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
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
Battle of the North Cape
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The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle on 26 December 1943, part of the Arctic campaign. The German battleship Scharnhorst sailed to implement Operation Ostfront, an attack o
HMS Norfolk (78)
…as part of the close covering force of Arctic convoys to Russia, where she was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst during the Battle of the North Cape. After the war, Norfolk was sent to the East Indies as flagship. In 1949 she returned to Britain, was placed in reserve and scrapped in 1950. Norfolk…
German battleship Scharnhorst, c. 1939
British battleship Duke of York
A close up view of the damage received by HMS Saumarez from an 11-inch shell fired by Scharnhorst during the battle