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Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
Star Destroyers are capital ships in the fictional Star Wars universe. Star Destroyers were produced by Kuat Drive Yards, later Kuat-Entralla Engineering, and serve as "the signature vessel of the fleet" for the Galactic Empire, the First Order, and the Sith Eternal in numerous published works including film, television, novels, comics, and video games.
The I-class ships were improved versions of the preceding H-class.They displaced 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) at standard load and 1,888 long tons (1,918 t) at deep load.The ships had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m).
Deployed to Far East in 19th Destroyer Flotilla in 1945. Placed in Reserve Fleet 1947. 7th Destroyer Squadron 1958. Laid up 1963. Scrapped 1970. HMS St. Kitts: 27 April 1942: 5th Destroyer Flotilla from 1945. 3rd Destroyer Squadron in 1956. Laid up 1957. Scrapped 1962. HMS Armada: 27 April 1942: Deployed to Far East in 19th Destroyer Flotilla ...
In the Imperial German Navy, there was no clear distinction between torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, which were all numbered in the same series, the number being preceded by a letter that represented the building contractor. A new numbering series began in 1911; hence years of construction are appended in brackets below, to ...
A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG , while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are ...
Unlike previous Japanese destroyer designs, there were two separate engine and boiler rooms for increased survivability in battle. [4] The Akizuki class also were among the first Japanese destroyers equipped with the Type 21 air-search radar, which was mounted on all but the Akizuki and Teruzuki. Ships surviving to 1944 also received the Type ...
The obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown, accompanied by 18 smaller craft, crossed the English Channel to the Atlantic coast of France and rammed into the Normandie dry dock south gate. The ship had been packed with delayed-action explosives, well hidden within a steel and concrete case, that detonated later that day, putting the dock out of ...