The ship was transferred to the Australian Navy, which recruited it on 27 January 1920 in Devonport under the name HMAS Stalwart , first commanded by Lieutenant Frederick L. Cavaye. It set sail for Australia on 26 February with another ship handed over to Australia, HMAS Anzac , but Anzac had to return to PlymouthContinue reading “HMAS Stalwart ( pennant numbers F4A, H56 and H14) was an Admiralty S-Class fighter handed over to the Australian Navy by the British Royal Navy between the world wars.”
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SMS Hessen[a] was the third of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class. She was laid down in 1902, was launched in September 1903, and was commissioned into the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in September 1905.
“Hessen”1926 Hessen passing under the Levensau High Bridge in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal SMS Hessen[a] was the third of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class. She was laid down in 1902, was launched in September 1903, and was commissioned into the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in September 1905. Named after the state of Hesse, the ship was armed with a battery of four 28 cm (11 in) guns and had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h;Continue reading “SMS Hessen[a] was the third of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class. She was laid down in 1902, was launched in September 1903, and was commissioned into the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in September 1905.”
The Royal Navy Town-class light cruiser HMS Liverpool (C11) under tow after she was torpedoed in support of a Malta convoy, June 1942. Liverpool was towed to Gibraltar by the destroyer Antelope for temporary repairs.
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USS Epperson (DDE-719) at Pearl Harbor, in May 1958
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The British battleship HMS Howe shiny and new on completion, 1942.
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