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Italian battle fleet attacks Malta convoy

March 22, 2012 in 1942, March 1942, battleships, destroyers by Editor

HMS CLEOPATRA throws out smoke to shield the convoy as HMS EURYALUS elevates her forward 5.25 inch guns to shell the Italian Fleet.

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‘Typical Examples of Performance of His Majesty’s Ships’

March 19, 2012 in 1942, March 1942, battleships, carriers, destroyers, submarines by Editor

A heavy sea breaking over the bows of the battleship HMS RENOWN.

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Rescued from the sea by the Japanese Navy

March 2, 2012 in 1942, March 1942, destroyers by Editor

HMS Encounter sunk along with HMS Exeter and USS Pope on 1st March 1942, her crew were stranded in the waters of the Java sea .

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HMS Exeter’s final battle

March 1, 2012 in 1942, March 1942, destroyers by Editor

HMS Exeter fighting off an aircraft attack in January 1942 during the Battle of the Banka Straits.

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Italian Navy ambushed again, off Cap Bon

December 13, 2011 in 1941, December 1941, destroyers by Editor

HMS Maori, one of the Tribal class destroyers, sister ship to HMS Sikh which led the attack.

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Force K ambushes an Italian convoy

November 9, 2011 in 1941, November 1941, destroyers by Editor

The cruiser HMS Penelope in Malta harbour, which was the base from which Force K operated.

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Moonlight run to Tobruk ends in disaster

October 25, 2011 in 1941, October 1941, destroyers by Editor

HMS Latona, sunk off Tobruk on the 25th October was the same class of minelayer as HMS Welshman, pictured.

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The USS Kearney torpedoed in mid Atlantic

October 17, 2011 in 1941, October 1941, destroyers by Editor

Eleven men died when the USS Kearny was torpedoed by U-568 whilst assisting with convoy duties .

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Malta convoy under attack

September 27, 2011 in 1941, September 1941, destroyers by Editor

The last moments of a german torpedo bomber as it comes under fierce anti aircraft fire during an attack on Royal Navy forces in the Mediterranean.

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Torpedo attack on Malta convoy

July 23, 2011 in 1941, July 1941, destroyers by Editor

the royal Navy cruiser HMS Manchester was hit by a torpedo while escorting a convoy to Malta on 23rd July 1941.

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Evacuation of Crete continues

May 30, 2011 in 1941, May 1941, destroyers by Editor

An overview of British naval operations during the battle for Crete.

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The evacuation from Crete

May 29, 2011 in 1941, May 1941, destroyers by Editor

The destroyer HMS Imperial - her steering was damaged by a near miss during the evcauation from Crete and she had to sunk by torpedo after her crew had been taken off.

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German ‘E Boat’ sunk off Southwold

November 21, 2010 in 1940, November 1940, destroyers by Editor

A German 'Schnellboot' or fast boat is loaded with torpedoes - they were called 'E' boats by the British.

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Condor aircraft join the Battle of the Atlantic

August 5, 2010 in 1940, August 1940, bombers, destroyers by Editor

The Focke Wulf 200 became operational in August 1940 and immediately posed a new threat to shipping in the Atlantic.

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Convoy attacked off Dover

July 26, 2010 in 1940, July 1940, destroyers by Editor

HMS Boreas, bombed and seriously damaged on the 25th July 1940. Image by former crew member Edward Walace

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