Norfolk Class, British

Heavy Cruisers (original) (raw)

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
2seaplane

Armament

4x2 8"/50 guns
4x2 4"/45 dual-purpose guns
2x8, 4x1 40mm/40 AA guns
2x4 0.50 machine guns
2x4 21" torpedotubes

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 Norfolkswere built in 1930 and were essentially a repeat of the Londons. Their antiaircraftarmament 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.