Tag: Second World War
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Japanese Heavy Cruiser Mogami
Japanese Heavy Cruiser Mogami The Japanese Heavy Cruiser Mogami was the lead ship of her class class, which were originally built as light cruisers under the London Naval Treaty restrictions. However, they were later converted to heavy cruisers by replacing their 15.5 cm guns with 20.3 cm guns. At the start of the Pacific War,… Read more
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Japanese Battleship Mutsu
Japanese Battleship Mutsu Launched on 31 May 1930, Mutsu was the second of the two ship Nagato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned on 24 October 1921, and was assigned to the 1st Battleship Division in December of that year. During World War Two, Mutsu saw little action being in the main body… Read more
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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