HMS Cornwall (56)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cornwall.) HMS Cornwall, pennant number 56, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship spent most of her pre-World War II career assigned to the China Station. Shortly after the war began in August 1939, she was assigned to search for German commerce raiders in the Indian Ocean. Cornwall was transferred to the South Atlantic in late 1939 where she escorted convoys before returning to the Indian Ocean in 1941. She then sank the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May. After the start of the Pacific War in December 1941, she began escorting convoys until she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in March 1942. The ship was sunk on 5 April by dive bombers from three Japanese aircraft ca
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HMS Cornwall (56)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cornwall.) HMS Cornwall, pennant number 56, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship spent most of her pre-World War II career assigned to the China Station. Shortly after the war began in August 1939, she was assigned to search for German commerce raiders in the Indian Ocean. Cornwall was transferred to the South Atlantic in late 1939 where she escorted convoys before returning to the Indian Ocean in 1941. She then sank the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May. After the start of the Pacific War in December 1941, she began escorting convoys until she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in March 1942. The ship was sunk on 5 April by dive bombers from three Japanese aircraft ca
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(For other ships with the same ...... during the Indian Ocean Raid.
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Die HMS Cornwall war ein Schwe ...... Kreuzers Tone entdeckt hatten.
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El HMS Cornwall (56) fue un cr ...... a incursión del Océano Índico.
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HMS Cornwall (56) (Корабль Его ...... типа «Каунти» подтипа «Кент».
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HMS Cornwall (56) – brytyjski ...... wszedł do służby 8 maja 1928.
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La HMS Cornwall (Pennant numbe ...... ò in servizio l'8 maggio 1928.
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コーンウォール (HMS Cornwall, 56) は、イギリス海軍のカウンティ級重巡洋艦。
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1928-05-08
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1924-10-09
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1,92024e+2
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2,07264e+1
ship launched
1926-03-11
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Sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft, 5 April 1942
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*4 × twin 8-inch (203 mm) guns ...... adruple 21-inch torpedo tubes
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United Kingdom
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Ship identification
Pennant number: 56
Ship propulsion
*4 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines
*8 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
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(For other ships with the same ...... rom three Japanese aircraft ca
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Die HMS Cornwall war ein Schwe ...... Kreuzers Tone entdeckt hatten.
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El HMS Cornwall (56) fue un cr ...... a incursión del Océano Índico.
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HMS Cornwall (56) (Корабль Его ...... типа «Каунти» подтипа «Кент».
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HMS Cornwall (56) – brytyjski ...... wszedł do służby 8 maja 1928.
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La HMS Cornwall (Pennant numbe ...... ò in servizio l'8 maggio 1928.
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コーンウォール (HMS Cornwall, 56) は、イギリス海軍のカウンティ級重巡洋艦。
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HMS Cornwall (1926)
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HMS Cornwall (1928)
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HMS Cornwall (56)
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HMS Cornwall (56)
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HMS Cornwall (56)
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HMS Cornwall (56)
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コーンウォール (重巡洋艦)
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