Английская Википедия:HMS Ladybird (1916)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Ladybird was an Шаблон:Sclass2 of the Royal Navy, launched in 1916. This class are also referred to as "large China gunboats". Originally built to patrol the River Danube during the First World War, she sailed for China from Malta in February 1927 to serve on the Yangtze River.
History
On 12 December 1937, Ladybird, along with Шаблон:HMS became involved in the Panay incident and came under fire from a Japanese artillery unit near Wuhu on the Yangtze River. Ladybird was hit by six shells and Bee dodged one as she came upon the scene. Ladybird was not badly damaged and with Bee picked up survivors from the sunk Шаблон:USS.
In 1939 the original pair of [[BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun|Шаблон:Convert Mk VII 45-calibre guns]] were replaced by more modern and Шаблон:Convert longer 6-inch Mk XIII 50-calibre guns from the decommissioned battleship Шаблон:HMS.
Ladybird was allocated to Singapore in 1940 and then, along with five others of the class, stripped down and towed to the Mediterranean Sea. During the journey she sustained damage which meant she was limited to a speed of Шаблон:Convert due to a misaligned hull. She was initially used to guard Port Said.
In late December 1940 and early January 1941 Ladybird was engaged at close range, bombarding the Italian port of Bardia in Libya, in support of the Allied Capture of Bardia on 5 January 1941 as part of Operation Compass.
On 25 February 1941 she landed a Royal Marines unit during Operation Abstention, an ill-fated attempt to seize the Italian island of Kastelorizo, where she was hit by an aerial bomb. Later, acting in support of the Tobruk garrison, she shelled the Gazala airfield and ferried in supplies. During this duty, on 12 May 1941, she was severely damaged by dive bombers and set on fire, settling on an even keel in Шаблон:Convert of water. Still above water, her Шаблон:Convert gun was used as an anti-aircraft gun; Шаблон:HMS replaced Ladybird in supporting Tobruk.
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