HMS Dorsetshire (40)
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HMS Dorsetshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the British Royal Navy, named after the English county, now usually known as Dorset. The ship was a member of the Norfolk sub-class, of which Norfol
HMS Dorsetshire in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1938.
Dorsetshire's twin 4-inch guns, installed in 1937
Dorsetshire (left distance) and Hermes (centre) underway in June 1940
Survivors from Bismarck are pulled aboard Dorsetshire on 27 May 1941.
HMS Norfolk (78)
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HMS Norfolk was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was the lead ship of the Norfolk-subclass of which only two were built: Norfolk and Dorsetshire. She served throughout the Seco
HMS Dorsetshire (40)
…cruiser of the British Royal Navy, named after the English county, now usually known as Dorset. The ship was a member of the Norfolk sub-class, of which Norfolk was the only other unit; the County class comprised a further eleven ships in two other sub-classes. Dorsetshire was built at the Portsmouth Dockyard…
Norfolk in wartime camouflage. As she still has an X turret, this photo is pre-1944.
Norfolk with destroyers and merchant ships in a Russian inlet while on northern convoy duty. Photograph taken from Scylla
The royal family of Norway waving to the welcoming crowds from Norfolk at Oslo