- HMS
Nairana (/
naɪˈrɑːnə/) was the lead ship of the
Royal Navy's
Nairana-class
escort carriers that saw
service in the
Second World War. She was built...
- 37°50′27″S 144°55′13″E / 37.8407°S 144.9204°E / -37.8407; 144.9204 HMS
Nairana (/
naɪˈrɑːnə/) was a p****enger
ferry that was
requisitioned by the
Royal Navy...
-
flanks of the
Normandy invasion fleet.
During the
Salerno landings,
Force V,
commanded by
Admiral Philip Vian and
consisting of Attacker, Battler, Hunter...
- one of the
blast furnaces.
Reinforced by the
British battleship King
George V and the
American battleships Alabama and
North Carolina, the
sisters bombarded...
-
Independencia (
V-1):
Colossus class light carrier, ex-HMS Warrior, in
service from 1959 to 1969; s****ped 1971 ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (
V-2):
Colossus class...
- (originally on the Sydney-Hobart route) was
operated along with SS Loongana and
Nairana until 1935 when
Oonah and
Loongana were
replaced by the SS Taroona. In...
- Attacker-class
escort carrier Ruler-class
escort carrier HMS Activity (D94)
Nairana-class
escort carrier Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) were
grain ships...
- Jan:
Castledore 29 Jan: USS Independence 2 Feb: USS Partridge 18 Feb:
Nairana 13 Apr: Arab
Trader 16 Apr: HMS Affray 27 Apr: RFA
Bedenham 10 May: Marrawah...
-
cruiser 11,800 21
January 1944 Sunk as
target 1966
Vindex Royal Navy
Nairana escort carrier 13,671 3
December 1943 Paid off 1947, s****ped
August 1971...
- 000 L; 670,000 imp gal) of gasoline, when it was
pushed by the
diesel tug M/
V Dauntless #12 into the path of the 454-foot (138-meter)
steamer Penobscot...
