Combined Anglo-American fast carrier strength was fifteen fleet carriers, six light carriers, nine battleships, twenty-three cruisers, and scores of destroyers. Nothing remotely like it had ever trailed a wake in any sea.Royal Navy escort carriers also contributed over a wide area throughout the...
19 Jan 1940 United Kingdom British destroyer Grenville hit a naval mine and sank in the Thames Estuary in southern England, United Kingdom at 1250 hours, killing 77. 108 survivors were rescued by two destroyers that braved the minefield. [England | CPC]...
British destroyers HMS Veteran and HMS Verity collided in Lough Foyle near the Royal Navy base at Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. HMS Verity's engine room was flooded, requiring her to remain out of commission for repairs until 5 Mar 1941. [Londonderry, Northern Ireland | CPC]...
The reality of Operation Dynamo was starkly different. This was an incredibly complex and difficult operation and the Royal Navy and RAF both deserve more credit for its success than they are given here. 70% of the troops evacuated left from the harbor (most via the mole) on larger ships....
Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth relinquished the duties as Commander, Cruisers and Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet.ww2dbase[Walden Ainsworth|DS] Hawaii Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Four members of Congressional Committee inspected this station. Present: Edward VM IZAC, Albert A GORE, Andrew J ...
A force of nine Royal Navy ships, including six destroyers had been sent from Alexandria, but during the rescue two ships out of the nine ship convoy had been sunk and three more badly damaged, including the flagship, Orion. More than 600 lives were lost. ...
Estonian Navy WW2 The Estonian gunboat Lembit, in service until 1927. Although her Navy was created only three years after independence, in 1922, she was balanced and strong for such a small country. Two destroyers, two gunboats, two minelayers were reinforced by auxiliary vessels, while on ...
Allied escort carriers screened by corvettes, destroyers, and destroyer escorts proved more successful and cost-effective than using fleet carriers, battleships, or cruisers for protecting convoys from attacks by Axis submarines, raiders, and land-based aircraft. By mid-1943, the Axis threat of ...
In his newly published book "Dunkirk and the Little Ships" Philip shows how this was made possible by a vast armada of disparate vessels including destroyers, minesweepers, fishing vessels and, most famously of all, the privately owned 'Little Ships'. Rate S1.E61 ∙ Spike Milligan - The ...
The United States transferred 8 more old destroyers to the British Royal Navy as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement.ww2dbase[CPC] Atlantic Ocean British submarine HMS Trident and German submarine U-31 exchanged fire in the Bay of Biscay off France; Trident hit U-31 with the deck gun...