H.M.S. Cornwall
56
1938
(Argonaut 61)
(Upgraded by Bruce Gordon)
- Class: Kent - 7 cruisers of 1924-25
- Displacement: 9,850 tons
- Dimensions: 590(pp) 630(oa) x 68.25 x 16.25 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, SHP 80,000 = 31.5 knots
- Armor: Main belt 3in-5in, deck 1.5in, turrets 1.5in-2in, DCT 3in
- Armament: 8-8in (4x2), 8-4in AA (4x2), 16-2pdr AA (2x8), 4-20mm AA (4x1), 8-.5in AA (2x4) guns; 1 aircraft
- Complement: 679
- Builder: Devonport Dockyard
- Laid Down: 9 Oct 1924
- Launched: 11 Mar 1926
- Completed: 8 May 1928
- Service: Sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft in Indian Ocean, 5 April 1942
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