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British frigate HMS Sutherland intercepts and seizes shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos in the Channel

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928.

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928. Launched in 1929, the ship served during the Spanish Civil War and early World War II. The vessel was famously sunk on June 8, 1940, while defending the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious from German battlecruisers. It was equipped with 4.7-inch guns and torpedoContinue reading “Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928.”

USS Prince (CVE-45) (originally named McClure, designated AVG-45 then later ACV-45) was an escort carrier – Prince served the United Kingdom as HMS Rajah (D10)

USS Prince (CVE-45) (originally named McClure, designated AVG-45 then later ACV-45) was an escort carrier laid down on 17 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington. She was renamed Prince on 13 November 1942 and launched on 18 May 1943. She was sponsored by Mrs. J. L. McGuigan, reclassified CVE-45 on 15 July 1943 and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 17 October 1943. Prince servedContinue reading “USS Prince (CVE-45) (originally named McClure, designated AVG-45 then later ACV-45) was an escort carrier – Prince served the United Kingdom as HMS Rajah (D10)”

HMS BASILISK British Destroyer, 1930’s

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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1929.

This is the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1929.It was built by Scott’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and featured a 1,350-ton displacement.The vessel was armed with four 4.7-inch guns and quad torpedo tubes.HMS Ardent was sunk in June 1940 during the Norwegian campaign. [1, 2, 3, 4]