Conrad 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Dragon (ex-Dragon) | D46 | 484 | Scotts, Greenock, UK | 24.1.1917 | 29.12.1917 | 8.1918 // 15.1.1943 | CTL 8.7.1944, scuttled as breakwater 7.1944 |
| Conrad (ex-Danae) | D44 | 914 | Armstrong, Elswick, UK | 11.12.1916 | 26.1.1918 | 6.1918 // 4.10.1944 | to UK 28.9.1946 (Danae) |
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Displacement standard, t |
4575 |
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Displacement full, t |
6000 |
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Length, m |
135.6 pp 143.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
14.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.95 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 6 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
40000 |
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Max speed, kts |
29 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1050 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(15) |
| Armour, mm |
belt: 76 - 38, deck: 25, CT: 76, gun shields: 25 |
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Armament |
Dragon: 6 x 1 - 152/45 BL Mk XII, 3 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, 2 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 4 x 3 - 533 TT Conrad: 5 x 1 - 152/45 BL Mk XII, 1 x 2 - 102/45 QF MK XVI, 2 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV |
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Sensors |
Dragon: type 273, type 285, type 291 radars Conrad: type 271, type 282, type 283, type 291 radars |
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Complement |
450 (469 as flagship) |
Project history: Former British cruisers of D class. Dragon was transferred to Poland 15.1.1943. Dragon was hard damaged 8.7.1944 at coast of Normandy by German Neger type midget submarines. She was never repaired and scuttled at Arromanches coast as breakwater at building of artifical harbour "Mulberry". Instead of scuttled ship 4.10.1944 other cruiser of the same class, Danae, received name Conrad under Polish flag.
Ship protection: Armoured belt protected ship at full length, its thickness was 76mm abreast machinery spaces (51mm armour on 25mm plating), 51mm (38mm armour on 13mm plating) aft and 38mm (25mm armour on 13mm plating) fore. Belt was closed by aft 25mm bulkhead near stern. It extended to main deck (and to upper deck abreast machinery). Machinery and steering gear were covered by 25mm deck. Magazines had additional 25mm box-shaped protection.
Modernizations: Dragon, 4.1943: - 2 x 1 - 102/45, 2 x 1 - 40/39; + 2 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
Dragon, 9.1943: - 1 x 1 - 152/45, 1 x 1 - 102/45, 4 x 1 - 20/70; + 5 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
Dragon, 1944: - 4 x 3 - 533 TT
Naval service: Dragon was hard damaged 8.7.1944 at coast of Normandy by German Neger type midget submarines. She was never repaired and scuttled at Arromanches coast as breakwater at building of artifical harbour "Mulberry".
Danae 1943
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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