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153:Laid down
1264:Canberra
1208:Cornwall
1104:(1995).
1082:(2005).
1041:(2010).
837:Bismarck
833:Norfolk,
825:Bismarck
810:Bismarck
802:Bismarck
789:Bismarck
772:Bismarck
768:Suffolk,
731:Hereward
675:Tórshavn
542:catapult
502:Magazine
399:8 (2x4)
393:8 (2x4)
381:8 (4x2)
371:Armament
161:Launched
1449:Hawkins
1397:Norfolk
1370:Norfolk
1229:Berwick
1201:Suffolk
1000:5 April
899:Suffolk
888:Suffolk
884:Suffolk
861:Suffolk
853:Suffolk
829:Suffolk
798:Suffolk
794:Suffolk
779:Suffolk
744:Suffolk
710:Kipling
704:Suffolk
687:Suffolk
681:of the
663:Suffolk
622:Suffolk
612:History
606:Suffolk
593:Suffolk
567:of the
553:Suffolk
515:turrets
311:Draught
142:Builder
136:Suffolk
112:History
103:on the
101:Suffolk
56:improve
1428:Surrey
1419:Surrey
1385:
1343:
1320:Sussex
1306:London
1294:
1279:London
1245:
1189:
1112:
1090:
1068:
1049:
1027:
972:
873:turret
869:Arctic
691:tanker
496:Armour
295:Length
281:9,750
245:)1948.
209:awards
45:, but
1460:class
1451:class
1421:class
1372:class
1281:class
1176:class
964:[
917:Notes
903:BISCO
813:'
748:Clyde
724:Janus
452:20 mm
345:Range
337:Speed
250:Badge
235:BISCO
196:Motto
1458:York
1222:Kent
1174:Kent
1110:ISBN
1088:ISBN
1066:ISBN
1047:ISBN
1025:ISBN
1002:2020
970:ISBN
909:'s (
851:HMS
831:and
817:Hood
736:Sola
727:and
717:Juno
700:Bodø
639:Kent
585:keel
573:Kent
551:HMS
525:Belt
517:and
508:Deck
450:4 ×
405:2 ×
387:8 ×
303:Beam
283:tons
241:'s (
230:Fate
148:, UK
134:HMS
131:Name
105:Tyne
99:HMS
867:in
366:700
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720:,
713:,
591:,
579:,
556:,
191:55
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1144:v
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