British Surrey-class heavy cruisers cancelled in 1929

The British Royal Navy was under the 1928 Naval Estimates allowed to built 1 ‘A’ Cruiser and 2 ‘B’ cruisers. In January 1928 it was decided to built 2-10,000 tons ‘A’ cruisers to be named Surrey and Northumberland at Portsmouth respectively Devonport.(1) On 24 July 1929 informed MacDonald the House of Commons however that the work was suspended and a half year later fleet orders make clear that both cruisers were cancelled.(2)

Notes

1. Part of the County-class Norfolk-subclass although referred to as Surrey-class preceded by Hawkins-class succeeded by York-class. Cancelled on 14 January 1930.

2. James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866 Lossiemouth, Scotland-9 November 1937 North Atlantic Ocean), politician and statesman, Prime Minister in 1924 and 1929-1935.

Source

Brassey’s Naval and Shipping Annual 1931. London, England.