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HMS Kent (54)
HMS ''Kent'', pennant number 54, was a heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. She was the lead ship of the ''Kent'' subclass. After completion the ship was sent to the China Station where she remained until the beginning of the Second World War, aside from a major refit in 1937–38. ''Kent'' hunted the German pocket battleship in the East Indies in late 1939 and then was reassigned to troop convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean in early 1940. She was transferred to the Mediterranean in mid-1940, but was torpedoed shortly after arriving. The ship was under repair for a year and was then assigned to Home Fleet where she escorted convoys to and from North Russia for the next several years. In mid-1944 ''Kent'' escorted British aircraft carriers as their aircraft made attacks on German shipping and airfields in Norway. A few months later was flagship of a force that intercepted a German convoy in Norwegian waters and sank two freighters and five escorts. The ship was paid off in early 1945 and placed in reserve until she was used as a target. ''Kent'' was sold for scrap in 1948.
==Description==
''Kent'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving four shafts, which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . Steam for the turbines was provided by eight Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. ''Kent'' carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . The ship's complement was 784 officers and men.〔Raven and Roberts, pp. 123, 412–13〕
The ship mounted eight 50-calibre 8-inch (203 mm) guns in four twin gun turrets. Her secondary armament consisted of four anti-aircraft (AA) guns in single mounts. ''Kent'' mounted four single 2-pounder (40 mm) light AA guns ("pom-poms"). The ship carried two quadruple torpedo tube above-water mounts for torpedoes.〔Raven and Roberts, p. 412〕
''Kent'' was only lightly protected with little more than a single inch of plating protecting vital machinery. Her magazines were the exception and were protected by of armour. Space and weight was reserved for one aircraft catapult and its seaplane, but they were not fitted until after she was completed.〔Raven and Roberts, pp. 251, 412〕
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