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HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. In April 1942, while escorting Convoy QP 11 from Russia back to Britain, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-456. After being struck by an additional torpedo from a German Destroyer, she was scuttled on 2 May 1941 with over 4.5 tonnes of Soviet gold on board https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-edinburgh-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #SecondWorldWar #HMSEdinburgh #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy
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HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. In April 1942, while escorting Convoy QP 11 from Russia back to Britain, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-456. After being struck by an additional torpedo from a German Destroyer, she was scuttled on 2 May 1941 with over 4.5 tonnes of Soviet gold on board https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-edinburgh-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #SecondWorldWar #HMSEdinburgh #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy
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HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. In April 1942, while escorting Convoy QP 11 from Russia back to Britain, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-456. After being struck by an additional torpedo from a German Destroyer, she was scuttled on 2 May 1941 with over 4.5 tonnes of Soviet gold on board https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-edinburgh-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #SecondWorldWar #HMSEdinburgh #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy
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HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. In April 1942, while escorting Convoy QP 11 from Russia back to Britain, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-456. After being struck by an additional torpedo from a German Destroyer, she was scuttled on 2 May 1941 with over 4.5 tonnes of Soviet gold on board https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-edinburgh-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #SecondWorldWar #HMSEdinburgh #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy
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HMS Edinburgh was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in 1938 and commissioned in 1939. In April 1942, while escorting Convoy QP 11 from Russia back to Britain, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-456. After being struck by an additional torpedo from a German Destroyer, she was scuttled on 2 May 1941 with over 4.5 tonnes of Soviet gold on board https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-edinburgh-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #SecondWorldWar #HMSEdinburgh #lightcruiser #maritimehistory #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy