via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1M5Xn6r USS Providence (CL–82/CLG-6/CG-6), a Cleveland-class light cruiser was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Providence was commissioned between 1945 and 1949. From 1957 to 1959, she was converted to a guidedContinue reading “USS Providence (CL–82/CLG-6/CG-6), a Cleveland-class light cruiser was the fourth ship of the…”
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Saint Louis was the last of the three Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for…
via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1M5XmQ4 Saint Louis was the last of the three Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the French Navy in the mid-1890s. She spent most of her career assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron (escadre de la Méditerranée) and usually was chosen to serve as a flagship.Continue reading “Saint Louis was the last of the three Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for…”
HMS Northumberland is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is named after the Duke of…
via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1M5XmQ0 HMS Northumberland is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is named after the Duke of Northumberland. She is the eighth RN ship to bear the name since the first 70 gun frigate in 1679, and the ninth in the classContinue reading “HMS Northumberland is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is named after the Duke of…”
HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the…
via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1M5Xlf5 HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is named for the (now extinct) Dukedom ofContinue reading “HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the…”
USS Raleigh (CL-7) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third…
via John Currin (JC – Ex RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1M5XleS USS Raleigh (CL-7) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the city of Raleigh, North Carolina.Raleigh was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts on 16 August 1920; launched on 25Continue reading “USS Raleigh (CL-7) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third…”
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