The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was the name ship of her sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928

The Chatham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Weymouth sub-class.[1] They were 457 feet (139.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 49 feet (14.9 m) and a draught of 16 feet (4.9 m). Displacement was 5,400 long tons (5,500 t) normal[2] and 6,000 long tons (6,100 t) at full load.Continue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was the name ship of her sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928”

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal…

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was the name ship of her sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928. The Chatham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versionsContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal…”

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41

HMS/HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famousContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41”