Tag: First World War
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4 The Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) F.E.4 was intended as a ground attack aircraft armed with a 1.5 pounder COW gun and 3 × .303 in Lewis guns. Two prototypes were built but performed poorly under evaluation and were not developed further. The first prototype was armed with a 1.5 pounder (37mm) Read more
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British Monitor HMS Sir John Moore
HMS Sir John Moore HMS Sir John Moore was one of the eight vessels of the Lord Clive-class monitors built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. These ships were conceived as a response to the pressing need for heavy shore bombardment vessels capable of supporting the army along the Belgian coast, where Read more
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Royal Navy Battleship HMS Canada
Royal Navy Battleship HMS Canada HMS Canada was originally ordered by Chile as the Almirante Latorre in 1911. With the outbreak of World War One, the battleship was purchased by Britain, where it served with the Royal Navy, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland. Chile repurchase the ship in 1920 and renamed it Almirante Read more