Tag: Navy
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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
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French Battleship Condorcet
French Battleship Condorcet Condorcet was a French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton-class. Launched on 20 April 1909, she was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 25 July 1911. On 16 August 1914, Condorcet participated in the Battle of Antivari along with a large Fleet of British and French ships. She participated in the sinking of… Read more
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French Battleship Mirabeau
French Battleship Mirabeau Mirabeau was a French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton-class. Launched on 28 October 1909, she was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 1 August 1911. During the First World War, she helped blockade the Straits of Otranto and the Dardanelles to prevent German, Austro-Hungarian and Turkish warships from breaking out into the… Read more