Category: Military
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Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser
Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser The French heavy cruiser Colbert (1928) was the second ship of the four-vessel Suffren class and represented the continued evolution of France’s Washington Treaty cruiser designs. Named after the seventeenth-century French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the cruiser combined powerful offensive armament with high speed, although like many treaty cruisers of the… Read more
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HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser
HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser HMS Hermione was a Royal Navy light cruiser of the Dido class, designed to provide fleet air defence and escort protection during the Second World War. Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons at Linthouse on the River Clyde, she was launched on 30 September 1939 and commissioned on 5 March… Read more
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Dornier Do 24 in Norwegian Service
Dornier Do 24 in Norwegian Service The Dornier Do 24 saw limited post-war use in Norway after the German surrender in 1945. Two aircraft were taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force from former Luftwaffe stocks. They were not acquired as part of a planned long-term equipment programme, but were retained because they were… Read more