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Tiger class cruisers opinions
The three Tiger class cruisers arouse strong opinions. As the only major non-carrier RN warships built after WW2 they mark the transition of the RN from a force built round its battleships' big guns to a missile dominated navy. The 6" and 3" guns fitted to them were supposed to be a new approach...- uk 75
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Royal Navy 1960s Depot Ship Design for East of Suez
As a result of a December 1964 request from the Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shustri in London for a joint US-Soviet nuclear guarantee, the UK Foreign Office drew up a discussion paper with the Ministry of Defence on British nuclear forces outside of the NATO area. A follow-up Foreign...- A Tentative Fleet Plan
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- 1960s cold war depot ship east of suez great britain nuclear battlefield royal navy submarine tender united kingdom wilson government
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British Island Bases Strategy
Has any research been carried on the subject of the British Island Bases Strategy of the late 1960s ? My understanding is that the idea was use Indian Ocean islands as bases for RAF F-111s when the Navy's aircraft carriers were withdrawn. One island which was seriously considered was Aldabra but...- Border Reiver
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