Category: Military
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Frobisher
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Frobisher HMS Frobisher a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (along with her sisters HMS Hawkins (the name ship), HMS Raleigh, HMS Effingham, and HMS Cavendish (later renamed Vindictive)) of the British Royal Navy. was commissioned on 20 September 1924 and initially served as flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet. Read more
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Hawker Hawfinch Fighter
Hawker Hawfinch Fighter Deigned as a replacement for the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin and Gloster Gamecock, the Hawker Hawfinch first flew in March 1927. The competing Bristol Bulldog had a higher top speed and was judged to be easier to maintain, so was ordered into production. No other Hawfinches were built and the single prototype was Read more
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Hawker F.20/27 Fighter
Hawker F.20/27 Fighter Designed as an interceptor, the Hawker F.20/27 competed against Armstrong Whitworth Starling II, Bristol Bullpup, de Havilland DH.77, Fairey Firefly II, Saunders A.10, Vickers Jockey and the Westland Interceptor. None of these were selected and the specification was withdrawn. Hawker designed a follow on design with a V-12 inline engine, the Hawker Read more