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Norfolk

Norfolk

United Kingdom·Heavy Cruiser·County-class

HMS Norfolk was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was the lead ship of the Norfolk-subclass of which only two were built: Norfolk and Dorsetshire. She served throughout the Second World War. During 1939-41 she operated in the Atlantic against German raiders and blockade runners. In March 1940 she was damaged by a German dive bomber in the anchorage of Scapa Flow.

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HMS Norfolk was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was the lead ship of the Norfolk-subclass of which only two were built: Norfolk and Dorsetshire. She served throughout the Second World War. During 1939-41 she operated in the Atlantic against German raiders and blockade runners. In March 1940 she was damaged by a German dive bomber in the anchorage of Scapa Flow.