HMS Ajax

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HMS Ajax was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy during World War II. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, the Battle of Crete, the Battle of Malta and as a supply escort in the siege of Tobruk. This ship was the eighth in the Royal Navy to bear the name. In February 1942, she was adopted by the civil community of Halifax, West Yorkshire.

1935  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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beam 17 metre, length 169.1 metre, draft 5.8 metre, speed 32.5 knot, mass 7270 tonne, mass 9740 tonne, 8 torpedo tube, 8 QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun, 8 BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun, 16 Bofors 40 mm, 
Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser, Royal Navy, Vickers-Armstrongs, 


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    1935-06-03T00:00:00Z
    1935 HMS Ajax
    1939-12-13T00:00:00Z
    1939-12-13T00:00:00Z
    Battle of the River Plate
    1934-03-01T00:00:00Z
    1934-03-01T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
    ship breaking
    1948-02-01T00:00:00Z
    1948-02-01T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1938-01-11T00:00:00Z
    1938-01-11T00:00:00Z
    ship recommissioning
    1935-06-03T00:00:00Z
    1935-06-03T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1938-01-11T00:00:00Z
    1938-01-11T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1933-02-07T00:00:00Z
    1933-02-07T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    HMS Ajax ChurchillHMS Ajax Churchill
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