County class

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The County class was a group of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under the constraints of the interwar naval treaties and serving prominently during the Second World War.

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Label Occurrences
County class canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of warship
heavy cruiser class
armamentRole main battery guns
armamentType naval artillery
builtBy various British shipyards
builtFor Royal Navy cruiser force modernization
category Royal Navy cruiser classes
linked to: Royal Navy cruisers

World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

World War II
country United Kingdom
designedFor colonial patrol
empire trade route protection
long-range operations
designedUnder London Naval Treaty
Washington Naval Treaty
interwar naval treaties
displacementClass 10,000-ton treaty cruiser
hullType steel
nationality British
navalArchitectureFeature high freeboard
long forecastle
multiple funnels
navalRole flagship duties
fleet screening
ocean-going cruiser
shore bombardment
surface raider hunting
trade protection
notableFor being among the first generation of treaty heavy cruisers
prominent service during World War II
operator Royal Navy
propulsionType oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
serviceBranch British Royal Navy
linked to: Royal Navy
servicePeriod 1930s
1940s
shipType heavy cruiser
timePeriod interwar period
treatyConstraint main gun calibre limited to 8 inches
maximum standard displacement 10,000 tons
treatyLimited yes
usedIn Atlantic theatre of World War II
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
Pacific theatre of World War II

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Referenced by (4)

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

HMAS Canberra class County class
HMS Dorsetshire shipClass County class
HMS Cornwall class County class
HMAS Canberra (D33) shipClass County class