HMS Kent, one of the Royal Navy's most modern warships ... was the first major naval battle in World War II. The German pocket battleship (heavy cruiser) Admiral Graf Spee had been commerce ...
Yet, a relentless Royal Navy force ... The relatively small size of Germany’s World War II navy made it incapable of taking on the British and French navies head-on. Instead, the Kriegsmarine ...
The U.S. Navy also converted cruisers into Independence ... in precursors to the great carrier raids of World War II. At the ...
Sections of HMS Birmingham was spotted being towed up the River Clyde towards BAE Systems in Govan where it will be constructed.
Players: Allies: ABDA Eastern Strike Force (five cruisers and nine destroyers) commanded by the Dutch Rear Admiral Karel Doorman. Japan: 2nd and 4th Destroyer Flotillas and 5th Cruiser Squadron.