HMS Suffolk in 1942.
Career
Built By:	Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, UK)
Laid down:	30 September 1924
Launched:	16 February 1926
Commissioned:	31 May 1928
Decommissioned:	25 March 1948
Fate:	Scrapped, she was allocated to BISCO on 25 March 1948 and was scrapped at J Cashmore's (Newport, USA) where she arrived 24 June 1948.
Penant:	55
General Characteristics
Type:	Heavy Cruiser
Displacement:	9,750 tons standard; 13,450 tons full load. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1044x734, 669 KB) Summary HMS Suffolk in 1942 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links RN-White-Ensign. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Length:	630 ft (192 m)
Beam:	68.25 ft (20.8 m)
Draught:	16.25 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion:	4 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 80,000 shp.
Speed:	31.5 knots
Range:	4 989 km (3,100 miles) at 31.5 knots, 21 404 km (13,300 miles) at 12 knots ; 3,400 tons fuel oil
Complement:	700
Armament:	Original configuration: 8 x 8 in (203 mm) single guns, 4 x 4 in (102 mm) single AA guns, 2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns. 2 x 21 in (533 mm) quad Torpedo Tubes. 1937 - 1941 configuration: 8 x 8 in (203 mm) dual guns, 6 x 4 in (102 mm) single AA guns, 2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) eight barrel quad guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns. 2 x 21 in (533 mm) quad Torpedo Tubes. 1941 - 1942 configuration: 8 x 8 in (203 mm) dual guns, 6 x 4 in (102 mm) single AA guns, 2 x 4 in (102 mm) dual AA guns, 4 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) eight barrel quad guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns. 2 x 21 in (533 mm) quad Torpedo Tubes. 1942 - 1944 configuration: 8 x 8 in (203 mm) dual guns, 6 x 4 in (102 mm) single AA guns, 2 x 4 in (102 mm) dual AA guns, 6 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 5 x 20 mm (0.8 in) dual power-operated guns, 2 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) eight barrel quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) quad Torpedo Tubes.
Armour:	Original configuration: 1 to 4 in magazine box protection, 1.375 in deck, 1 in side-plating,turrets and bulkheads, 4.5 in belt, 4 internal boiler room sides (added 1936-1940).
Aircraft:	Original configuration: 3 aircraft with 1 catapult, removed in 1943.

HMS Suffolk (55) was the Kent class cruiser for the Royal Navy. She was built by Chatham Dockyard (Chatham, UK), with the keel being laid down on the 15 November 1924. She was launched on the 16 March 1926, and commissioned 25 June 1928. The County class were the first and last heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy, being built in four sub-classes, that became known as the Kent, London, Norfolk and York classes. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Chatham is the name of several places. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

Suffolk, like her sisters, served on the China Station, save for reconstruction, until the outbreak of World War II. She came home in 1939 and then patrolled the Denmark Straits in October 1939. In April 1940 she participated in the Norwegian Campaign. On 14 April 1940 Suffolk sank the German tanker Skagerak (6044 tons) northwest of Bodø, Norway in position 64.05N, 08.00E. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... County Nordland Landscape Salten Municipality NO-1804 Administrative centre Bodø Mayor (2005) Odd-Tore Fygle (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 62 1,392 km² 1,308 km² 0. ...

On 17 April 1940 Suffolk bombarded a German station for sea planes at Stavanger, destroying four aircraft and badly damaging the installations, but was in return badly damaged by bombs from German Ju88 aircraft of II./KG 30. X-turret's magazine had been destroyed. The ship was very lucky to survive this ordeal and she barely reached Scapa Flow with her stern awash the next morning. She was beached at Scapa Flow to prevent her sinking. Suffolk was out of action from April 1940 until February 1941 where she was repaired at Clyde April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2005) Leif Johan Sevland Official language form Norwegian Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Clyde may refer to: The River Clyde and Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ...

During May 1941 Suffolk was involved in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. Suffolk had engaged the battleship twice during the battle making several salvoes on the her. Bismarck finally sank on 27 May 1941. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Combatants Germany United Kingdom Commanders Günther Lütjens Lancelot Holland Strength 1 battleship 1 heavy cruiser 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser Casualties 1 battleship damaged 1 battlecruiser sunk 1 battleship heavily damaged The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a World War II naval engagement fought between the British battleship... Alternate meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...

After her repairs Suffolk served with the Home Fleet in Arctic waters until the end of 1942, then underwent a refit between December 1942 and April 1943. On completion of this the ship was ordered to the Eastern Fleet, operating in the Indian Ocean until the end of the war. The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdoms territorial waters. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The British Eastern Fleet (also known as the East Indies Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy during World War II. It operated in the Indian Ocean and was based in Trincomalee in Ceylon. ...

Suffolk was allocated to Bisco on 25 March 1948 and was scrapped at J Cashmore's (Newport, USA) where she arrived on 24 June 1948. British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

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