Destroyer Collection (page 5)

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

WW1 Allies - Emblems of Freedom
WW1 Allied flags flying above a British Destroyer - Emblems of Freedom Date: circa 1915

HMS Afridi - Britains Biggest Destroyer (at the time this card was issued). Date: circa 1940

Toulon, France - Rochefortais class Destroyer Rapiere
Toulon, France - Sailors playing cards sat on a small quay. The crew are from the Rochefortais class (or Pertuisane class)

Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
The Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow on 21st June 1919 at the end of the First World War. The High Seas Fleet had been interned there under the terms of the Armistice whilst negotiations

A British destroyer towing an observation balloon

Short Seacat ship-to-air missile during trials aboard a Royal Navy destroyer

Hawker Hunter F6 XJ714 is towed past a line-up of aircraft
Hawker Hunter F6, XJ714, is towed past a line-up of aircraft, including Canberras, Thunderflashs, a B-66 Destroyer and a Voodoo

Villefrance-sur-Mer toward Cap Ferrat
Villefrance-sur-Mer, France, looking past the moored French fleet toward Cap Ferrat Date: circa 1920s

Villefrance-sur-Mer - La Rade (The Harbour)
Villefrance-sur-Mer - La Rade (The Harbour with French Warships) Date: circa 1920s

Crew of HMS Swift in group photo on deck, WW1
The happy crew of HMS Swift, a British high speed destroyer, in a group photo on deck during the First World War. The ship was launched in 1907. Date: 1914-1918

Destroyer at Speed 2
A torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy traveling at 36 knots. Their high speed and manoeuvrability make these ships ideal for scouting and escort duties. Date: circa 1914

Wreck of HMS Invincible, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the wreck of the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible

SMS Csikos, Austro-Hungarian destroyer, WW1
SMS Csikos, an Austro-Hungarian torpedo boat (Huszar class destroyer), at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Achates, British destroyer, pre-WW1
HMS Achates, British Acasta-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1912, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: April 1914

British destroyers at sea, WW1
British destroyers at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British torpedo boat destroyer at sea, WW1
An unnamed British torpedo boat destroyer at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Lochinvar, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Lochinvar, British Laforey-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1915, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: 1915-1918

HMS Contest, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Contest, British Acasta-class destroyer, launched 1913, served during the First World War, torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat in the Western Approaches, 1917. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Volunteer, British destroyer, WW2
HMS Volunteer, British V & W class destroyer, launched 1919, served throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1947. Date: 20th century

HMS Beaver, British destroyer at sea, WW1
HMS Beaver, British Acheron-class destroyer, launched 1911, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: 20th century

HMS Kempenfelt and other British destroyers at sea, WW1
HMS Kempenfelt (left, launched 1915) and other British Marksman-class destroyers at sea during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

HMS Shark, British destroyer, pre-WW1
HMS Shark, British Acasta-class destroyer, launched 1912, served during the First World War, wrecked and torpedoed during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Date: 1913

HMS Nubian, British destroyer, pre-WW1
HMS Nubian, British Tribal-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1909, served during the first part of the First World War, torpedoed during the Battle of Dover Strait (October 1916)

British torpedo boat destroyer launching, Southampton
A British torpedo boat destroyer launching at Southampton a few months before the start of the First World War. It is probably HMS Lance, a Laforey-class destroyer

HMS Laurel, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Laurel, British Laforey-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Seen here travelling at full speed. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Vanoc, British destroyer at sea, WW1
HMS Vanoc, British V-class destroyer, launched 1917, served during the Second World War as a long-range escort ship. Date: 20th century

British destroyers under construction, WW1
British destroyers under construction at a shipyard during the First World War. Date: 1917

HMS Zulu, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Zulu, British Tribal-class (or F-class) destroyer, launched 1909, served during the first part of the First World War, mined off Dover in October 1916, parts used to create a new destroyer

HMS Louis, British destroyer, Suvla Bay, WW1
HMS Louis, British Laforey-class destroyer, launched 1913, served during the early part of the First World War, stranded and wrecked in Suvla Bay during the Dardanelles Campaign

British torpedo boat destroyers at sea, WW1
British torpedo boat destroyers at sea during the First World War, making a smoke screen to protect a convoy. Date: 1914-1918

Lord Kitchener, last photograph before his death
The last photograph of Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916). Before joining the ill-fated armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire in Scapa Flow he lunched with Admiral Sir John Jellicoe on board the Iron Duke

Commander E. R. G. R. Evans of HMS Broke
Commander E.R.G.R. Evans of HMS Broke

Commodore Tyrwhitt and Flag Lieutenant Floyer, WW1
Commodore (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt (1870-1951), British naval officer. Seen here (right) on the deck of a destroyer with Flag Lieutenant Floyer during the First World

A CONVOY
A convoy of ships at dusk

WWI - Launch of a German Torpedo
The launch of a torpedo from the deck of a German warship during World War One

Improvised harbour at Gallipoli WWI
The improvised harbour at Lancashire Landing on W Beach. It was constructed of grounded ships, and proved a highly successful haven from the heavy seas experienced in this area

French destroyer WWII
French destroyer the Siroco during World War II

RAF bombing German warship
An RAF biplane bombs a german warship off the coast of Africa during World War One. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

French Navy Destroyer WWII
French Navy Destroyer the Cyclone

A White Ship
View across a dock toward a smart white navy steamship in port, moored alongside a tall ship. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

French Warship (Destroyer) Vautour at Zonguldak
The French Destroyer Vautour at Zonguldak (formerly Heraclea), a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. An important coal mining centre. Miners

HMS Caesar in port at Constantinople
HMS Caesar (the large white boat to the left of the shot) alongside destroyer number 29 in port at Constantinople, Turkey, close to the Galata Bridge

Wreckage of the U. S. Destroyer Shaw
The U.S. destroyer lies on the sea bed after the Japanese airstrike on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii

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