Naval Art print. HMS
Norfolk at the Battle of North Cape by naval artist Ivan Berryman.
HMS
Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. HMS Norfolk and HMS
Belfast of Force I are shown engaging the Scharnhorst which has already
been hit and disabled by both HMS Duke of York and the cruiser HMS
Jamaica. Scharnhorst was never to escape the clutches of the British
and Norwegian forces for, having been slowed to just a few knots by
numerous hits, fell victim to repeated torpedo attacks by the allied
cruisers and destroyers that had trapped the German marauder.
Displacement:
9,975 tons (Dorsetshire), 9,925 tons (Norfolk) Speed:
32kt Complement: 650
Armament:
Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and
sixteen 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as eight 0.5 inch machine
guns in pairs. Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes in pairs and 1
aircraft.
