Tag: ww2
Hms Dasher was an Avenger class escort carrier which served the Royal Navy for less than 1 year between July 1942 and March 1943 when she was tragically sunk off the coast of west Scotland by an explosion most likely casued by the aviation fuel being incorrectly stored and maintained. Orgininally she was laid down…
This model is a depiction of the German heavy cruiser Graff Spee of the Deutschland class heavy cruiser, launched in 1936 with a displacement of approximately 10,000 tonnes, and 6 11 inch guns. The ship would ultimately be scuttled after the battle of the River Plate, in Montevideo Uruguay in December 1939.
HMS Roberts was a Roberts class monitor built for the Royal Navy during the early stages of WW2 and comissioned in October 1941. Her role was to take part in shore bombardments and provide support for landing troops whenever a naval invasion was taking place. This required a vessel with large guns (in her case…