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USS Hawkins Destroyer
1944 USS HAWKINS. One of the first of the Gearing class, the final evolution of US Second World War destroyer designs, very heavily armed and with good endurance and sea-keeping properties. THE GEARING CLASS Designed in 1942, the Gearings were basically improved Allen M Sumners, with the...- John A Silkstone
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USS Beale Destroyer
1942 USS BEALE. A member of the Fletcher class of destroyers, designed before the Second World War broke out and launched from mid-1942 to early 1944. THE FLETCHER CLASS This was the largest class of destroyers constructed for the US Navy during the Second World War, and the first to break...- John A Silkstone
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USS Benson Destroyer
1939 USS BENSON. USS Benson was the lead ship of a very large class of destroyers officially classified at 1620 tons displacement, the last to be designed pre-Second World War, and launched between late 1939 and early 1943. THE BENSON/CLEAVES CLASS The Benson (DD 421) was the first ship...- John A Silkstone
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HMS ACoventry Cruiser
1974 HMS COVENTRY. Coventry was one of two Royal Navy air defence destroyers sunk in the Falklands War, and a unit of one of the largest classes of major British warships for many years. AN ECONOMICAL DESIGN The cancellation of the aircraft carriers Queen Elizabeth (CVA-O1) and Duke of...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Cardiff Destroyer
1974 HMS CARDIFF. One of a class of ten Type 42 destroyers armed with guided missiles and carrying a helicopter, built in two batches over a ten-year period from 1970. THE SHEFFIELD CLASS The second half of the 1960s was a time of transition for the worlds major navies, as missiles began...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Sheffield Cruiser
1971 HMS SHEFFIELD. Sheffield was the leader of a class of ten Type 42 guided-missile destroyers built in two batches over a ten-year period from 1970. She met a tragic end during the Falklands War in 1982. SHEFFIELD CLASS Planning for a new class of guided-missile destroyers for the Royal...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Devonshire Destroyer
1960 HMS DEVONSHIRE. The lead ship of the County class of eight large guided- missile destroyers constructed for the Royal Navy during the 1960s. THE COUNTY CLASS At almost 7000 tons full load displacement, the County-class destroyers were twice the size of any other vessel of that type...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Battleaxe Destroyer
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HMS Redoubt Destroyer
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HMS Intrepid Destroyer
1936 HMS INTREPID. One of the last of the fourth group of destroyers in the 1300 ton class which entered service with the Royal Navy in the 1930s and which were to see non-stop action in the war which was even then looming. THE G, H AND I CLASSES Starting with the As and Bs, designed in...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Ardent Destroyer
1929 HMS ARDENT. A member of a class of 19 traditional destroyers, the first to be constructed for the Royal Navy since the end of the First World War, HMS Ardent was to be an early victim of the second global war. THE FIRST ALPHABET DESTROYERS The As and Bs, launched in 1929-30, were the...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Active Destroyer
1929 HMS ACTIVE. A member of a class of 19 destroyers constructed for the Royal Navy at the end of the 1920s, HMS Active was to be one of only six which survived the Second World War. THE A-CLASS DESTROYERS The As and Bs (they formed a single class), launched in 1929-30, were the first new...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Newcastle
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HMS Glasgow
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Almirante Brown
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Almirante Brown
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La Argentina
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