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| − | Two '''''Norfolk'' class heavy cruisers''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1930. | + | Two '''''Norfolk'' class heavy cruisers''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1930. They resembled the preceding [[London Class Cruiser (1927)|''London'' class]], with improved turrets and ammunition supply. |
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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 vessels | ||
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| + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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| + | ! align=center | Name | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
| + | ! align=center | Fate | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Dorsetshire}} | ||
| + | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |21 Sep, 1927 | ||
| + | |29 Jan, 1929 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sunk 5 Apr, 1942 | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Norfolk}} | ||
| + | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
| + | |8 Jul, 1927 | ||
| + | |12 Dec, 1928 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Broken up 1950 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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==Design and Construction== | ==Design and Construction== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 6 April 2018
Two Norfolk class heavy cruisers were completed for the Royal Navy in 1930. They resembled the preceding London class, with improved turrets and ammunition supply.
| Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Dorsetshire | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 21 Sep, 1927 | 29 Jan, 1929 | Sunk 5 Apr, 1942 | |
| Norfolk | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 8 Jul, 1927 | 12 Dec, 1928 | Broken up 1950 | |
Design and Construction
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Footnotes
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