Monthly Archives: March 2024

The USS Houston ( code and identification number CA-30 ) was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy , belonging to the Northampton class and so named by the homonymous city in Texas .

USS HOUSTON 1934 Set in May 1928 and launched in 1929 as a light cruiser ( CL-30 ), it was heavily reclassified in July 1931 following the signing of the London naval treaty . After the test trip the Panama Canal passed and entered the Asiatic Fleet base in the Philippines , from which itContinue reading “The USS Houston ( code and identification number CA-30 ) was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy , belonging to the Northampton class and so named by the homonymous city in Texas .”

HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe

HMCS NIOBE. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911. The ship was nearly lost when she went aground off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia overnight 30–31 July 1911. Repairs were completed at the end of 1912 and the ship returned to service in late 1914. During the First WorldContinue reading “HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe”

The HMS Queen Elizabeth was seen sailing under the Forth Bridges at around 7am on March 21 as it made its way to Rosyth for repairs. She started its journey from Portsmouth earlier this month.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth was seen sailing under the Forth Bridges at around 7am on March 21 as it made its way to Rosyth for repairs. She started its journey from Portsmouth earlier this month.

Charles Martel was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the 1890s. She was laid down in April 1891, launched in August 1893, and completed in June 1897.

She was a member of a group of five broadly similar battleships, along with Carnot, Jauréguiberry, Bouvet, and Masséna, which were ordered in response to the British Royal Sovereign class. Like her half-sisters, she was armed with a main battery of two 305 mm (12.0 in) guns and two 274 mm (10.8 in) guns inContinue reading “Charles Martel was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the 1890s. She was laid down in April 1891, launched in August 1893, and completed in June 1897.”