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HMS Renown – Battle-cruiser 1916 – 1948

Churchill, Peter, Lieutenant Commander, RN (Rtd) · Jun 7, 1979 ·

WHEN CHURCHILL BROUGHT ADMIRAL FISHER back as First Sea Lord in October 1914, he could not have dreamed that Fisher would soon reintroduce battle cruisers, which Churchill strongly disapproved of ...

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Escape From Gumusluck (Turkey, 1943)

Perry, W.G. · Jun 7, 1979 ·

Printed by permission of the Editor of the Journal of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Association IN OCTOBER 1943 I was serving as FNCO on the staff of the ...

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The Cruise of the Speedy – c1840

Dundonald, , Lord, Admiral · Mar 5, 1979 ·

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald made his name in command of the small brig Speedy in 1800 when he captured the Spanish frigate El Gamo. His commands of the ...

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A Submarine Episode during the Indian-Pakistan War of 1971

Corau, A., Capitaine, FN · Mar 5, 1979 ·

This article was first published in English in the Pakistan Navy News, but this version was in the original French and has been translated by the Editor. The article describes ...

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Admiral Sir Victor Smith, AC, KBE, CB, DSC

Birch, Albert · Mar 5, 1979 ·

INASMUCH AS THE NAME VICTOR TRUMPER remains immortal among the followers of cricket, so will the name Sir Victor Smith serve as a reminder, to all those connected in any ...

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