Editing Dido-class cruiser (section)

==Service==

In [[World War II]], the ''Dido'' class saw much action, including the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]], the [[Second Battle of Sirte]], [[Operation Torch]], [[Operation Overlord]] and the [[Battle of Okinawa]], as well as many other duties in the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Pacific]].  The production of the 5.25 turrets during the war and the turrets reconstruction, with remote power for faster elevation and training and better fire control was slow, difficult and expensive and largely limited to the cruisers rebuilt after severe action damage in the United States, Argonaut, Cleopatra and Phoebe. It was never  completed on several Dido that survived the war. Five ships were lost during the war: {{HMS|Bonaventure|31|2}}, {{HMS|Charybdis|88|2}}, {{HMS|Hermione|74|2}}, {{HMS|Naiad|93|2}}, and {{HMS|Spartan|95|2}}. {{HMS|Scylla|98|2}} was badly damaged by a [[naval mine]] and declared a [[constructive total loss]]. The post-war survivors continued in service; all were decommissioned by the 1960s. {{HMS|Bellona|63|2}}, {{HMS|Black Prince|81|2}} and {{HMS|Royalist|89|2}} were lent to the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] post-World War II. In 1956, {{HMS|Diadem|84|2}} was sold to [[Pakistan]] and renamed ''Babur''.