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UK Destroyers Print List
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British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise. Within a few hours of the outbreak of war a division of British destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox, slipped out from Harwich to begin searchlight the lower end of the North Sea. On falling in with a trawler they were told by the skipper that a suspicious looking vessel had been seen throwing things overboard. Steaming on at full speed, the four leading destroyers very soon sighted what appeared to be a Great Eastern Railway steamer making towards the Dutch coast. As they rushed forward, the steamer began to put on speed, and she was soon running for all she was worth. A warning shot was fired, summoning her to stop. But as she failed to do so, the 31-pounders of the destroyers opened fire. |
The Destroyer Wear returns to the Irresistible to take off her officers. Having put the Irresistible men onboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Wear again returned to the sinking ship. All the officers who had remained behind successfully taken off, and then shortly before six oclock, the battleship went down. For what was described by Vice Admiral de Robeck as a very fine display of seamanship Captain Metcalfe was awarded the D.S.O. |
Lieutenant-Commander A Gye Swings The Lapwing Round Across The Bows Of The Disabled Laertes. Learning of the Laertes plight, the destroyer Lapwing at once dashed to her rescue. Amidst the continuous shriek of the enemys shells, the men at work in the Laertes heard a faint cheer from those on deck. The Lapwing had arrived, and with magnificent seamanship Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Gye swung his vessel round across the bows of the disabled Laertes. The men then got a hawser aboard, and the Lapwing began to tow the Laertes out of the zone of fire; and then - the hawser snapped. |
The Disabled Laurel An Easy Target For The Enemy, Is Rescued By British Cruisers. For some time the two British destroyers, Laurel and Liberty, were exposed to an attack of overwhelming strength. Commander Frank Rose was struck in the left leg by a shell splinter early in the action, but he refused to leave his dangerous post. Later, however, he was struck in the other leg, and, as he was unable to stand, handed over the command to Lieutenant Charles Peploe. Suddenly a German shell enveloped the Laurel in a cloud of black smoke, and before it cleared away, British cruisers came to her assistance. Commander Rose was awarded the D.S.O., Lieutenant Peploe the D.S.C., and Engineer Lieutenant-Commander E. H. T. Meeson the D.S.O., besides being promoted to Commander. Many of the crew were awarded the D.S.M. In the Liberty Lieutenant H. E. Horan and Gunner H. Morgan was awarded the D.S.C., while Engineer Lieutenant-Commander F. A. Butler was granted accelerated promotion. |
The Destroyer Nestor Closes To Within 3,000 Yards Of The Enemy To Fire The Torpedoes. Sighting the enemy battle fleet, Commander Bingham, in the Nestor, followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division (Nicator) with dauntless courage closed to within 3,000 yards of the enemy in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack, Nicator were under concentrated fire of the secondary batteries of the High Sea Fleet. Commander Bingham was awarded the V.C. for the extremely gallant way in he led his division. |
Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie. Three copies available |
Warning a Merchant Ship of a Minefield by W L Wyllie. Three copies available |
Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers and Destroyers in Chase by W L Wyllie. Two copies available |
Daring Class Destroyers by Neil McCart. During the 1950s and 1960s the handsome Daring Class destroyers served both the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy in every theatre of operations, from the stormy seas of the Arctic Ocean to the spiced tropical waters of South-East Asia. The ships represented the ultimate in warship design, capable of carrying out duties normally assigned to light cruisers. As their Official Logs proudly proclaim, they were originally classified not as destroyers, but as warships of the Daring Class. This book charts the story of each of these ships from their beginnings in the late 1940s to their demise. Today there remains only the museum ship HMAS Vampire in Sydney Harbour. |
HMS Kelly by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. |
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