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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 | Builder | |||
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! align=center | Launched | |||
! align=center | Completed | |||
! align=center | Fate | |||
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| {{UK-Dorsetshire}} | |||
|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | |||
|21 Sep, 1927 | |||
|29 Jan, 1929 | |||
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|Sunk 5 Apr, 1942 | |||
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| {{UK-Norfolk}} | |||
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
|8 Jul, 1927 | |||
|12 Dec, 1928 | |||
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|Broken up 1950 | |||
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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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