RN · CA
SunkBritish County-class heavy cruiser. Devonport launched her on 11 March 1926 and she was commissioned on 8 May 1928. On 8 May 1941 she sank the German raider Pinguin in the Indian Ocean. On 5 April 1942 a floatplane from Tone found her with Dorsetshire, and dive bombers from Soryu and Hiryu sank both. Not credited to one ship.
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
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| Hull | 56 |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Launched | 1926-03-11 |
| Commissioned | 1928-05-08 |
| Fate | Sunk. on 5 April 1942 southwest of Ceylon, in company with Dorsetshire. Dive bombers from Soryu and Hiryu attacked the two cruisers. Not credited to one ship. Captain Percival Manwaring was wounded and survived. The two ships lost 424 men. |
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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.
Agence Rol press photograph 129033, 1928. British heavy cruiser Cornwall, the year she was commissioned. Public domain.
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Command
Indian Ocean Raid
1942-04-05 · sunk on 5 April with Dorsetshire. Not credited to one ship
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