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Tag Archives: Battlecruiser
OTD: Remembering HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales
Amongst the long list of ships lost during the two World Wars are two battleships that were literally sent to their doom on this day in 1941. The sinking of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales is well documented … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Hong Kong, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Retrospective, Ships, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Battlecruiser, battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, Hong Kong, Royal Navy, Singapore, World War 2
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The Battle of Jutland
The anniversary of the Battle of Jutland is one that is rarely remembered, because the war at sea was far remote from the realities of the slaughter of the trenches in France. The clash of the Grand Fleet and the … Continue reading
Posted in CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Portsmouth and Gosport, Retrospective, Ships, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, War, World War 1
Tagged Battlecruiser, Beatty, Dreadnought, Grand Fleet, High Seas Fleet, Jack Cornwell, Jutland, North Sea, Queen Elizabeth, Victoria Cross, World War One
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