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|21 Sep, 1927
 
|29 Jan, 1929
 
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|Sunk 5 Apr, 1942
 
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|8 Jul, 1927
 
|12 Dec, 1928
 
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|Broken up 1950
 
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Revision as of 16:30, 1 May 2015

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.

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


Norfolk Class Cruiser
  Dorsetshire Norfolk  
<– York Class Major Cruisers (UK)