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Royal Navy Cruiser HMS Achilles arrives home in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, from the Battle of the River Plate (1940) ~ Pathe News HMS Achilles (later HMNZS) was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy (New Zealand Division) and from October 1941 with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1939, the Luftwaffe makes its first strategic bombing attack against the British mainland, focusing on the Naval Base at Rosyth. Nine Junkers Ju 88 bombers from Gruppe 1 of Kampfgeschwader (KG) 30 (Helmut Pohle) and 5 Heinkel 111s attack the base where the cruisers HMS SOUTHAMPTON and HMS EDINBURGH are lightly damaged. Some casualties are suffered on the destroyer HMS MOHAWK Three German planes (two Junkers and a Heinkel) are lost when some Spitfires of the Glasgow and Edin

The Sinking of HMS Antelope (F170) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Antelope took part in the Falklands War, arriving in the area of operations on 21 May 1982. Two days later, while on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting the beachhead established two days before, she came under attack by four Argentine A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5. | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

Scharnhorst was one of the most dangerous German warships of the Second World War, but what were the events that led to its downfall? Discover the role HMS Belfast played in the Battle of North Cape in the latest episode of IWM Stories, available on YouTube: bit.ly/2SBPLHp | Imperial War Museum London

21K views · 531 reactions | HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinian jets during the Falklands War, killing 19 people. Chris Howe was 25 years old at the time and serving as Petty Officer onboard the Royal Navy ship. | Forces News | Facebook