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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 12th, 2012, 11:59 pm
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HMS Effingham was re-armed in the late 1930's, using the 6" guns from "C" class cruisers, which were re-armed as AA cruisers.
Unfortunately HMS Effingham hit a submerged rock near Bodø, Norway, on the 18/5/1940 during a transport mission and was later sunk by a torpedo from HMS Matabele.

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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 12:25 am
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Beautifully drawn ship and badge Novice. ;)
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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 1:02 am
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Nice! She looks sorta like a mini-Queen Elizabeth, what with the bridge structure and the funnel. :)

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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 1:13 am
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Re: HMS Effingham 1940 - what is that float plane? It looks
like a Fairey III.
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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 9:31 am
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PLlane is Fairey Seafox.
THX all for the positive feedback.
Next in class is HMS Vindictive (it may take a while)

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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 12:41 pm
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Great to see the Effingham; and I prefer the single funnel type as being more elegant, and all those 6-in mounts, I counted 9 ! I can't wait to see the Vindictive :)
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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 3:55 pm
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Another beautiful ship! Great job! :D
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Post subject: Re: The first "heavy cruisers"Posted: March 13th, 2012, 5:23 pm
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I was looking for the 7,5" guns!
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