York-class cruiser

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Royal Navy cruiser class York-class cruiser heavy cruiser heavy cruiser class warship class

The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.

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Label	Occurrences
York-class cruiser canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy cruiser class ⓘ York-class cruiser ⓘ York-class cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
armament	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
armorScheme	reduced compared to earlier British heavy cruisers ⓘ
armorType	belt armor ⓘ deck armor ⓘ turret armor ⓘ
beam	approximately 57 feet ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod	late 1920s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designCharacteristic	lighter armament than earlier British heavy cruisers ⓘ lighter armor than earlier British heavy cruisers ⓘ treaty-limited heavy cruiser ⓘ
designedUnderTreaty	London Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal	compliance with naval treaty limitations ⓘ economy cruiser design ⓘ reduced displacement compared to earlier County-class cruisers ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	approximately 10,350 long tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	approximately 8,250 long tons ⓘ
draught	approximately 17 feet ⓘ
enteredService	early 1930s ⓘ
hasPart	HMS Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS York NERFINISHED ⓘ
lengthOverall	approximately 575 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 32 knots ⓘ
navalDoctrineContext	interwar period ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
powerOutput	approximately 80,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ
precededBy	County-class cruiser ⓘ
primaryArmament	8-inch naval guns ⓘ
primaryArmamentConfiguration	6 x 8-inch guns in three twin turrets ⓘ
propulsionType	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
secondaryArmament	4-inch guns ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
shaftCount	2 ⓘ
shipCount	2 ⓘ
succeededBy	Town-class cruiser (1930s) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leander class → precededBy → York-class cruiser ⓘ

York class → partOfClass → York-class cruiser ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS York