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HMS Ajax (1934)

Quick Facts

Ship Name
HMS Ajax
Launch Year
1934
Type
Cruiser
Class
Leander-class cruiser
Pennant Number
22
Launched
1934
Built at
Vickers-Armstrong
Commissioned
1935
Armament
8 × 6-inch guns
Propulsion
Steam turbines
Role
Light cruiser
Notable for
Battle of the River Plate
Fate
Scrapped in 1949
Status
Decommissioned

HMS Ajax fought in the Battle of the River Plate.

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