Category: Royal Navy
-
HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser
HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser HMS Spartan was a British light cruiser of the Dido class, built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Constructed by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, she was launched in 1942 and commissioned on 12 July 1943. Like other ships of her class, Spartan was designed primarily for fleet air… Read more
-
HMS Trinidad (1941) British Light Cruiser
HMS Trinidad (1941) British Light Cruiser The HMS Trinidad was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, built during the late 1930s as part of the Crown Colony or Fiji class. Constructed by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, she was launched in March 1941 and entered service during one of the most difficult periods of… Read more
-
HMS Cumberland (1928) British Heavy Cruiser
HMS Cumberland (1928) British Heavy Cruiser HMS Cumberland (57) was a British heavy cruiser of the County-class, launched on 26 March 1926 for the Royal Navy. Built during the interwar period under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, Cumberland was designed to combine heavy firepower with long-range cruising ability while remaining within treaty displacement… Read more