HMS London (69) - Wikipedia
HMS London, pennant number C69, was a member of the second group of the County-class heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy.
HMS London, British heavy cruiser, WW2 - Naval History.Net
The ship was launched on 14th September 1927 by the Lady Mayoress of the City of London as the eleventh RN ship with this name, first used in 1636 for a 40 gun ship supplied by the City of London to Charles I.
County-class cruiser - Wikipedia
As had been tested in the First World War Emerald class cruiser HMS Enterprise, whose completion had been delayed post-war, the Counties featured a new design of forward superstructure incorporating the navigating bridge, wheelhouse, signalling and compass platforms and gunnery director in a block.
The service life of HMS London - RN London class cruiser
London served with the 1st Cruiser Squadron until taken in hand for reconstruction in March 1939. On completion of this, in February 1941, she was deployed to the Atlantic in the hunt for Bismarck and, in the subsequent mopping-up operations with the destroyer Brilliant, intercepted the supply tankers Esso Hamburg and Esso Colon on 4 June, and ...
HMS London in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime …
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County class cruisers (1924-29) - Naval Encyclopedia
2018年3月4日 · Probably the most compelling reconstruction was performed on the HMS London, which emerged with a brand new massive superstructure, which caused however great stresses on the hull which had to be strengthened later.
HMS London (69) of the Royal Navy - uboat.net
2017年10月7日 · On departure from Northern Russia the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS London (Capt. R.M. Servaes, CBE, RN), destroyers HMS Electra (Cdr. C.W. May, RN), HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, RN), mineseepers HMS Harrier (Cdr. E.P. Hinton, MVO, DSO, RN), HMS Halcyon (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Harding, RNR), HMS Salamander (Lt.Cdr. …
Mr Joyce's memories of HMS London and PQ17 | Second World …
During WW2 Benfleet resident Douglas Joyce served in the Royal Navy as a seaman. His service was on the heavy cruiser HMS London. This article records his service on the Arctic Convoys including PQ17. HMS London was the flagship for PQ17.
HMS London in the Great War - The Wartime Memories Project
HMS London was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Formidable class. She was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 8th of December 1898, launched on 21st of September 1899, and completed in June 1902.
H.M.S. London - The War Illustrated - TracesOfWar.com
In the course of the war the London sank two enemy supply ships and destroyed Japanese shore stations. She accepted the surrender of the Japanese forces at Sabang in August 1945.