Tag: warship
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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
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HMS Fiji (1940) British Light Cruiser
HMS Fiji (1940) British Light Cruiser HMS Fiji was the lead ship of the Fiji-class (also called the Crown Colony-class) of light cruisers, built for the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. Laid down in 1938 and commissioned in 1940, she was designed under the constraints of the London Naval… Read more