Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "HMS Sheffield - Guide 127" video.

@airplanemaster1 Initial trials with the 6 inch triple mounting prototype showed that when firing at the same time the trajectory if the shell from the middle gun was affected, resulting in an unacceptable wide spread. By setting the middle gun slightly further back in the turret, and by a marginal delay in the firing circuit of the middle gun, the problem was resolved, actually by late 1937, following trials with HMS Newcastle.
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The 1934, 1934A, and 1936 classes had names & numbers. numbered Z1 to Z22. The war built destroyers, classes 1936A, 1936A(M), & 1936B, had numbers only.
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To be even more pedantic, Sheffield and her sisters were actually known at the time of construction as the Southampton class. The 4 stackers were named after towns common to the US & the UK.
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Thirteen Battle Honours. With all due respect to HMS Belfast, I would have much preferred to see Sheffield moored by Tower Bridge.
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@bkjeong4302 Actually, they were half-sisters. Sheffield was Southampton class, first group, whereas Belfast was third group. They looked different, in particular Belfast had (has) a distinctive gap between her bridge and her forward funnel.
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@ploppysonofploppy6066 Correct. Newcastle was built by Vickers Armstrong, of Newcastle, and commissioned on 5 March, 1937. Southampton, built by John Browns, commissioned the following day. Newcastle was also laid down first and launched first. Odd that they should ever have been known as Towns, as they were named after cities.
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@ploppysonofploppy6066 As a confirmed cynic, I wonder how many Type 26s the RN will actually see! The original assumption was that 13 would be built. This has already been reduced to 8. Apparently, the savings will be used to build a cheaper, general purpose, vessel, the Type 31e. How many is, of course, unclear. The British MoD had a track record of incompetence in this area.
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@ficklefingeroffate Because it was a huge natural harbour, and the ideal place from which the Grand Fleet could intercept any German attempt to sortie into the Atlantic.
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@pallegantzhorn3742 Sheffield had four turrets for most of the war. In July, 1944, she went to Boston for an extensive refit, but returned to Portsmouth in May 1945 before it had been completed. The refit was completed in Portsmouth by May 1946, and involved the removal of X turret to permit fitting of additional AA weapons. Enhanced radar, including Type 283, Type 960, Type 277, and Type 275, was also fitted.
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