USS Oregon 1896USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized on 30 June 1890, and the contract to build her was awarded to Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California on 19 November 1890. Her keel was laid exactly one year later. She was launched onContinue reading “USS Oregon 1896”
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HMAS Duchess – paying off
HMAS Duchess – paying off HMAS Duchess was a Daring-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy as HMS Duchess from 1952 to 1964, and in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1964 to 1980. She was laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company, and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1952. Daring class destroyerContinue reading “HMAS Duchess – paying off”
HMAS Duchess – paying off
HMAS Duchess – paying off HMAS Duchess was a Daring-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy as HMS Duchess from 1952 to 1964, and in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1964 to 1980. She was laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company, and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1952. Daring class destroyerContinue reading “HMAS Duchess – paying off”
HMAS Warrego
HMAS Warrego (AWM 301676).jpg History Australia Namesake: Warrego River Builder: Cockatoo Island Dockyard Laid down: 10 May 1939 Launched: 10 February 1940 Commissioned: 21 August 1940 Decommissioned: 1966 Honours and awards: Battle honours: Darwin 1942 Pacific 1941–45 New Guinea 1942 Lingayen Gulf 1945 Borneo 1945 Plus two inherited honours Fate: Sold for scrapGenera… View OnContinue reading “HMAS Warrego”
HMAS Warrego
HMAS Warrego (AWM 301676).jpg History Australia Namesake: Warrego River Builder: Cockatoo Island Dockyard Laid down: 10 May 1939 Launched: 10 February 1940 Commissioned: 21 August 1940 Decommissioned: 1966 Honours and awards: Battle honours: Darwin 1942 Pacific 1941–45 New Guinea 1942 Lingayen Gulf 1945 Borneo 1945 Plus two inherited honours Fate: Sold for scrapGenera… View OnContinue reading “HMAS Warrego”
