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Naval Art  Countries Royal Navy Ships HMS Dunedin to HMS Ganges  HMS Emerald |
[UP] - HMS Dunedin - HMS Durban - HMS E9 - HMS E14 - HMS E11 - HMS Eagle (1918) - HMS Eagle (1946) - HMS Edgar - HMS Elephant - HMS Emerald - HMS Endeavour - HMS Engadine - HMS Enterprise - HMS Erin - HMS Espiegle - HMS Euryalus (1803) - HMS Euryalus (1939) - HMS Eurydice - HMS Excellent - HMS Exeter - HMS Express - HMS Fame (1759) - HMS Fame (1896) - HMS Fame (1934) - HMS Fearless - HMS Formidable (1777) - HMS Formidable (1898) - HMS Formidable (1939) - HMS Forth - HMS Foxhound - HMS Frobisher - HMS Furious - HMS Ganges |
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HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. Of the three E-Class cruisers proposed at the end of World War 1, only two were ever completed, Euphrates being cancelled when the war with Germany ended in 1918. The two sisters, Emerald and Enterprise, enjoyed long and varied careers, the former remaining largely unchanged from her original appearance, the latter being much modified. The two ships are shown together at anchor off Trincomalie between the wars. |
HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman. The E-class light cruiser HMS Emerald is shown off the Newfoundland coast in company with a Flower class corvette. Between October 1939 and August 1940, HMS Emerald carried 58 million pounds in gold from Britain to Canada. |
HMS Emerald  Launched : 19th May 1920 Initially there were three ships of this class ordered - the third, HMS Euphrates, was cancelled in November 1918. HMS Emerald was built by Armstong, laid down on 19th May 1920 and completed in January 1926. These ships were fairly similar to the D class, but speed was the major factor not armament. HMS Emerald after her commission in August 1926 went to Gibraltar, Malta (26th - 28th August) and on to Aden on her way to the China station, spending Christmas in Singapore and then on to Hong Kong. In August 1927 HMS Emerald left the China Station and joined up with HMS Enterprise at Trincomalie on 30th August 1927, leaving on 3rd September for Colombo before meeting up again with HMS Enterprise and relieving her at Karachi on December 9th 1927. HMS Emerald served in the Persian Gulf until 4th April 1928 beofre leaving for Colombo. At the outbreak of world war two. HMS Emerald served on Atlantic convoy duty 1939 to 1940, then to the East Indies 1941 - 1942, moved to the eastern fleet 1942 to 1944 and in 1945 moved to reserve fleet. Displacement: 7,550 tons Speed: 33kt Complement: 572 Armament: Seven 6 inch guns, Three 4 inch anti-aircraft guns and two 2pdr anti-aircraft guns. Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes and 1 aircraft. Sold for scrap 23rd July 1948 |
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