Tag: warship
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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
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Turkish Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Turgut Reis
Turkish Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Turgut Reis The Turkish pre-dreadnought battleship Turgut Reis was originally built for the Imperial German Navy as SMS Weissenburg, one of the Brandenburg-class battleships. Weissenburg was launched in 1891 and commissioned into the German Navy in 1894. She, along with her three sisters (Brandenburg, Wörth, and Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm), was notable for Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Raleigh
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Raleigh HMS Raleigh was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (along with her sister ships HMS Hawkins, Effingham, Frobisher and Vindictive), ordered in 1915 under the First World War emergency programme and built at Devonport Dockyard. She was laid down in 1916, launched on 28 September 1919, and commissioned in 1921. Named after the Elizabethan explorer Read more