And I was wondering what everyone's thoughts on it. 2 people found this helpful. The ships were also referred to as County-class cruisers as they carried the names of British counties. County Class Cruisers. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2019. The County class cruisers, or more accurately the Kent, London and Norfolk classes were the main British effort at building 10,000t treaty cruisers. The Monmouth-class was a ten-ship class of 10,000 ton armoured cruisers built around 1901 to 1903 for the Royal Navy and designed specifically for commerce protection. Hobbylinc carries 20 1/350 scale cruiser models at discounts up to 21%. The Arquitens-class command cruiser, also known as the Imperial light cruiser, was a multipurpose light cruiser used by the Imperial Navy, in which it filled roles from detached patrol vessel to communications ship to capital ship support. Did the County class have any redeeming qualities over the Town Class? Armoured cruisers were protected by a belt of side armour and an armoured deck. Top international reviews MR M T. 5.0 out of 5 stars war ships. I did say I would do a review of these ships at some point, and well, here I am. Helpful. See all reviews from the United States. The York class was the second and final class of 8-inch (203 mm)–gunned heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy under the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.They were essentially a reduced version of the preceding County class, scaled down to enable more cruisers to be built from the limited defence budgets of the late 1920s. Comment Report abuse. Our thanks to Seaforth Publishing for supplying our review sample – get this excellent book here now. Highly recommended for any kind of research for County Class cruisers. In that old … https://www.amazon.com/Shipcraft-19-County-Class-Cruisers/dp/1848321279 It was a reworking of Kuat Drive Yards' Arquitens-class light cruiser, though they shared only structural similarities. First class cruisers. Were the Town class, in general, much superior ships to the County? Author: Les Brown Published by Seaforth Publishing: ShipCraft Modelling Series No.19 ISBN: 9781848321274 Pages: 64 Paperback A4 size Price around £14.99 GBP (December 2013) Review by Les Venus. A detailed look at the County class Cruisers Not the 10,000t 8”armed cruiser the RN wanted, but the 10,000t 8” armed cruiser the RN deserved. The Town class cruisers as a whole in game (Belfast, Sheffield) seem much better than the County class rares (Aussie, and Kent.) Read more. A review in tow. 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