Tag: warship
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HMS Cornwall (1928) British Heavy Cruiser
HMS Cornwall (1928) British Heavy Cruiser The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers built during the interwar period. Commissioned in 1928, she was designed under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, which restricted the size and armament of cruisers. As a result, Cornwall displaced around 10,000 tons… Read more
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HMS Gloucester (1939) British Light Cruiser
HMS Gloucester (1939) British Light Cruiser HMS Gloucester (62) was a British light cruiser of the second group of the Town-class cruisers built for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. Nicknamed the “Fighting G,” Gloucester became one of the most active and respected cruisers of the war before her loss in 1941. Designed… Read more
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HMS Edinburgh (1939) British Light Cruiser
HMS Edinburgh (1939) British Light Cruiser HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. She was the last ship of the Town-class cruisers and was designed for speed, long-range patrols, and protection of merchant convoys during the Second World War. Armed with twelve 6-inch guns… Read more