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Victory at Sea: Seaplane TenderVarious vessels were converted to seaplane tenders, most of them small merchant ships fitted with light anti-aircraft armament. Whilst of little value against advanced fighters and bombers, seaplanes were sometimes effective in chasing off or shooting down reconnaissance aircraft and at spotting surfaced Submarines....
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Victory at Sea: Tramp FreighterCovering a multitude of individual classes of merchant shipping, tramp freighters can be found in every sea of the world, plying their trade while avoiding the larger political issues around them. In the Second World War, many tramp freighters were lucky enough to be...
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Victory at Sea: Ammunition ShipAs well as fuel, armies and navies need enormous amounts of ammunition in order to function. Ammunition ships were vital to the war effort, but also posed a severe risk to their own forces close by due to the explosive nature of their cargo....
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Victory at Sea - Armed Merchant CruisersAllied and Axis nations alike pressed cargo liners and other ships into service as auxiliary warships. In particular, the British organised regular patrols by armed merchant cruisers and Q-ships (merchants with concealed weapons) aimed at intercepting and capturing blockade runners, while Germany operated a...
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Victory at Sea: Liberty ShipsThe need to replace the merchant tonnage lost to enemy commerce raiding prompted the design of the Liberty-class ships. Simple and easy to build, these rather basic merchantmen were put together in large numbers and very quickly – which was exactly what was needed....
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Victory at Sea: Victory ShipsFrom 1943 onward, the Allies perceived a need for faster transport ships. The desperate shipping crisis of the early Battle of the Atlantic had receded somewhat, and emphasis could now be placed on improved quality and speed. The result was the Victory-class ships, capable...
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Victory at Sea: SS Ohio tankerOil proved to be the life blood for nations and their armed forces, and thus oil tankers often represented the single most important ships within convoys. SS Ohio is arguably the best-known merchant vessel of WWII, largely due to its role in Operation Pedestal...
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