Warship Wednesday 9 September 2026: We were in action a Tremendous Amount of Times

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 9 September 2026: We were in action a Tremendous Amount of Times Note the Admiralty disruptive camouflage scheme. U.S. National Archives Identifier 148727974, Local Identifier 19-SB-7M-1 Above we see HM’s Arethusa-class light cruiser Aurora (12) at sea, circa July 1942, likely while working up after repair at Liverpool with ships of the Home Fleet. While she received national fame for her work in the Mediterranean during WWII and some 85 years ago this week would pummel a German training cruiser to the bottom off…