THE WARSHIPS
Many of mankind’s wars have been centered on control of the seas, and as such ships have long played a crucial role. In times of desperation even grand passenger liners have been pressed into service in a variety of roles as troopships, hospital ships and even armed cruisers.
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HMHS BRITANNIC
Britannic - the third ‘Olympic Class’ liner - was famously pressed into service as a hospital ship during the First World War and lost in 1916 after striking a mine.
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SMS Emden
This plucky little cruiser wreaked havoc on Allied shipping lanes around Australia at the start of the First World War. Her gunfight with the Australian cruiser Sydney would go on to become the stuff of legends.
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USS MOUNT VERNON
SS Mount Vernonwas a champion workhorse who played an important role with the United States Navy as a troopship having started life as the German liner Kronprinessin Cecilie.
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HMT OLYMPIC
Olympic’s war record is the stuff of legends and over the course of the four-year conflict she earned herself the nickname ‘Old Reliable’. This is one of her early configurations, with drab paintscheme and small guns on the forecastle and poop decks.
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HMAS SYDNEY (I)
Sydney cemented her place in history by becoming the first vessel to win a victory for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy. When learning of SMS Emden’s attack on a nearby wireless station, Sydney wasted no time in chasing the foe down.
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hmas sydney (ii)
HMAS Sydney was the pride of Australia’s navy and the darling of the nation’s people when she was tragically lost after a brief but violent encounter with the German raider ‘Kormoran’ in late 1941.
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