Category: Military
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Argentine Heavy Cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo (C-2)
Argentine Heavy Cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo (C-2) The heavy cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo (C-2) was constructed for the Argentine Navy as part of a naval expansion programme in the late 1920s. She was one of two cruisers of the class, built alongside Almirante Brown. The ships were ordered from the Italian shipbuilder Odero-Terni-Orlando and constructed… Read more
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Argentine Heavy Cruiser Almirante Brown (C-1)
Argentine Heavy Cruiser Almirante Brown (C-1) The heavy cruiser Almirante Brown (C-1) was one of the most significant surface combatants operated by the Armada Argentina during the interwar period and the early Cold War. Built in Europe during a period of naval modernisation in South America, the ship reflected both regional naval rivalry and the… Read more
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Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Monarch (1868)
Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Monarch (1868) HMS Monarch, launched in 1868, was one of the Royal Navy’s early seagoing turret ships and represented an important stage in the transition from broadside ironclads to modern battleships. Built at Chatham Dockyard, she was designed under the direction of Sir Edward Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy.… Read more