Definitions for "HMS Ajax"
Keywords:  ajax, hms, navy, battleship, leander
HMS Ajax was a King George V-class battleship (one of four ships of the class), built at Scotts' shipyard at Greenock on the River Clyde. She was completed in 1913 and saw action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and in the Mediterranean and Black Seas in 1919, before being decommissioned in 1924.
The HMS Ajax was made famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, the Battle of Crete, the Battle of Malta, as a supply escort in the Battle of Tobruk. She was a Leander class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during World War II.
HMS Ajax (F114) was a Leander class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by the famous Cammell Laird company of Birkenhead. Ajax was launched on 16 August 1962 and commissioned on 10 December 1963.