HMS Exeter (CA-1933)
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The last 4 County class sacrificed the torpedo tubes for a better secondary armament. The very new twin 4.5" was released in time for these ships to have their design altered to make use of the new weapons. The older ships having their single 4" replaced by twin 4" as they became available at their refit times.
Otherwise these ships followed the layout of the previous County class ships.
| Displacement | 10,000 tons std 12,800 tons full load |
| Length | 605 ft |
| Breadth | 67 ft |
| Draught | 20.5 ft |
| Machinery | 4 shaft steam turbines, 72,500shp |
| Speed | 32 knots |
| Range | 6000 miles at 18 knots |
| Armour | 4" side, 2" deck |
| Armament | 9 x 7.5" (3x3) 14 x 4.5" (7x2) 16 x 2pd (1x8 2x4) 16 x 20mm (3x2 10x1) |
| Aircraft | 3 |
| Torpedoes | nil |
| Complement | 825 |
| Notes | HMS Exeter HMS Northumberland HMS York HMS Shropshire |
