Construction
Oxley was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong Limited at Barrow-in-Furness, England in March 1925. She was launched on 29 June 1926, completed on 22 July 1927, and commissioned into the RAN on 1 April 1927.
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Famous quotes containing the word construction:
“There’s no art
To find the mind’s construction in the face:
He was a gentleman on whom I built
An absolute trust.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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