HMS Dragon

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Q187781




HMS Dragon, also known in Polish service as ORP Dragon, was a D- or Danae-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in Glasgow, in December 1917, and scuttled in July 1944 off the Normandy beaches as part of the Arromanches Breakwater.

1918  Wikimedia, Wikidata
D46
draft 4.41 metre, length 143.6 metre, draft 5 metre, length 146.5 metre, speed 29 knot, beam 13.9 metre, beam 14 metre, 
Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck, Polish Navy, Royal Navy, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 


Location: 49.3667, -0.35, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Greif ⓘ
    1926 Type 23 torpedo boat
  • Priarial ⓘ
    1908 Pluviôse-class submarine
  • SM UB-26 ⓘ
    1915 Type UB II submarine
  • USS Susan B. Anthony ⓘ
    troop ship of WW2 sunk off Normandy
  • HMS Pylades ⓘ
    1943 Auk-class minesweeper
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1918 HMS Dragon
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keel laying
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ship commissioning
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ship commissioning
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StateLibQld 1 63563 Dragon (ship)StateLibQld 1 63563 Dragon (ship)
ORP DragonORP Dragon
Friends and Family and Trips. Dragon BAnQ P48S1P00764Friends and Family and Trips. Dragon BAnQ P48S1P00764
StateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship)StateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship)
HMS Dragon SLV AllanGreenHMS Dragon SLV AllanGreen
StateLibQld 1 66199 Dragon (ship)StateLibQld 1 66199 Dragon (ship)
StateLibQld 1 63563 Dragon (ship)StateLibQld 1 63563 Dragon (ship)
Friends and Family and Trips. Dragon BAnQ P48S1P00764Friends and Family and Trips. Dragon BAnQ P48S1P00764
StateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship)StateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1057Battle of VaravillebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1346Battle of Caensiege, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1417Siege of Caenbattle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1417Siège de Bayeux (1417)battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1449Normandy campaign of 1449-1450military campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1450Siege of CaensiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1744Planned French Invasion of BritaininvasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1759Planned French Invasion of BritaininvasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationalerebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1798Action of 30 May 1798France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Bombing of NormandyairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Operation TongaUnited Kingdom, battle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle for CaenCanada, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Allies of World War IIWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Merville Gun BatteryUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Port-en-BessinUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Bombing of CaenAllies of World War II, airstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Invasion of NormandyCanada, United States, United Kingdom, military campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Normandy landingsGreece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nazi Germany, Canada, Norway, Free France, battle, amphibious warfare, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, United States, Belgium, Denmark, PolandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Le Mesnil-PatrybattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Douvres Radar StationUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Verrières RidgebattleWikidata
    eventwar1202French invasion of NormandyPhilip II of France, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Brittany, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Hugh X of Lusignan, William des Roches, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, war, House of LusignanWikidata
    eventwar1213Anglo-French War of 1213–14warWikidata
    linkpageDreadnought Project page@Wikidata
    linkpagenaval-history.net page@Wikidata
    linkpageuboat.net page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftGreifType 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftPriarialPluviôse-class submarine, submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-26Type UB II submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Susan B. AnthonyshipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943HMS Pyladesminesweeper, Auk-class minesweeperWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBatterie de défense d'Asnellesartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryFleury Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHillman Siteartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHoulgate Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLa Marefontaine Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryMont Canisy Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1942The Museum of the Atlantic Walldefence work, artillery battery, museumWikidata
    siteartillery battery1943Longues-sur-Mer Batteryartillery battery, land acquired by Conservatoire du LittoralWikidata
    sitebunkerMerville Gun BatterybunkerWikidata
    sitefortRedoute de MervilleredoubtWikidata
    sitefortStützpunkt 05 Franceville WestfortressWikidata
    sitemuseumD-Day Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumJuno Beach Centremilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumMusée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandiemilitary cemetery, military museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Lawforddestroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escortWikidata
    siteshipwreckHNoMS SvennerS and T-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreck1911HMHS Saltashipwreck, hospital shipWikidata
    siteshipwreck1918HMS Dragonshipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreck1919HMS Durbanshipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreck1937HMS Isisshipwreck, destroyer, I-class destroyerWikidata
    sitetowertour Chastimoinefortified towerWikidata
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    commonsimageORP Dragon Commons
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    commonsimageStateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship) Commons
    commonsimageHMS Dragon SLV AllanGreen Commons
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    commonsimageFriends and Family and Trips. Dragon BAnQ P48S1P00764 Commons
    commonsimageStateLibQld 1 184667 Dauntless (ship) and Dragon (ship) Commons
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