HMS PHOEBE She served as part of the Cape and West Africa Station from 1893 until 1897. During this time she participated in the Benin Expedition.[2] After spending two years in reserve she left Plymouth for Australia in early March 1901 to commence service on the Australia Station.[3] She left the Australia Station on 23Continue reading “HMS Phoebe was an Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, built at the HMNB Devonport and launched on 1 July 1890.”
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HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941.
RNZN Unidentified Castle class at Leigh, probably Wakakura She displaced 530 tons standard, could manage 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and was equipped with a 4-inch (102 mm) gun during World War II. Wakakura is a Māori word which means “precious canoe” or “training boat” War service[edit] Wakakura remained in commission throughout the Second World War as a training vessel and minesweeper. For theContinue reading “HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941.”
New Zealand mimesweeper Waikato – a further Castle class trawler, Waikato, was completed in 1946 but was not commissioned.
Waikato being launched, 1943 Waikato under construction, 1943 The minesweeper Waikato in the Waitematā Harbour immediately after launching, crowds attending the launch ceremony at the Marine Departments Construction Yard in the foreground Waikato under construction, 1943 – Not commissioned A further Castle trawler, Tawhai, was completed in 1946 but was not commissioned. Have not seen anyContinue reading “New Zealand mimesweeper Waikato – a further Castle class trawler, Waikato, was completed in 1946 but was not commissioned.”
US-made Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine sooner than expected – By DOUG G. WARE STARS AND STRIPES • September 25, 2023
M1A1 Abrams tanks needed for training the armed forces of Ukraine arrive by rail at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 14, 2023. (Christian Carrillo/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The first shipment of the U.S. military’s most sophisticated battle tanks has arrived in Ukraine — eight months after the Pentagon ordered them and much sooner than officials expected theyContinue reading “US-made Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine sooner than expected – By DOUG G. WARE STARS AND STRIPES • September 25, 2023”
USS_Canberra (CAG-2) underway at sea on 9 January 1961
Canberra off the coast of South Vietnam during her 1966 WESTPAC cruise USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) was a Baltimore-class cruiser and later a Boston-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. Originally to be named USS Pittsburgh, the ship was renamed before launch to honor the loss of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra during the Battle of SavoContinue reading “USS_Canberra (CAG-2) underway at sea on 9 January 1961”
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