London Class, British

Heavy Cruisers (original) (raw)

Modifications

Devonshire: By 1942-4: added 6x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns. End of 1942: single 4" guns replaced by twin 4" guns and two additional single 20mm guns. Added Type 293 radar. 1943: 0.50 machine guns and 6x1 20mm guns replaced by 2x4 2pdr and 12x2 20mm guns. April 1944: Light armament now 6x4 2pdr, 7x2 20mm guns, 12x1 20mm guns, radar 281a, 282, 283, 285, and one 8" turret and aircraft removed.

London: By 1943-6: Added 3.5" (89mm) belt armor. Added 7x1 20mm guns. Aircraft removed. Added Type 273 radar. End of 1943: Removed 3x1 20mm, added 4x2 20mm. By April 1944: light antiaircraft of 4x2 20mm, 16x1 20mm, 2x8 2pdr. By July 1945: removed 8x2 20mm, added 4x2 20mm and 4x1 40mm Bofors AA guns.

Shropshire:By 1943-6: Replaced single 4" with twin 4". Light antiaircraft included 7x2 20mm, 4x1 20mm. Aircraft and 0.50 machine guns removed. Added Type 271, 281, 282, and 285 radar. April 1944: 2x1 20mm added. Early 1945: added 11x1 40mm Bofors. removed 6x1, 5x2 20mm. Radar 277 fitted. Torpedo tubes and depth charge rails removed. May 1945: 15x1 40mm Bofors added. Added Type 277 radar.

Sussex:By 1943-6: 0.50 machine guns removed. 4" singles replaced by twin 4". Added Type 271, 281, 282, and 285 radar. December 1943: total of 22x2 20mm guns, aircraft removed. June 1944: one 8" turret torpedoes, and 15x1 20mm guns removed. Added 4x8 2pdr and 4x2 20mm and updated radar.