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RMS Durham Castle
RMS ''Durham Castle'' was a passenger ship built for the Union-Castle Line, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company in 1904. In 1939, the Admiralty requisitioned her for use as a store ship. She sank on 26 January 1940 after hitting a mine probably laid by the . Construction and service Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, ''Durham Castle'' was launched on 17 December 1903, as the sister ship of . She served the Cape of Good Hope to Mombasa service from 1910, and continued in commercial service during the First World War, with occasional troopship duties. She was part of a convoy sailing up the English Channel in June 1918, in company with the Union-Castle and escorted by the cruiser and five destroyers. On 4 June HMS ''Kent'' was leaving the convoy, but owing to a misunderstanding, cut across ''Kenilworth Castle''s bows. Turning to avoid ''Kent'', ''Kenilworth Castle'' instead collided with the destroyer , and sustained severe damage and several casualt ...
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The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early Middle Ages, medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the English Navy of the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the early 18th century until the World War II, Second World War, it was the world's most powerful navy. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superior ...
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