HMS Danae

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It was originally launched in January 1918 and scrapped in 1948. It saw action on D-Day in 1944.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 406 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="29c90900.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="496"><div> This beautiful Bermuda First Day Cover was provided per kind courtesy of <B>Dorel Suceava</B> of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="29d90e60.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="496"><div> This is another First Day Cover. </div> <div> Note the cancellation strike from H.M.S. Danae</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 227 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="29e8cdd0.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="496"><div> It appears that H.M.S. Danae was withdrawn from active service for a short period of time. It was probably re-introduced back in to active service with the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 as we know it saw action in June 1944 with the invasion of Europe.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>