The Surrey-class heavy cruisers were a quartet of heavy cruisers in service in the Royal Navy from the 1930s to the late 1940s. They were based on the York-class cruisers, but were better armed and armoured at the cost of 2 knots of speed. They were ordered in the 1928-1929 Programme and completed in 1932.
- In OTL, the Surrey-class cruisers were cancelled in 1930.
Specifications[]
- Type: Heavy Cruiser
- Service Period: 1932-1948
- Characteristics:
- Length (Perpendiculars): 570 feet (173.74 meters)
- Length (Overall): 600 feet (182.88 meters)
- Beam: 64 feet (19.51 meters)
- Draft: 21 feet 6 inches (6.55 meters)
- Displacement: 10,000 tons (Standard); 12,664 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 653
- Propulsion: 6 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 60,000 shp
- Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
- Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
- Armament:
- 8 x BL 8"/50-caliber Mk.VIII naval guns (4x2)
- 4 x QF 4"/45-caliber Mk.V dual purpose naval guns (4x1)
- 4 x 3-pdr saluting guns (4x1)
- 16 x 2-pdr anti-aircraft guns (2x8)
- 8 x 21" torpedo tubes (2x4)
- Armour:
- Belt: 5.5-inches (139.7 mm)
- Bulkhheads: 5.5-inches (139.7 mm)
- Ammunition Spaces: 3 - 5.75-inches (76.2 - 146.05 mm)
- Turrets: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
- Turret Trunks: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
- Turret Ring: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
Unit Run[]
- HMS Surrey (C32)
- HMS Northumberland (C47)
- HMS Essex
- HMS Lancaster