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2. List of monitors of World War II - Wikipedia

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   List of monitors of World War II Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Alexandru Lahovari Royal Romanian Navy: Brătianu: river monitor: captured by Soviets 2 September 1944, returned 1951, put in reserve 1957, scrapped 1959 [5] Abercrombie Royal Navy: Roberts: monitor: 7,850 5 May 1943 scrapped ...

3. HMS Roberts (F40) - Wikipedia

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   HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War.She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts.. Built by John Brown & Company, of Clydebank, she was laid down 30 April 1940, launched 1 February 1941 and completed on 27 October 1941.

4. Monitor (warship) - Wikipedia

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   HMS Erebus during World War II. Royal Navy monitors saw service in the Mediterranean in support of the British Eighth Army's desert and Italian campaigns. They were part of the offshore bombardment for the Invasion of Normandy in 1944. They were also used to clear the German-mined River Scheldt by the British to utilize the port of Antwerp.

5. Roberts-class monitor - Wikipedia

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   HMS Roberts: Reused the turret of the World War I monitor Marshal Soult. Roberts provided bombardment support during Operation Torch in North Africa , where she was damaged by two 500 kg bombs. She was repaired in time to support the Allied invasion of Sicily , landings near Salerno , invasion of Normandy , and landing at Westkapelle .

6. HMS Abercrombie (F109) - Wikipedia

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   HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie. Abercrombie was built by Vickers Armstrong, Tyne. She was laid down on 26 April 1941, launched on 31 March 1942 and completed on 5 May 1943.

7. The Lost Evidence - Wikipedia

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   The Lost Evidence is a television program on the History Channel which uses three-dimensional landscapes, reconnaissance photos, eyewitness testimony and documents to reevaluate and recreate key battles of World War II.

8. List of monitors of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   [1]: 10, 11 The twenty-four river Monitors were divided into two groups: Program 4 & 5. Ten Program 4 Monitors arrived first in Vietnam, and were armed with one 40mm cannon mounted inside a revolving Mk 52 turret; while the 8 later arriving Program 5 versions (designated Monitor "H") mounted one M49 105mm Howitzer inside a revolving T172 turret.

9. WWII in HD - Wikipedia

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   World War II in HD is a History Channel television series that chronicles the hardships of World War II, using rare films shot in color never seen on television before.The episodes premiered on five consecutive days in mid-November 2009, with two episodes per day.