HMS Calcutta (D82) was a British light cruiser laid down in October 1917 and launched in July 1918. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 137.6 meters, and the width was 13.26 meters. The full displacement was about 5,300 tons, and the maximum speed was up to 29 knots. Armament of the unit, immediately after acceptance into service, consisted of: 5 guns of caliber 152 mm, 2 guns of caliber 76.2 mm and 8 torpedo tubes of caliber 533 mm. HMS Calcutta (D82) was one of the C-class cruisers. Units of this type were developed just before the start of the Great War and were intended for use mainly in the North Sea basin. Therefore, much attention was paid to the maximum possible seaworthiness, relatively powerful artillery or armor, at the expense of crew comfort or sailing range. In general, a series of solid and quite successful cruisers was created. HMS Calcutta (D82) was built at the Vickers Limited shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness in north-west England. The unit did not take part in the First World War, and in the interwar period operated mainly in the Atlantic, including modern South Africa and the Caribbean. In 1938, its conversion into an anti-aircraft cruiser (anti-aircraft cruiser) began. anti-aircraft cruiser), as a result of which the main armament was changed to 8 102-mm guns. Electronic equipment has also been modernized. Reconstruction was completed in the summer of 1939. The unit, already being an anti-aircraft cruiser, took an active part in the Dynamo operation in 1940, and since August of this year it has been operating in the Mediterranean basin, including covering direct convoys. towards Malta. He also supported British troops fighting in Greece and Crete in 1941. On June 1, 1941, it was sunk during an air attack in the port of Alexandria.
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