HMS St. James was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of St. James Day which took place in 1666. St. James was built by Fairfields at Govan. She was launched on 7 June 1945 and commissioned on 12 July 1946.https://ift.tt/2bFdqyU from JC’s Naval, Maritime and MilitaryContinue reading “HMS St James – seaboat”
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HMS Aisne (D22)
HMS Aisne (D22) was a 1943 or later Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after one of the Battles of the Aisne. Aisne was built by Vickers-Armstrongs on the Tyne. She was launched on 12 May 1945, the first warship since VE Day, and commissioned on 20 March 1947.https://ift.tt/1hqsOGV from JC’sContinue reading “HMS Aisne (D22)”
HMS Corunna (D97)
HMS Corunna (D97) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Corunna, which took place during the Peninsular War in 1809 between British and French forces. Corunna was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 29 May 1945 and commissioned on 6 June 1947.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Corunna_(D97) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and MilitaryContinue reading “HMS Corunna (D97)”
HMS Corunna (D97)
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How Gibraltar Became British
How Gibraltar Became British With Brexit calling the political future of Gibraltar into question, Forces News has taken a look at the history of the territory. 27th November 2018 at 4:13pm For a tiny offshoot of the huge Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar has managed to pack a lot of history into its 2.6 square miles. AndContinue reading “How Gibraltar Became British”
