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Revision as of 11:44, 1 May 2015
Two York class heavy cruisers were completed, to slightly different design, for the Royal Navy in 1930 and 1931.
They differed from the preceding Norfolk class by having 3⁄4 the weaponry in main calibre guns and torpedoes.
Design and Construction
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Footnotes
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