Tag: Navy
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Effingham
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Effingham HMS Effingham was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy(along with her sister ships HMS Hawkins, Raleigh, Frobisher and Vindictive). She was named after Lord Howard of Effingham, who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Laid down during the First World War but completed later, Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Frobisher
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Frobisher HMS Frobisher a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (along with her sisters HMS Hawkins (the name ship), HMS Raleigh, HMS Effingham, and HMS Cavendish (later renamed Vindictive)) of the British Royal Navy. was commissioned on 20 September 1924 and initially served as flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet. Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Hawkins
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Hawkins HMS Hawkins was the lead ship of the Hawkins-class heavy cruisers, built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Conceived in 1915 as a response to German commerce raiders, she was designed to be fast, have long endurance, and be heavily armed with 7.5-inch guns – larger than those Read more