Chris’s Naval History Substack
My research and writings on Naval, Local, First and Second World War History
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Ratler, Racehorse and Chatham (opens the original)
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From Scotland to Scandanavia (opens the original)
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North Coates was not the only Strike Wing as No.18 Group also maintained their force, which was mostly made up of Hampdens and Mosquitos operating from Scotland towards the Norwegian coast with the same mission of interdicting coastal convoys and intercepting the Kriegsmarine if needed. No.18 Group’s Strike Wing was more of a work in progress than No.… Read more
From Strength to Strength (opens the original)
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“The control of the sea in this area of the North Sea had passed to the submarine” (opens the original)
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The other Cresseys (opens the original)
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A while back I wrote an overview of the Gazelle and Bremen class cruisers of the German Navy and I thought, for balance, I should do one for the Royal Navy and settled on the Cressey class Armoured cruisers.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" heigh
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