Tag: WWII
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Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Fury Originally designed for the Royal Air Force as a light Tempest Fighter, the end of the Second World War saw the RAF cancel its order for the fighter. The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm saw the Fury as an ideal option to replace a range of aircraft and ordered it as the… Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Exeter
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Exeter Launched on 18 July 1929, HMS Exeter was the second and last York-class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned on 22 July 1931, she spent the interwar period in the Atlantic, North America and West Indies Station. With the outbreak of World War Two, Exeter was sent to… Read more
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS Dorsetshire
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Dorsetshire Launched on 29 January 1929, HMS Dorsetshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the British Royal Navy. Commissioned on 30 September 1930, During World War Two, she took part in the search for the German heavy Cruiser Graf Spee. During the final engagement with the German battleship Bismarck, Dorsetshire was… Read more