HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt

HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt 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 FranceContinue reading “HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt”

HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt

HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt 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 FranceContinue reading “HMCS Assinboine/HMS Kempenfelt”

HMS Wellington (U65) New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy

HMS Wellington (U65) New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy HMS Wellington (U65) For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wellington. Wellington as she is today from across the Thames.HistoryUnited KingdomName:HMS WellingtonBuilder:DevonportLaunched:1934Out of service:1947Identification:Pennant number: U65Fate:Sold as headquarters shipUnited KingdomName:HQS WellingtonOwner:Honourable Company of Master MarinersAcquired:1947Status:Headquarters… View On WordPress from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2Ir3Qjm via IFTTT FollowContinue reading “HMS Wellington (U65) New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy”