JC’s Naval – Page 103 – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

HMCS Assiniboine – HMS Kempenfelt was a C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. A flotilla leader, she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and the ship made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. Kempenfelt was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1939 and renamed HMCS Assiniboine.

HMCS Assiniboine – HMS Kempenfelt was a C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. A flotilla leader, she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and the ship made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain andContinue reading “HMCS Assiniboine – HMS Kempenfelt was a C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. A flotilla leader, she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and the ship made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. Kempenfelt was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1939 and renamed HMCS Assiniboine.”

HMS Abercrombie

HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie. HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie. Abercrombie was built by Vickers Armstrong, Tyne. She was laid down on 26 April 1941, launched on 31 March 1942 andContinue reading “HMS Abercrombie”

HMS Sussex was one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisers in the Royal Navy. She was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 1 February 1927, launched on 22 February 1928 and completed on 19 March 1929.

HMS SUSSEX – This photograph depicts the starboard view HMS SUSSEX in Sydney Harbour during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry, in 1934. The photograph was taken from Fort Denison during the vessel’s arrival on 22 November 1934. HMS Sussex was one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisersContinue reading “HMS Sussex was one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisers in the Royal Navy. She was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 1 February 1927, launched on 22 February 1928 and completed on 19 March 1929.”

HMCS Morden was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort.

HMCS MORDEN 1941 HMCS Morden was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. https://ift.tt/32kqCDm from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3bNz69c via IFTTT

Turkish navy conducts exercise off Libyan coast

BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL POLITICS SEP 11, 2020 12:04 PM GMT+3 Turkish Navy personnel carrier TCG Iskenderun is escorted by the TCG Yavuz frigate as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea on its way to the Port of Marmaris, in Muğla province, southwestern Turkey, in this undated photo. (Reuters Photo) Turkish forces have conductedContinue reading “Turkish navy conducts exercise off Libyan coast”