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HMS LEAMINGTON after returning from duty
on the North Atlantic during the winter. Ice build up on warships in the
North Atlantic was a serious problem, as it could lead to stability problems,
and the roll-over of the ship if it got too bad. LEAMINGTON was one of the
First World War era
"flush deck"
destroyers given to the RN and RCN under the US Lend/Lease program, and
was similar to the ships of the RCN
TOWN
class. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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HMS LEAMINGTON again. Gord Condie photo,
courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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HMS LEAMINGTON. Gord Condie photo, courtesy
of Bill Croshaw.
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The battlecruiser HMS RENOWN, pictured here
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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RENOWN was originally launched during the
First World War, but was extensively upgraded to her appearence in these
photos in the interwar period. Her sistership, REPULSE, did not receive the
same upgrades and did not take on this same appearence. REPULSE was sunk
in along with HMS PRINCE OF WALES by the Japanese in 1941. Gord Condie photo,
courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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RENOWN again. At this time, her superstructure
resembled that of the new KING GEORGE V class of battleships. Gord Condie
photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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An unidentified
RIVER
class destroyer of either the Royal or Royal Canadian navies. A large number
of these destroyers served with both navies during the Second World War,
principally for convoy escort. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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