My father, James William Jennings, was drafted into the Fleet Air Arm when joining up in 1941 and served as an Air mechanic. He served on ships such as the Medina, Daedalus, Kestrel, Candor, Victory, Merlin and Nighthawk (the ship he was on when he was discharged. Most of the war he...
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The name HMS London has featured in the Fleet since 1657, First Sea Lord Admiral Philip Jones said on Monday. The first six ships of the name served with distinction through the age of sail, amassing 13 battle honors including the decisive victory at Barfleur in 1692, Chesapeake in 1781, ...
HMS London carried members of the Prime Minister's staff, while Churchill himself sailed to Egypt for the Cairo conference in the battlecruiser HMS Renown. London also loaded the 'Stalingrad Sword,' a gift from King George VI to the people of Stalingrad that celebrated the great victory over ...