HMS Delhi

HMS Delhi

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Delhi", after the Indian city of Delhi:

*HMS "Delhi" was the name under which the battleship HMS "Emperor of India" was constructed, but she was renamed a month prior to her launch in November 1913.
*HMS "Delhi" was a "Danae" class light cruiser launched in 1918. She served in the Second World War and was scrapped in 1948.
*HMIS "Delhi" was formerly the "Leander" class cruiser HMNZS "Achilles", transferred to the Indian Navy in 1948, and recommissioned as INS "Delhi" when India became a republic. She was broken up in 1978.


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