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The German warship Bismarck was sunk during World War II after sustaining damage from British warships and aircraft. After being disabled, the crew scuttled the ship to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
it is because if one ship broke down or sunk they would still have one up and running
There have been six ships named Achilles, none of which appear to have sunk. The most famous of these six was the HMS Achilles of the Royal Navy. It was built between 1905 and 1907. The ship served during World War 1, and sunk the German ship, Leopard. She was reclassified to a training ship in 1918, and was disassembled (scrapped) in 1921.
9 Jan 1943
Join the navy and see the world.I am wearing a navy coloured jacket.The British Royal Navy sunk the Somali pirates.
RMS Lusitania (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship).
Rainbow Warrior.
Water. Although the hammering it received from the Royal Navy didn't help! It was sunk by 4 torpedoes from a destroyer.
Torpedo boats ultimately sank the battleship Prince Suvorov, flag ship of the Russian Navy at Tsushima in 1905.
The US Navy battleship USS Arizona sunk, taking more than 1,000 crewmen with her to the bottom.
the mary rose sank in the year of 1545.
Casualties / Losses of Battle of Jutland British Royal Navy 6,094 killed 510 wounded 177 captured 3 battle cruisers 3 armored cruisers 8 destroyers 113,300 of Royal Navy tons sunk German Navy 2,551 killed 507 wounded 1 pre-dreadnought ship 1 battle cruisers 4 light cruisers 5 torpedo-boats 62,300 of German Navy tons sunk