HMS Norfolk
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HMS Norfolk was a British County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw notable action in World War II, including the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Norfolk canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
8-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary guns ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | County class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1930 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-range operations
ⓘ
overseas service ⓘ |
| enemyShipEngaged |
German battleship Bismarck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German battleship Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| hasCrewType | naval personnel ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| inService | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1927 ⓘ |
| launched | 1928 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
County of Norfolk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ Pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
ocean escort
ⓘ
surface raider hunter ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1930 ⓘ |
| shipType |
heavy cruiser
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| subclassOf | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet cruiser ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.