HMS Ajax - Fighting Graf Spee and Italian Destroyers

In today's video, we'll be looking at a British light cruiser. HMS Ajax, one of the victors of River Plate. A ship that, despite being out of action for two years, saw quite an active service career. From dueling Graf Spee, to fighting off the Italians in night actions. Her career would be rounded off in more quiet duty, as she never saw the Pacific. Nonetheless, Ajax saw quite a bit of combat for her relatively short career. And she came out the victor each time. Further Reading: https://www.amazon.com/British-Cruise... https://www.amazon.com/British-Cruise... https://www.amazon.com/British-Cruise... https://www.amazon.com/British-Light-... https://www.amazon.com/Cruisers-World... https://www.amazon.com/Battle-River-P... https://www.amazon.com/Battle-River-P... https://www.amazon.com/Struggle-Middl... https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chr... https://uboat.net/allies/warships/shi... Graf Spee Video:    • KMS Graf Spee - Raiding The South Atlantic