Kent Class

History of Royal Navy cruisers (heavy cruisers, light cruisers). Royal Navy cruiser website dedicated to the Kent Class. HMS Berwick, HMS Cornwall, HMS Cumberland, HMS Kent, HMS Suffolk, HMAS Australia, HMAS Canberra including crew and families of ex-crew members notice board for the Kent Class cruisers. Displacement: 9,800 tons (Suffolk), 9,850 tons (Kent & Canberra) , 9,870 (Australia), otherwise 9,750 tons Speed: 31.5kt Complement: 679 increasing to 710 as Flagship. Armament: Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs plus eight 0.5 machine guns in pairs. Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes. 4 aircraft on Berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland and Suffolk and 1 aircraft on Kent, Australia and Canberra.
HMS Berwick	30th March 1926		Sold and broken up 1948.
HMS Cornwall	11th March 1926		Sunk 5th April 1942.
HMS Cumberland	16th March 1926		Sold and broken up 1959.
HMS Kent	16th March 1926		Sold and broken up 1948.
HMS Suffolk	16th February 1926		Sold and broken up 1948.
HMS Australia	17th March 1927		Sold and broken up 1955
HMS Canberra	31st May 1927		Sunk 9th August 1942.
HMS Australia
HMAS AUSTRALIA (RAN). Built at John Brown, Clydebank and laid down 26th August 1925, launched on 17th March 1927 and completed 24th April 1928. HMAS Australia served in Australia 1939-140, then East Indies 1941 then back to Australia 1942-1945. Finally scrapped at Barrow on 5th July 1955.
HMS Australia. By 1943 seven 20mm guns had been added. Other modifications included removal of the catapult and replacement mountings.

Either a Kent Class or a Norfolk Class Cruiser. Sent in by Ian Martin. If you can help to identify this ship please USE OUR MESSAGE FORM		A Kent Class cruiser leaving Malta. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC380 If you can help to identify this ship please USE OUR MESSAGE FORM
A Kent Class Cruiser. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC387 If you can help to identify this ship please USE OUR MESSAGE FORM

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