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Counties, which was somewhat distant from 'B' turret. This was because it had been intended to fit a catapult and floatplane to the roof of the turret, which needed clearance distance and required a tall bridge to provide forward view. The roof of the
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Counties. Their engines were identical - four boilers in two boiler rooms providing steam for four Parsons geared turbines, generating 80,000 shaft horsepower. The design speed was 32.5
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could sneak attack the German cruiser, and she paid the price for this. Several 283 mm (11.1-inch) shells from the pocket battleship slammed into Exeter, leaving her heavily listing and with only her aft 8-inch (203 mm) gun turret operational, as well as wiping out half of her torpedo crews, her
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while being hit by numerous 8-inch (203 mm) shells from the cruiser, one of which blew up half of her engine and limited her to 5 knots, forcing her to withdraw from the engagement. Two days later, the crippled
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was hit by numerous 8-inch (203 mm) shells, the first of which blew up the rest of her engines and left her dead in the water, which resulted in her scuttling. She sank at 13:30.
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had a fixed pair in the same location, firing forwards and angled out from the centreline. A crane for recovery was located to starboard and one aircraft could be carried on
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was enroute in March of 1941, when she was attacked by
Italian explosive motorboats, and she was hit amidships, forcing her to beach herself to prevent her full sinking.
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feature, which was also shared with the Mark I mounting, turned out to produce more mechanical headaches than were justified by its very marginal military utility.
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was ordered two years later and the bridge was redesigned in light of this, being lower, further forward and fully enclosed, as later seen in the
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Italian explosive boats, 22 May 1941;
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852:17 Feb 1928
849:16 May 1927
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446:Displacement
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159:Displacement
142:
79:County class
49:
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2850:Conversions
2761:Bonaventure
2705:Round Table
2391:Teviot Bank
2377:Port Quebec
2370:Port Napier
2247:Bridgewater
2007:Shakespeare
1789:Battleships
1635:Illustrious
75:Preceded by
2864:Categories
2685:Portuguese
2501:Submarines
2363:Menestheus
2314:Minelayers
2303:Black Swan
2282:Kingfisher
2028:Destroyers
1642:Implacable
1614:Courageous
1101:References
1023:Graf Spee'
941:Artigliere
822:Completed
708:Appearance
652:Protection
643:Propulsion
543:Royal Navy
462:Complement
408:2 in hoist
330:Lower deck
251:Complement
204:Propulsion
69:Royal Navy
2832:Cancelled
2775:Maidstone
2742:Albatross
2640:Dragonfly
2476:Protector
2460:Netlayers
2356:Agamemnon
2323:Adventure
2210:Corvettes
2135:W & Z
2130:U & V
2125:S & T
2120:Q & R
2115:O & P
2110:L & M
2085:G & H
2080:E & F
2075:C & D
2070:A & B
2057:Ambuscade
2046:V & W
1649:Audacious
1628:Ark Royal
1071:ran into
1068:Encounter
1015:Graf Spee
994:Graf Spee
927:Skagerrak
813:Laid down
750:classes.
589:, it was
565:HMS
558:HMS
479:, except;
430:rotating
324:bulkheads
301:Main belt
125:Cancelled
117:Completed
104:1930-1942
96:1927-1931
57:Operators
31:HMS
2710:Monitors
2663:Trawlers
2527:Parthian
2469:Guardian
2442:Algerine
2268:Shoreham
2254:Hastings
2172:Frigates
1985:Minotaur
1971:Minotaur
1945:Arethusa
1833:Vanguard
1764:Activity
1752:Attacker
1738:Audacity
1704:Majestic
1697:Colossus
1446:(1995).
1424:(2005).
1369:(1998).
1347:(2010).
1263:14 April
1235:14 April
1207:14 April
1175:14 April
1090:Ashigara
1011:Achilles
1002:Achilles
996:so that
975:Achilles
867:scrapped
863:salvaged
859:Scuttled
818:Launched
809:Builder
768:(two on
747:Arethusa
692:and two
672:The six
668:Armament
621:MT boats
617:Suda Bay
498:, later
432:catapult
404:barbette
369:Magazine
259:Armament
2782:Titania
2754:Adamant
2735:Pegasus
2723:Roberts
2601:Coastal
2580:Amphion
2551:Grampus
2534:Rainbow
2416:Halcyon
2289:Bittern
2275:Grimsby
2185:Captain
1978:Neptune
1938:Leander
1931:Emerald
1924:Hawkins
1880:Hawkins
1805:Revenge
1778:Nairana
1745:Avenger
1711:Centaur
1690:Unicorn
962:Again,
805:Pennant
741:Leander
399:in base
394:⁄
378:Turrets
359:⁄
343:⁄
317:⁄
218:geared
216:Parsons
196:Draught
109:Planned
2716:Erebus
2674:Basset
2668:Castle
2449:Cybele
2423:Bangor
2344:Linnet
2337:Plover
2330:Abdiel
2233:Sloops
2223:Castle
2218:Flower
2190:Colony
2161:Daring
2150:Weapon
2145:Battle
2095:Tribal
2064:Amazon
1988:(1947)
1886:County
1853:Renown
1812:Nelson
1731:Archer
1683:Hermes
1523:Exeter
1454:
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1095:Exeter
1087:, and
1073:Haguro
1055:Exeter
1050:Haguro
1045:Haguro
1036:Exeter
1019:Exeter
990:Exeter
964:Exeter
958:Exeter
952:York's
876:Exeter
845:Jarrow
776:, two
774:Exeter
770:Exeter
758:Exeter
736:Exeter
727:Exeter
719:Exeter
683:Exeter
627:Design
595:Exeter
591:Exeter
572:Exeter
567:Exeter
494:Two x
470:Armour
440:Exeter
419:One Ă—
295:Armour
234:32.25
167:Length
66:
2768:Forth
2695:Dance
2680:Isles
2656:Other
2545:River
2296:Egret
2261:Banff
2180:River
2016:Scott
1917:Danae
1758:Ruler
1676:Argus
1656:Malta
1621:Eagle
1084:MyĹŤkĹŤ
1078:Nachi
1031:Ryūjō
825:Fate
801:Name
791:Ships
658:York-
535:class
531:class
514:Notes
402:1 in
243:Range
236:knots
231:Speed
93:Built
52:class
2690:Tree
2568:P611
2520:Odin
2410:Hunt
2195:Loch
2105:Hunt
2051:Town
1964:Fiji
1957:Dido
1951:Town
1892:York
1860:Hood
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