Dido-class light cruiser

Summary

Dido-class light cruiser is a ship class^[1]. It draws 785 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #182 of 1,757).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dido-class light cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class^[3].
• Dido-class light cruiser is operated by Royal Navy^[4].
• Dido-class light cruiser is operated by Royal New Zealand Navy^[5].
• Dido-class light cruiser is operated by Pakistan Navy^[6].
• HMS Dido is named after Dido-class light cruiser^[7].
• Dido-class light cruiser followed Town-class light cruiser^[8].
• Dido-class light cruiser was followed by Crown Colony-class light cruiser^[9].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Cammell Laird^[10].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Chatham Dockyard^[11].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[12].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[13].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[14].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Portsmouth^[15].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as R. & W. Hawthorn^[16].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Alexander Stephen and Sons^[17].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers-Armstrongs^[18].
• Dido-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff^[19].
• Dido-class light cruiser is a type of light cruiser^[20].
• Dido-class light cruiser's Commons category is recorded as Dido class cruiser^[21].
• Dido-class light cruiser's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[22].
• July 18, 1939 marks the founding of Dido-class light cruiser^[23].
• Dido-class light cruiser's service entry is recorded as 1940^[24].
• Dido-class light cruiser's service retirement is recorded as 1980^[25].
• Dido-class light cruiser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dido-class cruisers^[26].
• Dido-class light cruiser's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Dido-class light cruiser's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+156.1'}^[28]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.25'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Dido-class light cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class^[3].

History and Context

July 18, 1939 marks the founding of Dido-class light cruiser^[23]. HMS Dido is named after it^[7].

Why It Matters

Dido-class light cruiser draws 785 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #182 of 1,757).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]