Category: Military
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HMS Inflexible (1876) Ironclad Battleship
HMS Inflexible (1876) Ironclad Battleship Laid down at Portsmouth in 1874 and launched two years later, HMS Inflexible (1876) was designed by the Chief Constructor of the Navy, Nathaniel Barnaby. Her design was in response to the perceived threat posed by powerful Italian ironclads then under construction, particularly the Duilio and Dandolo. Barnaby’s response was… Read more
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HTMS Thonburi
HTMS Thonburi HTMS Thonburi (เรือหลวงธนบุรี) was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy, named after the historic Kingdom of Thonburi. Thonburi and her sister ship, HTMS Sri Ayudhya, were designed following the incorporation of the earlier Rattanakosindra-class gunboats into the Siamese Navy in the 1920s. Under Plaek Phibunsongkram’s command, the Siamese Navy began… Read more
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Supermarine Walrus New Zealand Service
Supermarine Walrus in New Zealand Service The first Walruses associated with New Zealand arrived in 1936–37 aboard the Leander-class cruisers HMS Achilles and HMS Leander. These aircraft were carried on catapults and used for reconnaissance, gunnery spotting, and fleet observation duties. The Walrus was particularly suited to cruiser operations because it could be launched by… Read more