Category: Military
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Supermarine Walrus Argentine Service
Supermarine Walrus in Argentine Service The Supermarine Walrus served with the Argentine Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval Argentina) during the 1940s and 50s, providing the navy with a versatile amphibious aircraft capable of operating from both land bases and the sea. Designed by Supermarine Aviation Works, the Walrus was a rugged biplane powered by a Bristol… Read more
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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