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| HMS Dorsetshire |
| HMS Dorsetshire (County Class) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Heavy Cruiser | |
| Builder | Portsmouth DYd. United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 21 September 1927 | |
| Launched | 29 January 1929 | |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1930 | |
| Fate | Part of the Home Fleet 1939-41 Eastern Fleet 1941-42 Bombed and sunk 5 April 1942 by aircrafts from Japanese carriers Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu (1st Carrier Fleet) south-west of Columbo, Ceylon, Indian Ocean |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 10.035 tons | |
| Full Load | Over 13.420 tons | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 186 m (610') | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 193 m (632,8') | |
| Beam | 20 m (66') | |
| Draft | 5 m (16,4') (Avg) 6.6 m (21,8') (max) |
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| Armament | ||
| Main Battery | 8 x 204 mm (8")/50 cal BL Mark VIII (4x2) 2 MkII turrets forward 2 MkII turrets aft |
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| Secondary Battery | 4 x 102 mm (4") /45 cal QF HA MkV (4x1) refitted with 8 x 102 mm (4") /45 cal QF HA MkXVI (4x2) |
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| AA | 16 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal Vickers MkII PomPom (2x8), increased to 24 (2x5,2x4) by 1945 8 x 12,7 mm (0.5") 62 cal MG Mk III (2x4), removed 1938 6-12 x 40 mm/56,3 cal Bofors (various fits) 8-14 x 20 mm/65 cal Oerlikon (various fits) |
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| Torpedoes | 8 x 533 mm (21") above water in 2 quad mounts (removed from all in 1938) | |
| Radars | ||
| Air Warning | 1 x HA. DCT | |
| Air Search | Type 284/286 | |
| Surface Search | Type 273 Type 271 |
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| Fire Control | Air recognition (AR) type 285 Air recognition (AR) type 282 (2pdr) |
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| Aircraft | ||
| Fixed Wing | 1-2 Supermarine Walrus amphibians w/hangar | |
| Armour | ||
| Belt | 111 mm (4,38") main belt 111-25 mm (4,38"-1") magazines 76-25 mm (3"-1") ends |
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| Deck | 76-35 mm (3"-1,38") | |
| Bulkheads | 63,5 mm (2,5") | |
| Turrets | 25 mm (1") face | |
| Barbettes | 25 mm (1") | |
| Conning Tower | N/A | |
| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 8 Admiralty 3 drum-type | |
| Turbines | Parsons geared steam or Brown Curtis steam turbines | |
| Horsepower | 80.000 shp | |
| Shafts | 4 | |
| Endurance | 12.500 nm at 12 knots 10.400 nm at 11 knots 2.930 nm at 31 knots |
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| Max Speed | 32,5 knots 31,5 knots sea speed |
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| Oil Bunkerage | 3.220 tons | |
| Complement | ||
| Usual | 657 900-1.000 in war |
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