Tag: Navy
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Japanese Battleship Iwami
Japanese Battleship Iwami Iwami was a Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship captured by Japan after the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905. Renamed Iwami, she was rebuilt between 1905 and 1907 and she was commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 2 November 1907. At the start of the Japanese intervention in Siberia during the Russian… Read more
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Russian Battleship Orel
Russian Battleship Orel Launched on 19 July 1902, Orel (sometimes Oryol) was a Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Entering service in October 1904, she sailed on 15 October 1904, with the Second Pacific Squadron to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur. The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in… Read more
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US Escort Carrier USS Barnes CVE-20
US Escort Carrier USS Barnes CVE-20 Launched on 4 May 1942, USS Barnes (AVG-20/ACV-20/CVE-20), was a Bogue-class escort carrier. Commissioned on 20 February 1943, her classification changed from AVG to ACV-20. She was reclassified again on 15 July 1943 to CVE-20 and on 12 June 1955 to CVHE-20. During the Second World War, Barnes was… Read more