British Heavy Cruiser HMS Dorsetshire
Launched on 29 January 1929, HMS Dorsetshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the British Royal Navy. Commissioned on 30 September 1930, During World War Two, she took part in the search for the German heavy Cruiser Graf Spee. During the final engagement with the German battleship Bismarck, Dorsetshire was ordered to close range and deliver a torpedo attack.
When Japan entered the war, Dorsetshire was ordered to the far east. On 5 April 1942, in company with her sister ship HMS Cornwall, she was spotted by Japanese aircraft. A resulting dive-bombing attack sank both ships.
