Tag: World War Two
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HMS Roberts (1941)
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
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Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Soryu
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