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Posted by Terry Pottle on March 20, 2025, 8:57:20, in reply to "British heavycruiser question"
Both York & Exeter are Cathedral cities, I am not sure whether further ships were to be build in the class, when 8” cruisers were dropped at the London Conference 
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The British heavy cruisers York and Exeter were ordered in the late 1920's. The Profile Warship book #13 HMS Exeter lists these 2 ships as Cathedral class. Yet the other RN references I have listed them individually. And they do look different.Was the term "Cathedral"class a nickname?
Any one know anything about this? Thanks in advance.
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