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Dorsetshire
Royal Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Norfolk 1927/09/21
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1929/01/29 1930/09/30 1942/04/05
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/03/26       Colombo  
42/04/04     EastFlt/ForceA Colombo  
42/04/05     EastFlt/ForceA sunk(1StrFor) SW of Ceylon  

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