Tag: Navy
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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
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Foch (1929) French Heavy Cruiser
Foch (1929) French Heavy Cruiser The Foch was a heavy cruiser of the Suffren class that saw service in the Second World War. She was the third vessel of her class, launched in 1929 and active until her scuttling in 1942. She was originally intended to bear the name Louvois, after the Marquis de Louvois,… Read more
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HMS Agamemnon (1879) Ironclad Battleship
HMS Agamemnon (1879) Ironclad Battleship HMS Agamemnon was an ironclad battleship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1879 as the lead ship of the Ajax-class. She was built at Chatham Dockyard during a period of rapid naval development, when the Royal Navy was transitioning from traditional broadside ironclads to more modern turret and barbette-equipped warships.… Read more