HMCS Niobe, Halifax drydock 1900’s HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911. The ship was nearly lost when she wentContinue reading “HMCS Niobe”
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HMAS Perth
HMAS Perth was a modified Leander-class light cruiser operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the early part of World War II. She was constructed for the Royal Navy, where she was commissioned as HMS Amphion in 1936. After several years on the North America and West Indies Station, the cruiser was transferred toContinue reading “HMAS Perth”
HMCS Niobe
HMCS Niobe, Halifax drydock 1900’s HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911. The ship was nearly lost when she wentContinue reading “HMCS Niobe”
HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN
HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN For post-1948 service in the Indian Navy, see INS Delhi (1948). HistoryUnited KingdomName:HMS AchillesNamesake:AchillesBuilder:Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, EnglandLaid down:11 June 1931Launched:1 September 1932Commissioned:10 October 1933Out of service:Loaned to Royal New Zealand Navy 1 October 1936Identification:Pennant number: 70Honours andawards:River Plate 1939[1]Fate:Sold to Indian… View On WordPress from JC’s Naval,Continue reading “HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN”
HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN
HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN For post-1948 service in the Indian Navy, see INS Delhi (1948). HistoryUnited KingdomName:HMS AchillesNamesake:AchillesBuilder:Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, EnglandLaid down:11 June 1931Launched:1 September 1932Commissioned:10 October 1933Out of service:Loaned to Royal New Zealand Navy 1 October 1936Identification:Pennant number: 70Honours andawards:River Plate 1939[1]Fate:Sold to Indian… View On WordPress from JC’s Naval,Continue reading “HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) NZ Division of Royal Navy 1936-1941 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN”
