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Vickers Export Design 1242 for Australia

This export design for Australia from Vickers is dated slightly later (In 1926 rather 1923 and 24) then the previous proposals and shows a modified York class Heavy cruiser with the same armament and layout but on a slightly different hull (75tons heavier, more than a meter longer and minimally narrower) Other then these it is basically a repeat York for the RAN.

The designs had these characteristics: (IN brackets the York class)
Dimensions: 166,11 (pp) 176,63 (oa) x 17,22 x 5,03m (164,6 (pp) 175,3 (oa) x 17,4 x 6,17m
Displacement: 8.325tons (standard) (8.250tons (standard))
Armour: Unknown but probably same as the York so 38mm deck above machinery, 76mm above magazines and 76mm belt over machinery with 114mm over magazines
Engines: Unknown but probably same as the York so 80.000shp Parson Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: Unknown but probably close to 60km/h (32,5knots)
Armaments: (Similar to York)
3x2 8"/50 (203mm) BL Mk VIII Guns,
4x1 4"/45 (102mm) QF Mk V DP-AA Guns,
2x8 40mm/39 QF Mk VIII AA Guns,
2x4 12,7mm MG Mk III AA Guns,
2x4 533mm Torpedo Tubes