HMS Cheshire

HMS Cheshire

HMS Cheshire, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the English county of Cheshire.

*HMS Cheshire (F18) an Armed Merchant Cruiser (auxiliary cruiser) acting as convoy escort and troopship in World War II


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