HMS London (69)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS London
NamesakeLondon
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down23 February 1926
Launched14 September 1927
Commissioned31 January 1929
IdentificationPennant number 69
FateSold for scrapping, 3 January 1950. Broken up from 22 January 1950 by T. W. Ward of Barrow
General characteristics
Class and typeCounty-class heavy cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,750 tons standard
  • 13,315 tons full load
Length633 ft (193 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draught21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion
  • Eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • Four shaft Parsons geared turbines
  • 80,000 shp (60 MN)
Speed32 knots (59.3 km/h)
Range9,120 nmi at 12 kn
Complement784
Armament
Aircraft carriedOne Supermarine Walrus, one catapult

HMS London, pennant number C69, was a member of the second group of the County-class heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy. She and her sisters; Sussex, Shropshire, and Devonshire differed from the earlier group of Counties (known as the Kent class) by having a smaller forward superstructure, which was positioned slightly further aft, and little armour plating. HMS London's career spanned over twenty years.