Tag: World War Two

  • HMS Attacker British Aircraft Carrier

    HMS Attacker British Aircraft Carrier
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    HMS Attacker British Aircraft Carrier HMS Attacker (D02) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Converted from a merchantman under construction, she was commissioned by the United States Navy on 30 September 1942, as USS Barnes (CVE-7), a Bogue-class escort carrier; she was decommissioned and transferred… Read more

  • HMS Roberts (1941)

    HMS Roberts (1941)
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    HMS Roberts (1941) HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Built by John Brown & Company, of Clydebank, she was laid down 30 April 1940, launched 1 April 1941 and completed on 27… Read more

  • Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Soryu

    Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Soryu
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    Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Soryu Sōryū was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to follow Sōryū, but Hiryū’s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class. Sōryū’s aircraft were employed in operations during the Second… Read more