Tag: warship
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HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser
HMS Hermione British Light Cruiser HMS Hermione was a Royal Navy light cruiser of the Dido class, designed to provide fleet air defence and escort protection during the Second World War. Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons at Linthouse on the River Clyde, she was launched on 30 September 1939 and commissioned on 5 March… Read more
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HTMS Sri Ayudhya
HTMS Sri Ayudhya HTMS Sri Ayudhya was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy and one of the most notable warships in Thailand’s modern naval history. Built in Japan by the Kawasaki Dockyard at Kobe, she was launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. Named after the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, Sri… Read more
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HTMS Rattanakosindra
HTMS Rattanakosindra HTMS Rattanakosindra was an armoured gunboat of the Royal Thai Navy and the lead ship of the Rattanakosindra class (with her sister ship HTMS Sukhothai). Built in the United Kingdom by Armstrong Whitworth at High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, she was laid down on 29 September 1924, launched on 21 April 1925, and… Read more