HMS Norfolk (78)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Norfolk.
HMS Norfolk was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy; along with her sister ship Dorsetshire she was part of a planned four-ship subclass. She served throughout the Second World War, where she was involved in the sinking of the German Navy's battleships Bismarck and Scharnhorst.
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Norfolk in wartime camouflage. As she still has an X turret, this photo is pre-1944. | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Norfolk |
Namesake | Norfolk |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd, Govan |
Laid down | 8 July 1927 |
Launched | 12 December 1928 |
Commissioned | 30 April 1930 |
Identification | Pennant number: 78 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping on 3 January 1950 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | County-class heavy cruiser |
Displacement |
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Length | 632 ft 9 in (192.86 m) |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Installed power | 80,000 shp (60,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) |
Range | 12,000 nmi (14,000 mi; 22,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 710 private ship, 819 war |
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Armour | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × Supermarine Walrus flying boats (operated by 700 Naval Air Squadron) |
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