Tag: Military
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Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser
Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser The French heavy cruiser Colbert (1928) was the second ship of the four-vessel Suffren class and represented the continued evolution of France’s Washington Treaty cruiser designs. Named after the seventeenth-century French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the cruiser combined powerful offensive armament with high speed, although like many treaty cruisers of the… Read more
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Suffren (1927) French Heavy Cruiser
Suffren (1927) French Heavy Cruiser Laid down at the Arsenal de Brest in 1926 and launched on 3 May 1927, the Suffren was the lead ship of her class and one of the most significant French warships of the interwar period. She represented France’s earnest attempt to build a modern heavy cruiser within the constraints… Read more
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HTMS Sri Ayudhya
HTMS Sri Ayudhya HTMS Sri Ayudhya was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy and one of the most notable warships in Thailand’s modern naval history. Built in Japan by the Kawasaki Dockyard at Kobe, she was launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. Named after the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, Sri… Read more