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HMS Suffolk, pennant number 55, was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, and part of the Kent subclass. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard , Portsmouth , UK, with the keel being laid down on 30 September 1924.
HMS Suffolk (55) was one of the Kent subclass of the County-class heavy cruisers Heavy cruisers were defined by international agreement pre-war for the purposes of arms limitation as those with guns greater than 6-inch (152 mm); ships of guns of 6-inch or less were light cruisers.
Norfolk and Suffolk were equipped with radar which was used to good advantage when they shadowed the German battleship Bismarck during the RN's attempts to hunt her down after the sinking of HMS Hood. The class saw service in nearly every theatre of the war. Norfolk, Suffolk, and Dorsetshire were involved in the pursuit of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen.
Pages in category "World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom" ... HMS Spartan (95) HMS Suffolk (55) HMS Superb (25) HMS Sussex (96) HMS Swiftsure (08) T.
The escorts were County-class heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk, the destroyer HMS Impulsive and the minesweepers HMS Britomart, Leda, Hussar and Gossamer, en route to the base at Kola Inlet. Other ships were present at some stages of the voyage. North King suffered an engine failure but its engine room crew got it going again, despite the stormy ...
HMS Armanillo, Combined Operations RN Beach Commando training centre, Glenfinnart; HMS Asbury, shore based transit accommodation, Asbury Park, New Jersey; HMS Atlantic Isle, U-boat monitoring station, Tristan da Cunha during WWII [18] HMS Attack, Coastal Forces MLs and storage, RN Dockyard, Portland; HMS Avalon, St. John's, Newfoundland and ...
HMT Lord Suffolk: Dec 1939: Auxiliary patrol, returned 1943 HMT Lord Wakefield: Aug 1939: Anti-submarine, bombed off Normandy 29 Jul 1944 HMT Lorinda: Sep 1939: Minesweeper, lost by fire at Freetown 28 Aug 1941 HMT Lorraine: Jun 1940: Auxiliary patrol, Minesweeper, returned Jan 1946 HMT Louis Botha: Jun 1940
HMS Suffolk was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Upon completion she was assigned to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet and was then assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean in 1909 after a lengthy refit.