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| Tonnage | 9925 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 632'2" by 65'11" by 17' 192.68m by 20.09m by 5.18m |
| Maximum speed | 32.2 knots |
| Complement | 784 |
| Aircraft | 2 catapult 2 seaplane |
| Armament | 4x2 8"/50
guns 4x2 4"/45 dual-purpose guns 2x8, 4x1 40mm/40 AA guns 2x4 0.50 machine guns 2x4 21" torpedo tubes |
| Protection | 1060 tons: 1" (25mm) belt 4"/3" (102mm/76mm) magazine sides/crowns 1" (25mm) turrets |
| Machinery |
4-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(80,000 shp) 8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 3210 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 12,500 nm at 12 knots |
| Modifications |
Early 1942: 9 20mm
Oerlikon AA
guns added |
The Norfolks were built in 1930 and were essentially a repeat of the Londons. Their antiaircraft armament was increased shortly before war broke out. This did not save Dorsetshire, which was sunk by Japanese dive bombers whose pilots scored an amazing 80% hit rate.
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Dorsetshire |
1942-3-26 |
Sunk by aircraft 1942-4-5 off Ceylon |
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