Category: Military
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Raleigh
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Raleigh HMS Raleigh was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (along with her sister ships HMS Hawkins, Effingham, Frobisher and Vindictive), ordered in 1915 under the First World War emergency programme and built at Devonport Dockyard. She was laid down in 1916, launched on 28 September 1919, and commissioned in 1921. Named after the Elizabethan explorer Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Effingham
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Effingham HMS Effingham was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy(along with her sister ships HMS Hawkins, Raleigh, Frobisher and Vindictive). She was named after Lord Howard of Effingham, who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Laid down during the First World War but completed later, Read more
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Bolkhovitinov S Sparka High Speed Bomber
Bolkhovitinov S Sparka Light Bomber The Bolkhovitinov S Sparka (Russian for “Twin”) was Soviet twin-engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype that first flew on 29 January 1940. The two engines were placed in tandem, with each driving a propeller mounted on the nose. The first prototype was only fitted with one engine and had Read more