Category: Military
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HMS Southampton (1937) British Light Cruiser
HMS Southampton (1937) British Light Cruiser HMS Southampton was the lead ship of the Southampton subclass of the Town-class light cruisers, launched in 1936 and commissioned in March 1937. Her main armament consisted of twelve 6-inch guns mounted in four triple turrets, supported by anti-aircraft weapons and torpedo tubes. At the outbreak of the Second… Read more
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HMS Cornwall (1928) British Heavy Cruiser
HMS Cornwall (1928) British Heavy Cruiser The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers built during the interwar period. Commissioned in 1928, she was designed under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, which restricted the size and armament of cruisers. As a result, Cornwall displaced around 10,000 tons… Read more
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HMS Gloucester (1939) British Light Cruiser
HMS Gloucester (1939) British Light Cruiser HMS Gloucester (62) was a British light cruiser of the second group of the Town-class cruisers built for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. Nicknamed the “Fighting G,” Gloucester became one of the most active and respected cruisers of the war before her loss in 1941. Designed… Read more