H.M.S. Sheffield, a 9,000 ton cruiser of the City Class (others - Southampton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) with twelve 6 guns; triple turrets and eight 4 guns on twin mountings for aircraft. Carries six torpedo tubes and is designed to carry three aircraft. The keel of H.M.S. Sheffield (the first one of the name) was laid in the early part of 1935 at Vickers-Armstrong's Naval Yard, Walker-on-Tyne; launched July 1936 by the Duchess of Kent was commissioned for service in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet. The Ships crest and motto are based on the Coat of Arms of the City of Sheffield, the crossed arrows representing the long association of the city with armaments. A feature of the ship is Staybrite Steel in place of the normal brass work and a ships bell of stainless steel (the only one in the Navy) presented by Messrs. Hadfields Ltd.