Tag: naval
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HMS Edinburgh (1939) British Light Cruiser
HMS Edinburgh (1939) British Light Cruiser HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. She was the last ship of the Town-class cruisers and was designed for speed, long-range patrols, and protection of merchant convoys during the Second World War. Armed with twelve 6-inch guns… Read more
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HMS Eagle (1918) Aircraft Carrier
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, she was laid down before World War I. In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carrier; this work was finished in 1924.… Read more
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HMS Fiji (1940) British Light Cruiser
HMS Fiji (1940) British Light Cruiser HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers, built for the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. Laid down in 1938 and commissioned in 1940, she was designed under the constraints of the London Naval… Read more