RAN · CA
Shropshire
Photos and infoCounty-class heavy cruiser, London subclass. She replaced Canberra and survived the war. She was in Tokyo Bay with the Australian ships at the end of August 1945.
| Class | London class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | 73 |
| Fate | Afloat. Transferred to the RAN after Canberra was lost. Survived the war. She was in the cruiser line at Surigao Strait. |
| Armament (class) | London-subclass County cruiser. Four twin 8-inch turrets. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Priest, L C (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer. Life on Board the British Cruiser HMS Shropshire. 26 and 27 February 1942, on Board the Cruiser at Chatham and Scapa Flow. A7596.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · on the right flank
