5.8K views · 480 reactions | February 20, 1815: USS Constitution, led by Captain Charles Stewart, wins her third and final major battle during the War of 1812 by defeating HMS Cyane and HMS Levant off Madeira Island in the Atlantic Ocean. | USS Constitution | Facebook

The HMS Centurion (1911) was a King George V-class dreadnought battleship laid down in 1911, launched in November 1911, and commissioned in May 1913, notable for accidentally sinking the SS Derna during sea trials and for participating in the Battle of Jutland. After the war, it was converted into a radio-controlled target ship and later disguised as the HMS Anson for the Second World War, ultimately being scuttled off Normandy in June 1944 to serve as part of the Mulberry harbours. #fyp #viral

Royal Navy Cruiser HMS Achilles arrives home in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, from the Battle of the River Plate (1940) ~ Pathe News HMS Achilles (later HMNZS) was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy (New Zealand Division) and from October 1941 with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy