HMS Severn (1914)
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HMS Severn (1914)
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HMS Severn was a Humber-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Originally built by Vickers for Brazil, she was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 on the outbreak of the First World War along with her sister ships Humber and Mersey. She had been christened Solimoes by the Brazilians, but was renamed by the British. The three ships were the first of a new type of specialized shore-bombardment warships. As a result of her shallow draught, she was very un-manoeuvrable and unseaworthy in open waters in an
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British Navy warship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Severn_(1914)
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2022-12-29T07:52:07Z
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