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HMS Ajax

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Length169 m
Construction startedFebruary 7, 1933
LaunchedMarch 1, 1934
MottoNec Quisquam Nisi Ajax (Latin: "None but Ajax can overcome Ajax")
Aircraft carried Fairey Seafox
Supermarine Walrus
DecommissionedFebruary 1948
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2600733
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About HMS Ajax


HMS Ajax was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy during World War II. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, the Battle of Crete, the Battle of Malta and as a supply escort in the Siege of Tobruk. This ship was the eighth in the Royal Navy to bear the name.

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