![]() However, the protection of the vital parts of the ship remains fairly thin so battleships can punish the ship really hard. The Devonshire presents slightly tougher armor protection than the London, most likely due to the fact that she doesn’t have a smokescreen. After 1947, the ship was converted into a training ship and was scrapped in 1954. She spent the rest of the war escorting convoys, aircraft carriers and, after Germany surrendered, 2 German cruisers. She supported operations of the Free French forces in Africa in 1941 and was also part of the escort for the first convoy to the Soviet Union with Operation Dervish and supported the Allied Invasion of Madagascar in 1942. The Devonshire took part in Operation Menace in August 1940 which was a failed attempt to turn back Vichy French cruisers that were stationed at Dakar. During this operation, she almost managed to run into the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau that were at this point busy sinking the Aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and as well as the Destroyers Acasta and Ardent. During the Norwegian campaign, she evacuated King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav, and Norwegian government officials, including the Prime Minister, Johan Nygaardsvold. The ship saw active service during World War II with the Home Fleet, supporting operations in Norway. The ship was launched in October 1927 and commissioned in March 1929. More precisely, she was part of the London sub-class. HMS Devonshire, pennant number 39, was County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. ![]()
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