Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "County class - Guide 115" video.

Cumberland was almost involved in one of the first naval engagements of WW2, at the River Plate, and similarly almost involved in one of the last when, together with the French battleship Richelieu, she attempted to intercept the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro. In the event, Haguro was sunk by DF26 in a night torpedo attack. As a result, apparently a humorist pinned up the following on Cumberland's notice board:- 'Too late, for the Plate. Too slow, for Haguro.
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@neniAAinen The 4.5 inch belt on the Counties compared well with the 2.5 to 4 inch belt on the Pensacolas, and almost as well with the 3.25 to 5 inch of the Portlands. The Deutchland, so-called 'pocket battleships,' only had belts of 2.4 to 3.1 inches.
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@ravenwing199 Not according to Siegfried Breyer (Battleships & Battlecruiser, 1955 -1970) or Gerhard Coop & Klaus-Peter Schmolke (Pocket Battleships of the Deutchland Class). Both say 80 mm, which is 3.15 inches in proper measurements.
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@ravenwing199 My sources agree that Graf Spee was better armoured, but in the depth of the belt, not the thickness. I suppose, this long after the event, 'yer pays yer money an' yer takes yer choice.'
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@neniAAinen Yes, quite correct. My mistake. I was looking at the Kents after their upgrades which began from 1934, not at their original design.
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