hellfirejet
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The following 3 classes are sub classes of the County class heavy cruiser British Kent class heavy cruiser Operators: Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Succeeded by: York class Subclasses: Kent, London, Norfolk In commission: 1928 - 1959 Planned: 2 Completed: 13 Lost: 3 Retired: 10 General characteristics Kent class Displacement: 10,400 tons average standard / 14,150 tons average full load Length: 590 ft (180 m) p/p / 630 ft (190 m) (o/a) Beam: 68 ft (21 m) across bulges Draught: 17.25 ft (5.26 m) standard / 21.5 ft (6.6 m) full load Propulsion: 8 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons (Brown-Curtis in Berwick) geared steam turbines on 4 shafts, 80,000 shp Speed: 31.5 kts (30 kts full load) Range: 8,000 nm at 10 kts 2,300 nm at 30 kts Complement: 685 private ship, 710 flag, 784 war Armament: 8 x BL 8 inch (203 mm L/50) Mk.VIII in twin mounts Mk.I 4 x QF 4 inch (102 mm) L/45 Mk.V in single mounts HA Mk.III 8 x QF 2 pdr (40 mm) L/39 Mk.VIII in quad mounts HA Mk.VII (from 1925-) except Berwick; 16 in oct mounts Mk.VIII 8 x 0.5 inch (12.7 mm L/50) Mk.III machine guns in quad mounts Mk.I (from 1924-) 8 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in quad mounts (removed from 1935-) Armour: Main belt:4.5 inch with 1 inch closing bulkheads (Berwick, Cumberland, Suffolk, Kent & Cornwall only, from 1935-) Lower deck: 1.25 in over machinery 1.5 in over steering gear Main box citadels: 1-4 in sides 1-2.5 in crowns Turrets: 1 in faces, sides, rears, crowns & barbettes
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Regards, Graham. I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction! Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller
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