Aoshima 05674 Heavy Cruiser HMS Cornwall STD

HMS Cornwall (56) was a British heavy cruiser of the interwar period and World War II. The keel was laid for this unit in 1924, the launch took place in March 1926, and the entry into service with the Royal Navy - in May 1928. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 192 meters, total width 20.9 meters, and full displacement - about 13,700 tons. The maximum speed was around 31.5-32 knots. The deck armament at the time of launching included: 8 203 mm guns, 4 102 mm guns and 4 40 mm cannons.

HMS Cornwall (56) was one of the County-class British heavy cruisers. Units of this type were built in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Treaty of 1922, but had good main armament, good armor and good top speed. They largely replaced the cruisers from World War I in the Royal Navy. One of the ships of this class was HMS Cornwall (56), which was built at Devenport Dockyard in Plymouth. He began his service in the Royal Navy by representing the British flag in the Far East, to return to the home waters in 1936, and undergo a series of renovation works in 1937-1938. In 1939 he returned to the Far East. In May 1941, he intercepted and sunk the German Penguin raider operating in the Indian Ocean. HMS Cornwall was sunk by the Japanese cabin air force on April 5, 1942 in the course of the Japanese raid on the Indian Ocean.