Tag: Monsoon Voyages
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Neutrality of HMS Leander in the Bombardment of Valparaíso
On March 31, 1866, the people of Valparaíso woke to an astonishing sight — a Spanish fleet, with its ironclad hulls glinting under the sun, ready to unleash fire upon their city. This was an attack that shocked the world, and amidst the chaos sat HMS Leander, a British warship tasked with maintaining neutrality (and…
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The Legacy of HMS Dorsetshire
Today we will be spotlighting HMS Dorsetshire, a heavy cruiser of the British Royal Navy, which has played a significant role in naval operations during the early years of World War II. Commissioned in September 1930, she was the second (and final ship) of the Norfolk subclass within the County-class cruisers. Named after the English…
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The Legacy of HMS Eclipse
Hello everyone! We will be spotlighting HMS Eclipse, one of the few ships that you may have been transcribing from on our citizen-science project called Monsoon Voyages. HMS: What does it stand for? Before we jump straight into the history, you might have noticed the ship prefix “HMS”, followed by a name while transcribing the…