British heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk
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HMS Suffolk was a British County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that notably shadowed the German battleship Bismarck during the Battle of the Denmark Strait in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
catapult
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| armamentAA | multiple smaller anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 8-inch guns in four twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4 × 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Arctic 1941–43
ⓘ
Atlantic 1939–41 ⓘ Bismarck 1941 ⓘ Burma 1944–45 ⓘ Norway 1940 ⓘ |
| beam | 68 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedAircraft | floatplanes ⓘ |
| class |
County class
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suffolk sub-class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 25 June 1928 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1948 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 13,400 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 10,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 20 feet ⓘ |
| enemyShipShadowed |
Bismarck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prinz Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equippedWith | radar ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 30 September 1924 ⓘ |
| launched | 16 March 1926 ⓘ |
| length | 630 feet overall ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 31.5 knots ⓘ |
| notableAction | shadowed German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of the Denmark Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 55 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Portsmouth, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 80,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| radarRole | locating and tracking Bismarck in poor visibility ⓘ |
| range | about 12,000 nautical miles at 12 knots ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1948 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInTheatre |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Far East ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
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