![]() She carried the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) to Canada in August 1919 to begin a royal tour. Armed with six 6-inch guns, the light cruiser was commissioned late during World War I and a Daily Mirror article of 1934 credits her South African crewman Maurice Green of firing the last shot of the war at sea when she engaged German seaplanes off Heligoland Bight on 9 November 1918. However, it was not until 10 August 1918 that she was finally commissioned at Harwich Dockyard by the Royal Navy as HMS Dragon, commanded by Capt. She was launched on 29 December that year. One of the fastest-built ships of the time, Dragon ( pennant number D46) was laid down on 24 January 1917 in Glasgow. History Pre World War II Dragon and the tanker War Angler at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, March 1918 She was launched in Glasgow, in December 1917, and scuttled in July 1944 off the Normandy beaches as part of the Arromanches Breakwater. HMS Dragon, also known in Polish service as ORP Dragon ( Polish: dragoon), was a D- or Danae-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy. 3 × quadruple mounting Mark VII 2 pounder Mark VIII gun.12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes (4 triple launchers). ![]() 6 × BL 6 in L/45 Mark XII guns on single mountings CP Mark XIV (152 mm).Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dragon.
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