Tag: Navy
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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
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Dupleix (1930) French Heavy Cruiser
Dupleix (1930) French Heavy Cruiser The French heavy cruiser Dupleix was the fourth and final member of the Suffren class of treaty cruisers built for the French Navy during the interwar period. Named after the eighteenth-century French colonial administrator Joseph François Dupleix, she represented the culmination of French efforts to improve cruiser protection while remaining… Read more