Changes: York class heavy cruiser

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The York-class heavy cruiser was the second and final class of 8-inch (203.2 mm)–gunned heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy under the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. They were essentially a reduced version of the preceding County-class, scaled down to enable more cruisers to be built from the limited defense budgets of the late 1920s.

It was initially planned to build seven ships of this class, though in the end only two were constructed — HMS York, started in 1927, and HMS Exeter, started in 1928. Exeter differed in appearance from York because of late changes in her design. The remaining ships were delayed due to budget cuts, and then following the London Naval Treaty of 1930 the Royal Navy decided its cruiser needs were best met by building a greater number of yet smaller cruisers with 6–in guns.

As part of R. B. Bennett's build up of the Canadian military in the early 1930s, the Canadian navy built a trio of York-class cruisers.

Specifications

Type: Heavy Cruiser
Service period: 1930-1956
Characteristics:
- Length: 575 feet
- Beam: 58 feet
- Draught: 17 feet
- Displacement: 8,400 tons (Standard); 10,422 tons (Full Load)
Crew: 630
Propulsion: 8 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 x Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 80,000 shp
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
Speed: 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h)
Armament:
- 6 x BL 8"/50-caliber Mk.VIII naval guns (3x2)
- 4 x QF 4"/45-caliber Mk.V dual purpose naval guns (4x1)
- 8 x .50-caliber Vickers Mk.III machine guns (2x4)
- 6 x 21" torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belt: 3-inches (76.2 mm)
- Lower Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
- Bulkheads: 2.5-inches (63.5 mm)
- Magazine Boxes: 5-inches (127 mm)
- Turrets:
  - Faces: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
  - Base: 2.50-inches (63.5 mm)
  - Barbettes: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
  - Hoist: 2-inches (50.8 mm)
Aircraft Carried: 1 x floatplane
Aviation Facilities: 2 x catapults

Unit Run

Royal Navy

HMS York
HMS Exeter
HMS Lancaster
HMS Brighton
HMS Portsmouth
HMS Dover
HMS Salisbury

Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS Horizon
HMCS Eclipse
HMCS Sunchaser

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 As part of [[R. B. Bennett|R. B. Bennett's]] build up of the Canadian military in the early 1930s, the Canadian navy built a trio of ''York''-class cruisers.
+==Specifications==
+*Type: Heavy Cruiser
+*Service period: 1930-1956
+*Characteristics:
+**Length: 575 feet
+**Beam: 58 feet
+**Draught: 17 feet
+**Displacement: 8,400 tons (Standard); 10,422 tons (Full Load)
+*Crew: 630
+*Propulsion: 8 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 4 x Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 80,000 shp
+*Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
+*Speed: 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h)
+*Armament:
+**6 x BL 8"/50-caliber Mk.VIII naval guns (3x2)
+**4 x QF 4"/45-caliber Mk.V dual purpose naval guns (4x1)
+**8 x .50-caliber Vickers Mk.III machine guns (2x4)
+**6 x 21" torpedo tubes
+*Armour:
+**Belt: 3-inches (76.2 mm)
+**Lower Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
+**Bulkheads: 2.5-inches (63.5 mm)
+**Magazine Boxes: 5-inches (127 mm)
+**Turrets:
+***Faces: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
+***Base: 2.50-inches (63.5 mm)
+***Barbettes: 1-inch (25.4 mm)
+***Hoist: 2-inches (50.8 mm)
+*Aircraft Carried: 1 x floatplane
+*Aviation Facilities: 2 x catapults
 ==Unit Run==