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After the Suez Crisis she was part of British 6th Frigate Squadron in the Mediterranean between 1957 and 1958. In the years 1958/59 she undertook bombardments of EOKA’s positions in the Cyprus mountains.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Undine_(R42)
HMS CHALLENGER Commissioned on 30 May 1904, she commenced duty on the Australia Station.[1] She was paid off into reserve on 10 October 1912 before recommissioning during the First World War. She initially served as part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron off West Africa before serving in East African waters. She was sold in 1920ContinueContinue reading “HMS Challenger was a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class of the Royal Navy.”
HMS CHALLENGER Commissioned on 30 May 1904, she commenced duty on the Australia Station.[1] She was paid off into reserve on 10 October 1912 before recommissioning during the First World War. She initially served as part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron off West Africa before serving in East African waters. She was sold in 1920Continue reading “HMS Challenger was a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class of the Royal Navy.”
HMS Atheling (D51) She was built by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation (later Todd Pacific of Tacoma, Washington) under Maritime Commission Contract. She was launched 7 September 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Richard P. Luker, and commissioned on 12 July 1943 as USS Glacier AVG-33 under the command of Comdr. Ward C. Gilbert. Her designation was changedContinue reading “HMS Atheling (D51) was a Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier of the Second World War. She was a US built ship provided under lend lease and returned to the US at the end of hostilities.”
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