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 7

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf County-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ
armament 8-inch guns ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
secondary guns ⓘ
builtFor Royal Navy ⓘ
class County class ⓘ
commissioned 1930 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor long-range operations ⓘ
overseas service ⓘ
enemyShipEngaged German battleship Bismarck ⓘ
German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
fate scrapped ⓘ
hasCrewType naval personnel ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
inService World War II ⓘ
laidDown 1927 ⓘ
launched 1928 ⓘ
namedAfter County of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk county

Norfolk ⓘ
navalEnsign White Ensign ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Arctic convoys ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
Battle of the North Cape ⓘ
Pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck ⓘ
linked to: Sinking of Bismarck
partOf Royal Navy ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
usedAs convoy escort ⓘ
fleet cruiser ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Operation Rheinübung → involvesShip → HMS Norfolk ⓘ
HMS Dorsetshire → sisterShip → HMS Norfolk ⓘ
Type 23 frigate → firstOfClass → HMS Norfolk ⓘ
subject linked to: Type 23 frigates
convoy JW 55B → coveredBy → HMS Norfolk ⓘ
Sandy Woodward → commanded → HMS Norfolk ⓘ