Monthly Archives: September 2021

HMS Royalist was a Dido-class light cruiser launched on 30th May 1942

HMS Royalist was a Dido-class light cruiser launched on 30th May 1942

HMS SPARTAN, Dido Class Light Cruiser

HMS SPARTAN, Dido Class Light Cruiser, sunk by a radio-controlled Henschel Hs 293 anti-ship guided missile on the 29 January 1944

HMS Agincourt (D86) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy.

She was named in honour of the Battle of Agincourt, fought in 1415 during the Hundred Years’ War. Agincourt was built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited on the River Tyne. She was launched on 29 January 1945 and commissioned on 25 June 1947.In 1966, Agincourt was reduced to Operational Reserve, andContinue reading “HMS Agincourt (D86) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy.”

Render of the HHI (Hyundai) proposal for the future South Korean CVX aircraft carrier. HHI has announced a partnership with Britain’s Babcock on the project

Render of the HHI (Hyundai) proposal for the future South Korean CVX aircraft carrier. HHI has announced a partnership with Britain’s Babcock on the project

HMS Bristol (D23) was a Type 82 destroyer, the only vessel of her class to be built for the Royal Navy.

Bristol was intended to be the first of a class of large destroyers to escort the CVA-01 aircraft carriers projected to come into service in the early 1970s but the rest of the class and the CVA-01 carriers were cancelled as a result of the 1966 Defence White Paper which cut defence spending. Following aContinue reading “HMS Bristol (D23) was a Type 82 destroyer, the only vessel of her class to be built for the Royal Navy.”