[citation needed]. The next year she operated in home and Indian Ocean waters, and finally became the flagship for the ANZAC Squadron in early 1942, later renamed Task Force 44, and Task Force 74. She was scrapped in 1959. Regards Dennis Vella, Hello Dennis, it’s a fairly old illustration and it’s well possibly a legend mismatch between the Devonshire and Dorsetshire. County Class Cruisers (Man O' War Series 1), Shipcraft 11 - British Destroyers A-1 and Tribal Classes, British Destroyers: J-C and Battle Classes (ShipCraft), Shipcraft Special: Grand Fleet Battlecruisers, US Navy Ships vs Japanese Attack Aircraft: 1941–42 (Duel), Shipcraft 15 - Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Also HMS Devonshire did not have a stern catwalk . Later on together with the Cornwall and aircraft carrier Eagle sailed to Simonstown in South Africa. In a fruitless attempt to keep within treaty limits, the Mark XVI mounting was stripped down to reduce the weight, the result being the Mark XVII, an exercise described as "ridiculous punctiliousness". December 1940: She engaged KMS Admiral Hipper off the Canaries as convoy escort to the Middle East. TTs were often removed also to save weight. The single 2-pounder guns were removed and quadruple mountings, Mark VII, were added on either side of the bridge. Norfolk, Suffolk, and Dorsetshire were involved in the pursuit of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. The extra ship that this afforded was an attractive proposition for a navy that had the immense peacetime commitments of empire. This advance considerably rationalised the separate armoured conning tower and myriad of decks and platforms of older designs. She was hit 24 times by heavy caliber, lost power, listed to starboard, in fire from stern to stem, with a fifth of her crew missing or disabled. The bridge and after superstructure were lowered. This allowed four quadruple 2-pounder mounts and their directors and four single 40 mm Bofors guns to be added. These were replaced by the altogether more useful 20 mm Oerlikon gun. HMS Kent was torpedoed by an Italian aircraft and repairs took one year. [citation needed]. The HMS Cumberland joined the China Station, 5th Cruiser and later was refitted in UK from March 1935. If you can’t reach the Google mail address my regular mailing address is 237 Leopard Rd Berwyn Pennsylvania 19312 I remain Jonathan J Strong, Hello Jonathan, if you have precise questions about some ships i’ll do my best to answer these. 8 × BL 8-inch (203 mm L/50), 4–8 4-inch (102 mm L/45), 4 x pdr (40 mm L/39), 8 × QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm L/50) 8 × 21-in (533 mm) TTs. Two ships based on the County class, Canarias and Baleares of the Canarias class, were designed in the UK and constructed in Spain by the Vickers-Armstrongs subsidiary Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval. Very good text and excellent material to work from. These improvements pushed the standard displacement over 10,400 tons.[1]. The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the years between the First and Second World Wars. In all ships bar Sussex, four 4-inch guns were added in single mountings abreast the funnels. In a fruitless attempt to keep within treaty limits, the Mark XVI mounting was stripped down to reduce the weight, the result being the Mark XVII, an exercise described as "ridiculous punctiliousness". She also evacuated King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav, and Norwegian government officials including the Prime Minister from Tromsø in June. Please visit our Display Case page to see our selection.Want to keep informed of our special offers, discounts, new products and updates? Early in the war, the additional 4-inch guns were removed, and the original 4-inch guns altered to the Mark XVI twin mounts. Options include keel block mounting, waterline models, nameplates, ships seals and ribbons, and weathering paint schemes. This modernization consisting in an increase of the weight, and to remain within the limits of the treaty, a good part of the back of the hull on the Cumberland and Suffolk of the Kent class (see illustration above) was retired and a large hangar was added for Walrus seaplanes. This allowed four quadruple 2-pounder mounts and their directors and four single 40 mm Bofors guns to be added. She was sold on 16 July 1954 to a Dutch shipbreaker. Norfolk, Suffolk, and Dorsetshire were involved in the pursuit of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. By the mid-1930s, the British Kents were due for modernisation. The extra ship that this afforded was an attractive proposition for a navy that had the immense peacetime commitments of empire. The County class cruisers, or more accurately the Kent, London and Norfolk classes were the main British effort at building 10,000t treaty cruisers. Shropshire acquired an additional anti-aircraft fire control director. The extra ship that this afforded was an attractive proposition for a navy that had the immense peacetime commitments of empire. She joined 4th Cruiser Squadron of the Eastern Fleet bound to Vichy-held Madagascar to prevent the Japanese to use the Island (Operation Ironclad). To remedy the loss of the bulge protection, there was a second skin of inner plating to provide the same effect. They were the first post-war cruiser construction for the Royal Navy and were designed within the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. In late August 1941, HMS Dorsetshire searched for the Admiral Hipper and later escorted a convoy from Halifax to Basra, Iraq. The long (630 feet overall) hull was flush decked and with a high freeboard, and was strongly built. HMS Shropshire meanwhile underwent another refit at Chatham until 20 June 1943 and she was recommissioned in the RAN from 17 April with the new crews arrived well before the end of her refi to train. Continuing to use this site, you agree with this. She patrolled around Australia but was reassigned in June 1940 to escort shipping between Western Australia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. [2] These restrictions posed new engineering challenges and forced compromises upon designers[1] in how to extract the best balance of speed, armament and protection. This approach however was at the expense of requiring increased installed power, as the speed of a ship is a function of the ratio of length to beam. Thirteen Counties were built in three distinct sub-classes: the Kent, London and Norfolk classes. The aft box citadel had slightly reduced thicknesses at the ends, and the citadel amidships had thinner armour as it lay within the confines of the armoured deck and side plating. Probably the most compelling reconstruction was performed on the HMS London, which emerged with a brand new massive superstructure, which caused however great stresses on the hull which had to be strengthened later. HMS Berwick engaged KMS Hipper and her belt deflected one 8-in shell, and previously one of her turret was blown off when duelling with Italian cruisers. The three-funnel design was handsome, but somewhat impractical in terms of utilisation of internal space[1]. HMS Cumberland was hit by a 9.4 in shell at Dakar, and her main machinery was put out of action. Compared to other powers the 10,000 ton Kents were somewhat inferior in firepower and armour, but had an unrivalled radius of action of 10,400 miles at economy speed. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. “HMS Devonshire, of the Kent class (1926)” – I believe DEVONSHIRE was a LONDON rather than a KENT. With HMS Renown she intercepted the German passenger ship Watussi and later returned to the UK, and served in the Norwegian Campaign. She entered service in 1928 with the RAN. They were designed in the United Kingdom and were modified versions of the Royal Navy s County class cruiser. As a result cracks and loose rivets began to appear on the upper deck. HMS Australia through the Panama Canal in March 1935. May I draw your attention to the Colour drawing of HMS Devonshire 1926. which is incorrect. There was in effect a projected 16-18,000 tonnes standard design in 1939 calling for three triple turrets with 8-in guns like American cruisers, but it never materialized. HMS Suffolk was hit by a 1100 Ib bomb, and had to be beached at Scapa flow aftr steaming for 22 hours at 15 knots, the engines partially flooded and was in repairs for 10 month. The bridge was moved aft to lessen the effects of muzzle blast from B turret when the guns were trained abaft the beam. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015, Love the camo schemes and line drawings. HMS Devonshire in her Mediterranean camouflage. A 3.5 inch (89 mm) belt, 8 ft (2.4 m) deep, was added abreast the machinery spaces, extending up to the armoured deck. The Washington treaty had a tremendous impact on this new design, as the four heavy caliber twin turrets naturally dictated a larger displacement and increased dimensions. It took underwater reinforcements and refits extending into 1943 to remedy the situation.[1][2]. Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The Dorsetshire was hit by bombs and several near misses and sank stern first at 13:50, rapidly and survivors (1000+ for both ships) were rescued by cruiser Enterprise, destroyers Paladin and Panther the next day. Suffolk, and Sussex suffered bomb damage from Luftwaffe aircraft, and both required substantial repairs. She operated with US units covering amphibious landings until the start of 1945. She also played in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate and afterwards was fitted with trial anti-A-bomb and anti-H-bomb defences and was finally decommissioned in 1958 and sold. One torpedo strike was reported, and eventually at 03:30, she received orders by Rear Admiral Turner to be abandoned and sunk. But soon the Germans invaded, and the cruiser was attacked by German bombers, which missed. Early in the war, the additional 4-inch guns were removed, and the original 4[Clarification needed], From 1938 to 1941, London received an altogether more comprehensive modernisation. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The bridge was moved aft to lessen the effects of muzzle blast from B turret when the guns were trained abaft the beam. However, the hull had originally been carefully designed to reduce weight based on the initial arrangements. She joined the Mediterranean squadron in 1936, underwent reconstruction between 1937 and 1938, Then she joined the America and West Indies Station, 8th Cruiser Squadron based in Bermuda, until the war broke out. Very useful treatment of this important class of RN and RAN cruisers. She would receive a new radar, fire control and additional Oerlikon 20 mm and Pom Pom eight barrel systems. With their three funnels, large and tall hull these cruisers were difficult to miss in the Royal Navy, or in any recoignition book of the time. Would have liked to seen drawings on the Aus. Repairs lasted until June 1941. The 4-inch guns were relocated, and the rearmost pair were replaced by twin mountings Mark XIX for the QF 4 inch Mark XVI. Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2011. Three of the class were lost; with Canberra being hit by naval gunfire at the Battle of Savo Island then scuttled by a U.S. destroyer, and Cornwall and Dorsetshire both bombed and sunk by Japanese carrier borne aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Back in South American waters her planes spotted the German freighter Wakama off Brazil, scuttled by her crew before she arrived. There was a catapult on either side of the after funnel. In the 1930s, the last three Londons underwent similar alterations as the Kents did, having their eight 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes removed, and one twin 8 inch (203 mm) turret removed, although London retained it. This page was last modified on 23 October 2015, at 17:07. She was refitted in Liverpool 19 February–22 May and received the new radar and more AAA.
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