HMS Devonshire (39)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Devonshire.) HMS Devonshire, pennant number 39, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the London sub-class built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. The ship spent most of her pre-World War II career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet aside from a brief tour with the China Station. She spent a few months after the start of the Second World War in September 1939 in the Mediterranean until she was transferred to the Home Fleet and became flagship of a cruiser squadron. Devonshire played a minor role in the Norwegian Campaign in early 1940 and evacuated much of the Norwegian Government in June. Several months later, she participated in the Battle of Dakar, a failed attempt to seize the Vichy French colony of Senegal in September. The ship remained
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HMS Devonshire (39)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Devonshire.) HMS Devonshire, pennant number 39, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the London sub-class built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. The ship spent most of her pre-World War II career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet aside from a brief tour with the China Station. She spent a few months after the start of the Second World War in September 1939 in the Mediterranean until she was transferred to the Home Fleet and became flagship of a cruiser squadron. Devonshire played a minor role in the Norwegian Campaign in early 1940 and evacuated much of the Norwegian Government in June. Several months later, she participated in the Battle of Dakar, a failed attempt to seize the Vichy French colony of Senegal in September. The ship remained
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(For other ships with the same ...... he was sold for scrap in 1954.
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Die siebte HMS Devonshire (39) ...... ff, ehe er verschrottet wurde.
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HMS Devonshire (39) was een zw ...... maart 1929 in dienst gesteld.
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デヴォンシャー (HMS Devonshire, 39) はイギリス海軍のカウンティ級重巡洋艦。
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1929-03-18
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1926-03-16
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1.926336e+2
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Auxilio Divino: 'By the help of God'
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2.01168e+1
ship launched
1927-10-22
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Sold forscrap, 16 June 1954
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*4 × twin 8-inch (203 mm Mk VI ...... adruple 21-inch torpedo tubes
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On a Field Silver, A Lion rampant Red, armed Blue, crowned Blue
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United Kingdom
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Pennant number: 39
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*4 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines
*8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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Training ship, 1947
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(For other ships with the same ...... n September. The ship remained
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Die siebte HMS Devonshire (39) ...... ff, ehe er verschrottet wurde.
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HMS Devonshire (39) was een zw ...... maart 1929 in dienst gesteld.
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La HMS Devonshire (Pennant num ...... te la Seconda guerra mondiale.
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デヴォンシャー (HMS Devonshire, 39) はイギリス海軍のカウンティ級重巡洋艦。
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HMS Devonshire (39)
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HMS Devonshire (39)
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HMS Devonshire (39)
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HMS Devonshire
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デヴォンシャー (重巡洋艦)
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Devonshire
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