Allied Warships
HMS Delhi (D 47)
Light cruiser of the D class
HMS Delhi in 1942 after being refitted as Anti-Aircraft cruiser in the U.S.A.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | D |
| Pennant | D 47 |
| Built by | Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Wallsend |
| Ordered | Jul 1917 |
| Laid down | 29 Oct 1917 |
| Launched | 23 Aug 1918 |
| Commissioned | Jun 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Delhi was converted to an Anti-Aircraft cruiser in the United States at the New York Navy Yard from May to December 1941. Armament became as follows; Delhi was damaged by German explosive motorboats at Split on 12 February 1945. She was patched up and returned home in April 1945. She was not repaired. HMS Delhi is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List HMS Delhi was finally sold to be broken up for scrap on 22 January 1948. She arrived at Cashmore, Newport in April 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Delhi (D 47)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, DSO, RN | 24 Aug 1939 | ??? | |
| 2 | Capt. Alfred Spalding Russell, RN | 8 Feb 1940 | ??? | |
| 3 | Capt. Allan Thomas George Cumberland Peachey, RN | 5 Nov 1941 | Dec 1943 | |
| 4 | Capt. Gilbert Ridley Waymouth, RN | 1 Dec 1943 | ??? | |
| 5 | Cdr. Arthur John Cinnamond Pomeroy, RNVR | ??? | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Delhi include:
25 Oct 1939
The German merchant Rheingold (5055 GRT) is intercepted and captured south-east of Iceland in position 64º00'N, 11º40W by the British light cruiser HMS Delhi (Capt L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN). (see map)
12 Nov 1939
The German merchant Mecklenburg (7892 GRT) is intercepted east off Iceland in position 63º09'N, 11º38'W by the British light cruiser HMS Delhi (Capt L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN). However before the German ship can be captured she is scuttled by her crew. (see map)
20 Nov 1942
HMS Delhi was bombed off Algiers. Her stern was blown off. She was under repair in Britain until April 1943.