13 Aug 1928
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of Acasta was laid down by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
8 Aug 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Acasta was launched by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
11 Feb 1930
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Acasta was completed at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
14 Feb 1930
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Acasta was commissioned into service at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
1 Dec 1930
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of RMS Queen Mary was laid down by the John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Queen Mary | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
26 Sep 1934
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- RMS Queen Mary was launched at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. The Queen Mary would play a vital role in the war; transporting hundreds of thousands of Allied troops across the world's oceans. ww2dbase [Queen Mary | Clydebank, Scotland | AC]
4 Dec 1936
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of RMS Queen Elizabeth was laid down by the John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Queen Elizabeth | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
27 Sep 1938
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- RMS Queen Elizabeth was launched at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Queen Elizabeth | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
2 Oct 1941
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of Britain's last battleship, HMS Vanguard, was laid down at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Clydebank, Scotland | AC]
30 Nov 1944
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- At a cost of £9,000,000 (excluding the cost of her guns and their mountings), Britain's last Battleship, HMS Vanguard, was launched at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. Too late to see service in World War II, Vanguard would eventually be completed in Apr 1946. ww2dbase [Clydebank, Scotland | AC]
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