9/22/2023 0 Comments World of warships hood review![]() The ‘Cruise of the Special Service Squadron’ lasted 307 days in total. Field and the Light Cruiser Squadron was under the command of Rear Admiral, the Honourable Sir Hubert G. The squadron was under the overall command ofViceAdmiral SirFrederick L. The cruise was also referred to variously as the‘Empire Cruise’,the‘World Cruise’ and the‘World Booze Cruise’. ![]() This paper will examine the cruise and in particular how it was received in Australia at the time.įrom 27 November 1923 to 28 September 1924, a Special Service Squadron of the Royal Navy composed of the battle cruisers HM Ships Hood and Repulse and the First Light Cruiser Squadron, namely: HMShips Delhi, Danae, Dauntless, Dragon and Dunedin, participated in the ‘Cruise of the Special Service Squadron’. The ‘World Cruise’ of a special service squadron of the Royal Navy was an inter-war episode of flag waving across the world’s oceans from arguably a declining world power which was struggling to recover from the First World War of 1914-1918. Publication June 2019 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved) HMS Repulse, Royal Navy, HMS Hood RAN Ships None noted.
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