Tag: World War Two
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HMS Cumberland (1928) British Heavy Cruiser
HMS Cumberland (1928) British Heavy Cruiser HMS Cumberland (57) was a British heavy cruiser of the County-class, launched on 26 March 1926 for the Royal Navy. Built during the interwar period under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, Cumberland was designed to combine heavy firepower with long-range cruising ability while remaining within treaty displacement… Read more
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HMS Eagle (1918) Aircraft Carrier
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre-class battleship Almirante Cochrane, she was laid down before World War I. In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carrier; this work was finished in 1924.… Read more
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British Battleship HMS Malaya
HMS Malaya First World War A Queen Elizabeth class battleship, HMS Malaya was built by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Company at High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, and launched in March 1915. She was named in honour of the Federated Malay States in British Malaya, whose government paid for her construction. She took part… Read more