Prior to 2018, the vessel went by the in-work name of HMS Ajax. Ajax was a famous Hellenic warrior from Homer’s Iliad and a symbol of intense strength in the Trojan war. In 2018, when the boat was ...

In the ensuing battle, HMS Exeter was severely damaged and forced to retire, while all other ships received moderate damage. Ajax and Achilles then shadowed the Graff Spee, which entered the ...

The town is named after a British ship, the HMS Ajax, that won a 1939 battle against a ship commanded by Hans Langsdorff, a Nazi officer. (JTA) — A suburb of Toronto will rename a street named ...

This Sunday, December first members of the HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans leave for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina to recall events of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate ...