HMS Sheffield (1936)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Sheffield
- Launch Year
- 1936
- Type
- Cruiser
- Class
- Town-class cruiser
- Pennant Number
- 12
- Launched
- 1936
- Built at
- Armstrong Whitworth
- Commissioned
- 1937
- Armament
- 12 × 6-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Light cruiser
- Notable for
- Bismarck operations
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1967
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Sheffield played a role in the pursuit of the Bismarck.