HMS Coventry (D43) was a British light cruiser, the keel of which was laid in August 1916, launched in July 1917, and entered service with the Royal Navy in February 1918. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 140 m, width 13.3 m, with a displacement of about 4,200 tons. In turn, the maximum speed was up to 29 knots. At the time of launching, the ship was armed with: 5 152 mm Mark XII guns, 2 single 76 mm anti-aircraft guns, 2 40 mm guns and 8 533 mm torpedo tubes.
HMS Coventry (D43) was one of the 28 C class cruisers. Units of this type were built with the idea of escorting larger ships of the Royal Navy in mind, and their main task was to protect them against German torpedo boats and destroyers, and especially against the threat of a torpedo attack. They have also been adapted primarily to operate in the North Sea basin. For this reason, they were characterized by relatively strong armament for this class of ships, good seaworthiness, good armor, but limited comfort of the crews and average maximum speed. HMS Coventry (D43), due to its late entry into service, took a very limited part in the First World War. In 1919, he operated in the Baltic Sea, supporting the Whites in the Russian Civil War. In the 1920s, it operated mainly in the Mediterranean, and in the mid-1930s it underwent a major renovation and reconstruction, which turned it into an anti-aircraft cruiser. anti-aircraft cruiser). After this conversion, the unit was armed mainly with 10 102 mm guns. In the first meats of World War II HMS Coventry (D43) served in the Home Fleet, but was dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea in 1940. In November of that year, the cruiser took part in the Battle of Cape Spartivento, and in 1941 it operated in the area of Crete, where it was damaged. The unit sank in September 1942 as a result of a German air attack north of Alexandria.