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Admiral John Paul Jones and the ships that honoured him

Lind, L.J. · Dec 31, 1971 ·

`I have not yet begun to fight’ John Paul, for that was his baptismal name, was born at Arbigland, Kirkcudbright, Scotland on July 6th 1747. He went to sea as ...

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From Warrior to Vanguard

Bastock, John · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Introduction: Britain’s first sea-going ironclad, HMS Warrior, took the water in December 1860. For nearly one hundred years afterwards, Warrior’s successors dominated the naval scene, and the battleships of Britain ...

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British Landing Craft of World War II

Payne, Alan · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Prelude to Invasion of Normandy In November 1940, the Battle of Britain was over. The German Navy had suffered heavy casualties during the Norwegian campaign and was now licking its ...

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Emden-Sydney Relics at Penguin

Gallagher, L. S. QMG · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Relics of SMS Emden bask in the sunshine on the lawn of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney. The principal relic is one of the German cruiser’s ten 4 1 inch ...

Orion into the Breach

Atwill, R., DSM, Lieutenant, RN (Rtd) · Dec 31, 1971 ·

In this article Lieutenant Atwill describes the holocaust of the evacuation of Heraklion, Crete. HMS Orion, a cruiser of the Leander class, flying the flag of Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings ...

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