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Naval Art  Countries Royal Navy Ships HMS Queen to HMS Southampton  HMS Roberts |
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Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman. Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at Normandy in June 1944, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown in company with the monitor HMS Roberts and the cruiser HMS Frobisher shelling German batteries at Merville, Houlgate and Benerville as the combined British and American forces embark upon what would become known forever as D-Day. |
HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan Berryman The cruiser HMS Frobisher dominates this scene off Houlgate at the Normandy landings of 1944. The monitor HMS Roberts lies beyond Frobisher with a Large Infantry Landing Ship or LSI (L) unshipping its LCAs on the extreme right of the picture. In the foreground, a motor launch attends a group of LCP (L)s as they head for the French beaches. Two Spitfire Mk.IXs conduct sweeps overhead as Operation Neptune gathers momentum. |
HMS Roberts  Launched : 1st February 1941 Built by John Brown on the Clyde, laid down on the 30th April 1940, launched 1st February 1941, and completed 27th October 1941; HMS Roberts was hit by two 1100 lb bombs but her armour withstood the bombing although a lot of damage was caused. HMS Roberts was used more during world war two than her sister ship HMS Abercrombie, and in July 1945 an extra eight single 40mm Bofors added. She was finally scrapped at Inverkeithing in July 1965. Scrapped July 1965. |
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