 4 in. HMS Furious (47) (RN Photo) HMS Furious (47), 19,513 tons, 2 × 18 in, 11 × 5.5 in., completed as an aircraft carrier. HMS Furious was … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (C class): HMS Caledon (D53), HMS Calypso (D61), HMS Caradoc (D60), HMS Cardiff (D58), HMS Ceres (D59), HMS Coventry (D43), HMS Curacoa (D41), HMS Curlew (D42)

Royal Navy Cruisers: C class: HMS Caledon (D53), HMS Calypso (D61), HMS Caradoc (D60), HMS Cardiff (D58), HMS Ceres (D59), HMS Coventry (D43), HMS Curacoa (D41), HMS Curlew (D42), Royal Navy Cruisers: C class: HMS Cairo (D87), HMS Calcutta (D82), HMS Capetown (D88), HMS Carlisle (D67), HMS Colombo (D89) (listed on a separate page) Cruisers of the Royal Navy … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (C class): HMS Cairo (D87), HMS Calcutta (D82), HMS Capetown (D88), HMS Carlisle (D67), HMS Colombo (D89)

Royal Navy C class Cruisers: Carlisle group: HMS Cairo (D87), HMS Calcutta (D82), HMS Capetown (D88), HMS Carlisle (D67), HMS Colombo (D89) HMS Cairo (D87) (IWM Photo, Q 20272) HMS Cairo (D87). During the Second World War, she took part in the Norwegian Campaign, where she was damaged by German aircraft off Narvik on 28 May … Read more

Royal Navy Cruisers (Dido class): HMS Bonaventure, HMS Dido, HMS Hermione, HMS Naiad, HMS Phoebe, HMS Euryalus, HMS Sirius, HMS Charybdis, HMS Cleopatra, HMS Scylla, HMS Argonaut, HMS Bellona, HMS Black Prince, HMS Diadem, HMS Royalist, HMS Spartan

Royal Navy Dido class Cruisers HMS Bonaventure (31), HMS Dido (37), HMS Hermione (74), HMS Naiad (93), HMS Phoebe (43), HMS Euryalus (42), HMS Sirius (82), HMS Charybdis (88), HMS Cleopatra (33), HMS Scylla (98), HMS Argonaut (61), HMS Bellona (63), HMS Black Prince (81), HMS Diadem (84), HMS Royalist (89), HMS Spartan (95) Cruisers of the Royal … Read more

Royal Navy Auxiliary Anti-aircraft Ships: HMS Ulster Queen, HMS Foylebank, HMS Palomares, HMS Springbank, HMS Tynewald

RN Auxiliary anti-aircraft ships HMS Ulster Queen anti-aircraft cruiser (IWM Photo, FL12412) HMS Ulster Queen, underway in coastal waters, 8 June 1943. MV Ulster Queen was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea between 1930 and 1940. Requisitioned by the Admiralty as an auxiliary anti-aircraft cruiser, she was substantially modified. Her boat deck and one funnel were … Read more