Destroyer Collection (page 4)

HMS Faulknor, British destroyer, WW2
HMS Faulknor (H62), British F-class destroyer and flotilla leader. Date: 1940

HMS Kempenfelt, British destroyer
HMS Kempenfelt, British C-class destroyer and flotilla leader. Date: circa 1939

American ships in harbour, Barcelona, Spain
American ships in harbour at Barcelona, Spain. They include destroyers USS Barton (DD722), USS Strong (DD758) and heavy cruiser USS Newport News (CA148). circa 1950

USS Macdonough, American destroyer
USS Macdonough (DD351), American destroyer. Date: circa 1930s

USS Leary, American destroyer
USS Leary (DD158), American destroyer. Date: circa 1920s

USS Charles Ausburn, American destroyer
USS Charles Ausburn (DD294), American destroyer and sea plane carrier. Date: 1926

USS Badger, American destroyer
USS Badger (DD126), American destroyer. Date: circa 1930s

USS McDougal, American destroyer, WW1
USS McDougal (DD54), American destroyer, seen here in camouflage paint with crew on deck, 19 July 1918. One of the first American ships to take part in the First World War. Date: 1918

USS Parker, American destroyer, WW1
USS Parker (DD48), American destroyer, seen here in camouflage paint on 26 November 1917. One of the first American ships to take part in the First World War, based at Cork 1917-1918. Date: 1917

USS O Brien, American destroyer, WW1
USS O Brien (DD51), American destroyer, seen here in camouflage paint on 18 March 1918. One of the first American ships to take part in the First World War, based at Cork 1917-1918. Date: 1918

USS Maury, American destroyer, Key West, Florida, USA
USS Maury (DD100), American destroyer, at the dockyard in Key West, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1920

HMS Douglas, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Douglas (D90), British destroyer, Scott class flotilla leader, seen here at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, prior to launching on 8 June 1918. (1 of 2) Date: 1918

HMS Skate, British destroyer
HMS Skate (D16), British destroyer. Date: circa 1935

Six Russian destroyers, WW1
Six Russian destroyers, First World War. The nearest one bears the initials GL, the Gavriil. Date: circa 1914-1915

Four French torpedo boats in Cherbourg Harbour, France. Date: 1910s

French destroyer Dehorter, Patras, Greece, WW1
French destroyer Dehorter (Bouclier class), in the port of Patras, Greece, during the First World War (17 September 1917). Date: 1917

HMS Suffolk with destroyer and gunboat, Nanking, China
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser, with destroyer D07 and a gunboat on the south bank of the Yangtze River at Nanking (Nanjing), China. Date: circa 1929

HMS Thruster, British destroyer
HMS Thruster (H73), British destroyer. Date: 1935

British destroyer at ammunition dump, Malta
British destroyer at an ammunition dump, Malta. Date: early 20th century

A coal-scuttle made from two types of shell cases (one a 2 pounder) and a naval button with the engraved inscription - HMS Maenad, Jutland, 31st May 1916. HMS Maenad was a Moon (M) class destroyer

Hospital ship passing destroyer patrol, WWI
A British hospital ship in 1914 with an illuminated red cross near its bows, passing a friendly destroyer patrol. Date: 1914

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship

Small craft in North Sea action by G. H. Davis
The battle of the small craft during the North Sea action, First World War. Top: British fast light cruisers and a German squadron. Middle: general engagement between British and German light craft

Destroyer at target practice by G. H. Davis
Navy notes of the week: a British destroyer at target practice, with marksmen firing torpedoes. 1912

Guarding the mouth of the Humber by G. H. Davis
The war: naval and military happenings of the week. Guarding the mouth of the Humber -- an incoming trawler in the glare of a destroyers searchlight. Date: 1914

Battleship v. destroyer by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus destroyer: an important question explained. Should a destroyer attack a battleship from astern or ahead

Naval manoeuvres of 1913 by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913. Torpedo versus gun -- the vulnerability of the battleship and the destroyer. Date: 1913

Three fleets worth watching by G. H. Davis
Three fleets which are worth watching: the naval forces of Brazil, Argentine and Chile. 1910

Battle fleet going into action by G. H. Davis
The formation of a battle fleet (ships with attendant cruisers, destroyers and minesweepers) steaming into action during the Second World War. Date: 1942

British naval action in Narvik harbour by G. H. Davis
The Royal Navys first heroic dash into Narvik harbour in face of tremendous odds: German destroyers and store ships sunk. Captain Warburton-Lee led the second destroyer flotilla in to attack greatly

First torpedo air attack by G. H. Davis
The Second World Wars first aircraft torpedo attack: a German destroyer hit. Torpedo-carrying aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm attacks a German destroyer off Trondheim. 11 April 1940

Germanys Messerschmitt ME110 by G. H. Davis
Germanys new destroyer plane, the Messerschmitt ME110. The much-discussed new German twin-engined fighter, six of which were brought down by RAF bombers in the Heligoland air battle

Australian fleet in Mediterranean by G. H. Davis
Bravo Australia! The first colony (of the British Empire) with a fleet of its own -- the fighting force of the Mediterranean. Two panoramic views of the ships of the Australian navy. 1913

Naval strength of Argentine Republic by G. H. Davis
Naval strength of the Argentine Republic. Showing a range of ships, including gunboats, destroyers and torpedo craft. Date: 1913

Important naval developments by G. H. Davis
Some important naval developments of the moment: the merging of the battleship and the battle cruiser. Above: the meeting of the battleship and cruiser types

The Royal Navys little ships by G. H. Davis
Bearing the brunt of the war at sea: the Royal Navys little ships. Showing an armed fishing trawler, an armed yacht, an escort vessel and a destroyer -- the little ships keeping the seas open

Shirley Bain-Marais by Madame Yevonde
Shirley Bain-Marais (1921-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Colonel Colin Bain-Marais, South African Minister to France

British destroyers by G. H. Davis
The destroyer grows up: from TBD (torpedo boat destroyer) to almost light cruiser. The origins of the destroyer: from the 84.5 foot torpedo boat of 1876 to the Navys newest, the 2610-ton decoy

H. M. S. Swift
Launched in 1907, the Swift was a unique large Royal Navy destroyer. Her high cost and lack of hoped for high speed meant that no other similar ships were constructed before 1914

H. M. S. Shark
The Shark was one of twenty ships in the Royal Navy K class of destroyers (previously designated as Acasta class). She was torpedoed and sunk during the Battle of Jutland, 1916 Date: 1914

H. M. S. Lurcher
The Lurcher was a Royal Navy ship, a modified Acheron class destroyer (I class), which took part in the Battle of Heligoland Blight in 1914

H. M. S. Acasta
One of twenty ships in the Royal Navy K class of destroyers (previously designated as Acasta class). After service in World War One, the Acasta was sold for breaking up in 1921 Date: 1914

Drama in the North Sea, German raider force down, 1939
A scene out in the North Sea showing the crew of a German flying boat, which had participated in an air attack upon ships of the British fleet waiting to be rescued by a British destroyer having been

British hospital ship under escort, WW1
British hospital ship under escort of a destroyer and a coastal motor boat during the First World War, Date: 1914-1918

Allied Armour heading into Holland; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing Allied units heading up the Eindhoven to Nijmegen road in Holland during September 1944. In the foreground of this image one can see a tank destroyer, a despatch rider

WW2 - Free French Navy - The Triumphant
WW2 - Free French Navy Destroyer - The Triumphant (Le Triomphant) Date: circa 1943

Thessaloniki - French Destroyer illuminates Zeppelin LZ85
Night Combat over the Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece - A French Destroyer illuminates the German military Zeppelin airship LZ85 and takes a few pot shots in the general direction

Prow of a French (Allied) WW1 Destroyer at Thessaloniki
The prow of a French (Allied) WW1 Destroyer, stationed at Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1916

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