Tag: warship
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HMS Charybdis British Light Cruiser
HMS Charybdis British Light Cruiser HMS Charybdis was a British Dido-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Launched in 1940 and commissioned in December 1941, she was designed primarily as an anti-aircraft cruiser to protect fleets and convoys from air attack. Unlike most ships of her class, Charybdis was… Read more
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HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser
HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser HMS Spartan was a British light cruiser of the Dido class, built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Constructed by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, she was launched in 1942 and commissioned on 12 July 1943. Like other ships of her class, Spartan was designed primarily for fleet air… Read more
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USS Alabama BB-8 Battleship
USS Alabama BB-8 Battleship The USS Alabama (BB-8) was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1900 as part of the Illinois class. Built during a period of rapid naval expansion, she represented America’s growing ambition to become a major sea power at the turn of the twentieth century. Armed with four… Read more