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. Initially assigned to the Home Fleet, DuchessContinue reading “HMAS Duchess (D154)”
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HMAS Success and HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156)
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INS Ranvijay, Sahyadri and HMA Ships Newcastle and Canberra sail in formation. (AUSINDEX 2019)
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On 24 October 1933, USS Chicago (CA-29) collided with the British freighter Silver Palm
USS Chicago (CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. After surviving a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbour and serving in battle atContinue reading “On 24 October 1933, USS Chicago (CA-29) collided with the British freighter Silver Palm”
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The Pennsylvanias were part of the standard-type battleship series, and marked an incremental improvement over the preceding Nevada class, carrying an extra pair of 14-inch (360 mm) guns forContinue reading “USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)”
