Category: Royal Navy
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Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua The Blackburn Skua was operated by the British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in the early years of the Second World War. It combined the roles of dive-bomber and fighter. The first unit to receive the Skua was 800 Naval Air Squadron in late 1938 at Worth Down. By November the squadron had… Read more
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HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser
HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser HMS Hermione was a Royal Navy light cruiser of the Dido class, designed to provide fleet air defence and escort protection during the Second World War. Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons at Linthouse on the River Clyde, she was launched on 30 September 1939 and commissioned on 5 March… Read more
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HMS Ajax (1880) Ironclad Battleship
HMS Ajax (1880) Ironclad Battleship The HMS Ajax was one of two Ajax-class battleship ironclads built for the Royal Navy during the final phase of Britain’s ironclad era. She was laid down at Pembroke Dockyard on 21 March 1876, launched on 27 February 1880, and completed in 1883. The Ajax class was conceived as a… Read more