#county class

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Mouillage du croiseur lourd HMS Devonshire dans les eaux chinoises - 1930's

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HMS London Fights Nazis at Sea

HMS London Fights Nazis at Sea

County class cruiser HMS London at sea in World War Two BRITISH AND US PLANES AND WARSHIPS COVER RUSSIAN CONVOY. MAY 1942, ON BOARD HMS VICTORIOUS AT SEA AND AT HVALFJORD, ICELAND. (A 9294) USS WICHITA followed by HMS LONDON in formation while covering a convoy to Northern Russia. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205143154 BRITISH AND US PLANES AND…

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HMAS Australia, a County-class heavy cruiser built by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland for the Royal Australian Navy, launched in 1927.

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HMAS Shropshire, County-class heavy cruiser. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy after the loss of HMAS Canberra at Savo Island, and saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater, where she was present for the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay.

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The County-class destroyer HMS Kent (D12) entering harbour at Singapore, ca. 1964. Very clean lines.

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The heavy cruiser HMS Sussex, shown in 1928, belonged to the London sub-class of the County-class. Capable of 32 knots and armed with eight 8" guns, Sussex served in the Atlantic theatre, Indian Ocean and Pacific theatre during the Second World War.