Shropshire

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Type	Heavy Cruiser
Class	County
Nation	United Kingdom
Voice	None
Level 1 HP	10800
Level 1 Weight Cap	1803
Vestures to Rescue	12 (11)
Traits	High-Spirited Caretaking

Conducted patrols in the south Atlantic and Indian Ocean through 1942. Transferred to Australia to replace Canberra after that ship's loss at Savo Island. Won five battle honours in the Pacific and witnessed the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay. Sold back to England for scrap in 1954.

— In-game description

Shropshire is a British Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Shepherd's Crook	1100	Torpedo Speed: TB2	None
Good Luck Charm	Victorian Choker	1100	Crit Defense: Turret Destroyed MB3	None
Honor	Letter of Gratitude from the Bishop of Durham	400	Gun Damage: LB1	None
Library	Compilation of Vogue sewing patterns	400	Gun Mag Weight: LB2	None
Music	Boyce/Garrick, "Heart of Oak"	1100	V Armor Quality: Fore & Aft	None
Recreation	Sandwiches	400	H Armor: Citadel	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
20	War Conditions	Belle Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
35	Der Zeitgeist	Belle Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
45	The Seven Islands Watch	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
40	The View from Khodovarikha	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
50	Churchill's Finest Hour	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	10800
Speed	32.3
Refit Capacity	40
Weight capacity	1803
Reserves	6
Waterline Length	595
Mean Beam	52.8
Mean Height	48.5
Sortie Cost	14
Compartments	7
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	1.5
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.5
Vertical Armor: Barbette	0.9
Vertical Armor: Citadel	3.6
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.45
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.45
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.45

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	County-class Tower
Rangekeeper	AFCT Mk III
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	2	4x 8"/50 BL Mk VIII**

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	1	8x 4"/45 QF Mk V

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	2x 0.5"/62 MG Mk III No. 1
II	N/A	Not Equipped
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	2x 21" Mk VII C Enriched Air Quad Wing
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	1x Supermarine Walrus I
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	Fire the beacons up and down the land she perished for.
Tragic	"There revenges are forgot, and the hater hates no more."

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Shropshire/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1929
Service	9.24.1929 - 7.16.1954
Namesake	County of Shropshire
Sisters	Three sisters Nine half-sisters
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	William Beardmore & Co Dalmuir, Scotland
Fate	Scrapped

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!