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Major Types
Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
Treaty
Tension
Decoration
Place
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ref:Flix000001 2008 47 023
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Technical Details
Ship
HMS Norfolk
Operated By
Country
Great Britain
Unit Type
Ship
Depicted In
Image
Ship Class
HMS Norfolk
Ship Type
Cruiser
Flag
Postings
0
Units
Operated By
Country
Great Britain
Ships
Built By
Shipbuilder
Laid Down
YMD
Launch
YMD
Commissioned
YMD
Final
YMD
On Slip
Fitting Out
Total Building
Life
Year
Fairfield Shipbuilding And Engineering Ltd
1927 Jul 08
1928 Dec 12
1930 Apr 30
1950 Jan 01
523day
504day
1 027day
19.67yr
Sensors
1)
Fitted With
Sensor
2) 1:
as
3) 2:
Fitted
4) 2:
Number Fitted
5) 1:
Primary
Image
6) 1:
Radar Type
BR, Director, HACS Mark 1
N
1931 Jan 01
1
BR, Radar, Type 271 ##
N
1941 Sep 01
Surface Search
BR, Radar, Type 281
N
1941 Sep 01
Air Search
BR, Radar, Type 284
N
1941 Sep 01
Surface Fire Control
BR, Radar, Type 285
N
1941 Sep 01
AA Fire Control
BR, Radar, Type 273
N
1942 Oct 01
Surface Search
BR, Radar, Type 274
N
1944 Oct 01
Surface Fire Control
BR, Radar, Type 293 P
N
Air Search
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Surface Search
Activities
1)
Involved In
Activity
2) 1:
as
3) 2:
Commanded By
4) 3:
Rank
5) 1:
Details
1941 05 24 0800 Surface Action Bismarck And Hood Iceland Europe
N
1943 12 26 0100 Surface Action Sinking Of The Scharnhorst North Cape, North Atlantic
N
Bain D K
Captain
Between North Cape and Bear Island
Assignments
1)
Covered By
Assignment
2) 1:
End
YMD
3) 1:
Assign To
Unit
4) 3:
Covered By
Assignment
5) 4:
Assign To
Unit
6) 1:
Summary
1939-Dec-01 HMS Berwick - HMS Suffolk - HMS Devonshire - - RN 1st Cruiser Squadron
1945 Jan 01
RN 1st Cruiser Squadron
1939_Dec_01 - RN Home Fleet
RN Home Fleet
Probably earlier and later.
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