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  1. MWC 97 - 1940s American Seaman

    by , Jan 9, 2018 at 09:31 AM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)


    America's determination to win the War in the Pacific can be easily seen in the sheer size of it's Navy.
    At the close of the war, the US fleet consisted of over 51,000 vessels, the majority of which were specified as landing craft, a testament to the necessity of landing huge numbers of troops on the numerous Pacific islands. Providing air and artillery support to these troops were up to 28 ...
  2. MWC 94 - 1970s South African Navy

    by , Oct 24, 2017 at 08:45 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)


    South Africa has an important position on a global sea trading route and it's Navy takes very seriously its defensive tasks even on a comparatively restrictive budget. Right up till 1975 it shared responsibility with the British Royal Navy in patrolling the shipping lanes
    South Africa also had close connections with France during the 1970s, France supplied Submarines and specialist training ...
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  3. MWC 92 - 1940s Japanese Seaman

    by , Aug 20, 2017 at 07:03 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)


    The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) operated on the belief that a small, powerful, technologically superior fleet was the the optimum strategy for their Navy. The development of the Japanese navy was groundbreaking and at the same time a huge drain on the resources of the country. In the early part of the 1920s over 30 percent of Japans national budget went to the IJN
    They launched the world's ...
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  4. MWC 81 - 1960s British Submariner

    by , Mar 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)


    The Royal Navy first launched a submarine in 1901, the HMS Holand One, and although Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, then Controller of the Navy, called the new style of sea warfare "underhand, unfair and damned un-English" the submarine was here to stay. During World War One submarines proved their effectiveness, despite being a small minority of the active Navy personnel, The Submarine Service ...
  5. MWC 75 - 1940s British Naval Artilleryman

    by , Jan 24, 2017 at 08:41 AM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    Launched in 1939 the German battleship 'Bismark' was one of the largest built at that time in Germany, it's mission to disrupt allied supply convoys heading to Britain from the United States made it a priority target for the Allied Navies.
    At the start of World War 2, the British Navy was the largest in the world and more were under construction, One of the British Aircraft Carriers 'Ark Royal' ...
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