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Glossary Item: Capital Ship
Name Capital Ship
Description The most important warships of a navy which are traditionally much larger than other naval vessels and generally a primary ship in a naval fleet. In WW1 and WW2, typically they were battleships and battlecruisers, but during WW2 the Aircraft Carrier became the main capital ship.
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Name Bomber Command Continues. The Air Ministry Account of the Rising Offensive against Germany. July 1941 - June 1942
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Aug/1942
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Name His Majesty's Minesweepers
Category Sea Defence
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published May/1943
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Name His Majesty's Submarines
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Jul/1945
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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Name The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Sep/1944
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Name There's Freedom in the Air. The Official Story of the Allied forces from the Occupied Countries
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For none
Published Mar/1944
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