HMS Suffolk
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HMS Suffolk was a British Royal Navy heavy cruiser of the County class that notably shadowed the German battleship Bismarck during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Suffolk canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
catapult
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| armamentAA | multiple smaller anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 8-inch guns in four twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4 × 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| beam | 68 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedAircraft | Supermarine Walrus seaplane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
County-class cruisers of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-06-25 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 700 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1948 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 13840 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9850 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 20 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| equipment | radar ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homePort | various Royal Navy bases including Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1924-09-30 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1926-03-16 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 630 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 31.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | shadowing German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of the Denmark Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opposedShip | German battleship Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 55 ⓘ |
| propellers | 4 shafts ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 12850 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| refit | received wartime modifications including enhanced AA armament ⓘ |
| roleInBismarckHunt | radar contact and shadowing ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1948 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| shaftHorsepower | 80000 shp ⓘ |
| shipClass | County class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| subClass | Kent subclass ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Peter Rainier