Tag: Navy
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Vindictive
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Vindictive HMS Vindictive was originally laid down as HMS Cavendish, one of the Hawkins-class heavy cruisers ordered during the First World War. Before completion she was selected for conversion into an aircraft carrier, reflecting the Admiralty’s growing interest in naval aviation. Renamed Vindictive in June 1917, she was launched in January Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig SMS Braunschweig was the lead ship of the Braunschweig-class battleships (along with her sister ships Elsass, Lothringen, Hessen and Preussen), the first German capital ships to carry the heavier 28 cm (11 in) main guns that became standard in subsequent designs. Named after the Duchy of Brunswick (Braunschweig in German), Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS London (1929)
British Heavy Cruiser HMS London (1929) HMS London was a British heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, the name ship of the London sub-class of the County-class cruisers. She was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard in February 1926, launched in September 1927, and commissioned in January 1929. The County-class cruisers had been authorised under the Read more