Battleship Collection

HMS Rodney shows her formidable "teeth". An unusual
HMS Rodney shows her formidable " teeth". An unusual and impressive view of HMS Rodneys great 16in. guns. 15th May 1931

The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918. The SMS Helgoland was commissioned in to the German Navy on 23rd July 1911

HMS Vanguard which took the Royal Family on their tour of South Africa is escorted back into Porstmouth Harbour by Motor Torpedeo Boats

HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard. March 1946

Lord Nelsons Flag ship HMS Victory which lead in the battle of Trafalgar. Circa 1975

HMS Duke of York, a King George V-class battleship. March 1942

Picture shows the HMS Calcutta. HMS Calcutta was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Indian city of Calcutta. She was part of the Carlisle group of the C-class of cruisers

HMS Victory fires her last salute before going into dry dock at Portsmouth in January 1922

British battleship HMS Rodney of the Royal Navy firing her secondary armament of six inch guns during exercises at sea in the Second World War December 1940

Anti aircraft drill aboard a Royal Navy cruiser of the Home Fleet seen here on exercise. Circa October 1939

Ships of the Black Sea fleet of Russias Navy. Red Army processing in the line ahead. Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S

Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser on the quarterdeck of HMS Duke of York with the commanding officers of some of the ships which had participated in the Battle of the North Cape (26 December 1943)

H. M Submarine Trident which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of
H.M Submarine Trident which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of Norway, coming alongside her parent ship after a long patrol. Circa March 1942

Picture taken when the British battleship H. M.s Royal Sovereign
Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S Royal Sovereign, together with 4 British submarines (Ursula, Unison, Unbroken and Sunfish)

The torn Battle Ensign of HMS Tartar carried in her action with German destroyers in the English Channel. Left to right: Able Seaman E.G. Nurse, W. Weatherall, D.J. Harvey, G. Lilley, and P. Gill

Axis troops clear up the debris on Spanish Mole, Tripoli, after an RAF raid. Circa 17th January 1942

Ships of the US 3rd fleet and of the British Pacific fleet off the Japanese coast. September 12th 1945

The Italian destroyer Tigre lies on its side after being scuttled due to heavy bombing by the R.A.F. during Second World War. 15th June 1941

Within sight of the coast of France R. A. F. airmen study a map map at sea during Second
Within sight of the coast of France R.A.F. airmen study a map map at sea during Second World War. 17th August 1944

The US Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, was officially commissioned on 5 February 1942. Derry was the first US navy establishment in Europe and became the terminal for US convoys bound for Britain

HMS Seagull, Halcyon class minesweeper seen here on patrol during the Second World War. 1st December 1941

The Second Battle of Narvik. HMS Warspite in action with the Narvik shore batteries. One of the British destroyers is seen on the left. 13th April 1940

An American task force heads for Oran. US rangers man a anti-aircraft deck gun. 13th November 1942

Aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Formidable escorted by HMS Warspite, three capital ships that form part of the Royal Navys Eastern Fleet July 1942

Operation at sea saves sailors life. November 1944, on board the cruiser HMS Berwick, in northern waters. A destroyer rating believed to be suffering from appendicitis was transferred from his ship

USS Nevada, a USN destroyer, USS Quincy, another USN destroyer, and HMS Glasgow seen from HMS Enterprise. Preparing to bombard the German shore batteries at Cherbourg. 25th June 1944

The fleet in the Mediterranean Circa 1941

HMAS Nepal approaches the Eastern Fleet flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth as a seaman prepares to fire line, which is held in canister by a second seaman

San Giorgios fate. In Tobruk Harbour. The end of the Italian cruiser San Giorgio. She is seen burning furiously amidships. Circa 1940s

Troops embarking for the journey to Tobruk during Second World War. 6th November 1941

Envoy Makimura walks down the flight deck of H. M. S. Indomitable after discussing
Envoy Makimura walks down the flight deck of H.M.S. Indomitable after discussing the surrender of Hong Kong. Circa September 1945

The Royal Marine band of HMS Birmingham entertaining Copenhagens sightseeing thousands on the waterfront, who had turned out to see the British ships. Circa 20th May 1945

German naval officers followed by a Royal Marine armed sentry when leaving HMS Dido during Second World War. Circa 20th May 1945

Lieutenant Commander T. H. B. Pounds, R. N. of Putney London
Lieutenant Commander T.H.B. Pounds, R.N. of Putney London, Commanding Officer of the Sloop, with a captured Japanese flag presented to the ship by the Army

An aerial torpedo attack by an Italian Fiat BR 20 torpedo bomber on HMS Nelson, escorting a convoy in the Mediterranean. 27th September 1941

16"shells being lowered on to the deck of HMS Rodney from the ammunition ship
16" shells being lowered on to the deck of HMS Rodney from the ammunition ship. Each one weighs a ton and will fire over ten miles. Circa August 1940

A photo of Kiel harbour taken two weeks after a successful raid. The Scharnhorst is still in the floating dock and the Lutzow in dry dock, the damage to her stern being very apparent

A German Naval rating aboard the Tirpitz. This Royal Air Force official photo is one of the first close-up pictures taken of the German battleship Tirpitz since the ship was sunk by R.A.F

British battleship shells Catania. Answering a call from the army a British battleship hurled tons of shells at enemy troops at Catania

Units of the Naval forces covering the passage of convoys through the Mediterranean, which were carrying important material assistance to Greece. Seen off the Rock of Gibraltar

USS Quincy, (radar and radio aerials painted out by censor ) seen from HMS Enterprise. Preparing to bombard the German shore batteries at Cherbourg. 25th June 1944

HMS Barham, which was eventually torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

HMS Barham, torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

Below deck of HMS George V, a line of seamen queue to collect the daily rum ration for their mess. Each man is holding a jug or bucket

A striking photograph of HMS Queen Elizabeth, full speed ahead for the Mediterranean after the close of the review. July 1935

Fleet review. HMS Queen Elizabeth leading the line to sea. Circa 1935

Picture shows The HMS Nelson, in 1935. HMS Nelson (pennant number: 28) was the name ship of her class of two battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s

Fleet Air Arm Shatter Emery Convoy. As the aircraft turned for home a troopship (centre, near shore) with bows only showing, is still burning, hiding an armed trawler on fire. Circa August 1940

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