SHROPSHIRE heavy cruiser (1929/1943)
Shropshire 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Shropshire | 83 | Beardmore, Dalmuir, UK | 24.2.1927 | 5.7.1928 | 12.9.1929 // 25.6.1943 | sold for BU 7.1954 |
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Displacement standard, t |
9830 - 9850 (10575 - 11015 finally) |
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Displacement full, t |
13315 (14280 - 14580 finally) |
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Length, m |
181.4 pp 192.0 - 192.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
20.1 |
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Draught, m |
6.32 deep load (6.78 - 6.91 finally) |
|
No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
80000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
32.3 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 3210 (later 3000 - 3043) |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12500(12) |
| Armour, mm |
box protection to magazines: 102 - 25, belt: 25, barbettes: 25, turrets: 25, deck: 38 - 25 |
|
Armament |
4 x 2 - 203/50 BL Mk VIII, 4 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 2 x 8 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 7 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 4 - 533 TT |
| Electronic equipment | type 273, type 281, type 282, type 285 radars |
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Complement |
700 |
Project history: Ships of the class were designed under 1925 programme and repeated cruisers of Kent class but had more traditional hull form (without bulges) and a fwd superstructure moved towards a stern on 7.5 m for improvement of angles of horizontal aimimg of "B" turret.
Protection: Magazines were protected by 111 (102mm armour on 9mm plating) - 25mm sides and 76 - 25mm platform deck. Machinery was protected by 25mm bulkheads and 32mm deck. Steering gear has 38 - 25mm horizontal protection.
Modernizations: late 1945: - 7 x 2 - 20/70, 6 x 1 - 20/70; + 7 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk I/III, type 277, type 293 radars
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015