Destroyer Collection

HMS Wallace a Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader escort seen here in 1942 shortly after Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh joined the ship as a sub lieutenant. Circa January 1942

HMS Fury leads the 8th destroyer flotilla during a fleet exercise close to Scapa Flow. Circa 1942

HMS Norfolk County Class Destroyer February 1974 sails under Tower Bridge during a visit to the Pool of London

County Class guided missile destroyer HMS London arrives on the River Tyne for a five day visit to Newcastle. The ship was built by Swan Hunter between 1960-62 and was commisioned the following year

Blyth shipbreaking firm Hughes Bolckow Ltd. working on the HMS Jutland, a 2, 480-ton destroyer which was launched in 1946 by the late Ellen Wilkinson who was at that time MP for Jarrow

HMS Bristol built by Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd. and launched on 30 June 1969. HMS Bristol (D23) was the only Type 82 destroyer of the Royal Navy

Officers and men of the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Lookout, adopted by Burnely and District. Photo shows: Men of the lookout, radar staff left to right: Able Seaman E

One of the oldest destroyers at sea today, the 27-year old British Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Watchman, which has just completed a fine record of 200, 000 miles steamed in this war alone

British destroyers at sea. Destroyers silhouetted against the skyline. HMS Jaguar is nearest. Circa October 1940

The Kriegsmarine destroyer Georg Thiele photographed from a Royal Nav destroyer after having been run aground during the Second Battle of Narvik. 13th April 1940

H. M. S. Hesperus enters a harbour, showing damage to her bows caused by ramming a German
H.M.S. Hesperus enters a harbour, showing damage to her bows caused by ramming a German submarine. Liverpool 28th December 1942

A K Class destroyer cutting across the wake of HMS Kelvin during a patrol of the Western Approaches. Circa May 1940

The decks of HMS Milne are awash as she ploughs through heavy seas in the North Atlantic. Circa December 1943

A British convoy passing through the Straits of Dover seen here being attacked by German dive bomber. 11th July 1940. German air operations over the English Channel marked the first phase of The

HMS Kelly under tow in the North Sea after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway on the 10th May 1940

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

Five British airmen rescued from a rubber float climbing on board HMS Jackal. The five were rescued after 24 hours afloat. They had come down in the sea after a raid over enemy territory

HMS Fury (in the foreground) and HMS Ashanti laying a smoke screen after a dummy torpedo run, during fleet exercises off of Scapa Flow. Circa May 1942

HMS Kelvin of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet, lays a smoke screen during destroyer exercises in the North Sea. Circa October 1940

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

HMS Illustrious oils a destroyer in the Indian Ocean with the Eastern Fleet 20th May 1944

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

The Battle of Hong Kong (8 - 25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II

British Naval Factory a Float. Typical young E. R. A at work in the light machine
British Naval Factory a Float. Typical young E.R.A at work in the light machine shop of destroyer depot ship. The type of man whose constant work helps keep the British Fleet at sea

Might be a workshop in any big factory ashore, but it is the list machine shop of a British destroyer depot ship. These men make a variety of small requirements for destroyers

Channel Islands Liberated. The Channel Islands, the only part of the United Kingdom to be occupied by Germany during the war

The guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk, built at the Wallsend yard of Swan Hunter, has been delayed from sailing from the Tyne to Portsmouth by minor defects. 3rd March 1970

Chef, Petty Officer Bill Colmer with the cake made to commemorate HMS Liverpools commissioning ceremony. 9th July 1982

Picture taken from the Mediterranean Sea taken on board USS Mackenzie, one of the escorting US destroyers, during the successful bombardment of enemy batteries, dumps and roads to the west of Gaeta

The British Navy has played no small part in the British success in the Western Desert. The Mediterranean fleet has bombarded the ports of Libya

The Hunt Class destroyer HMS Brocklesby steaming at high speed during a target practice exercise off Plymouth Sound 4th November 1941

A US destroyer fires a pattern of depth charges during a search for a German U-boat. 9th November 1942 The depth charge was the main anti-submarine warfare weapon used against the German submarine

General Gourand, Commander-In-Chief of the French forces in the Dardanelles, and General de Amade, leaving on board a French destroyer

The destroyer HMS Glasgow puts to sea from the River Tyne on her way to Portsmouth to be handed over to the Royal Navy. The Swan Hunter built HMS Glasgow was the fifth Type 42 destroyer to enter

The County Class Destroyer HMS Norfolk seen here at her beth in Middlesbrough Dock during a visit to the City. 14th February 1974

Commander Lloyd H Adams captain of the USS Barry a Sherman Class Destroyer which is visiting Middlesbrough as part of the Captain James Cook Festival. 23rd October 1978

A great cloud of smoke and smooth patches of floating oil are all that remains to mark the spot where U 57 a German U-boat has been sent to the bottom by the explosion of a depth charge dropped by

Lib - County Class guided missile destroyer HMS London arrives on the River Tyne for a five day visit to Newcastle. The ship was built by Swan Hunter between 1960-62

Suez Crisis 1956 Egyptian warship under arrest at Portsmouth

Suez Crisis 1956 HMS Zenith at Southampton is given final checks before being handed over to the Egyptian navy to become the Al Fateh

Aircraft Carrier HMS Implacable July 1949 during the Western union Exercises follows in convoy behind a Royal Navy Destroyer

Suez Crisis 1956 A destroyer due to be sold to the Egyptian navy is held at Lee on Solent

HMS Bristol built by Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd. and launched on 30 June 1969. HMS Bristol (D23) was the only Type 82 destroyer of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy Destroyer seen here escorting a channel steamer at the outbreak of war. Circa August 1914

The "Emden"docking at Auckland for overhaul after her voyage through
The " Emden" docking at Auckland for overhaul after her voyage through the tropics. Circa 1935 P009411

Pictures from Shanghai. Japanese destroyers off Shanghai. Only a few of the great number in Chinese waters. April 1927 P009229

Destroyers of the German High Seas Fleet sinking 1919 after being scuttled in Scapa Flow

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