Royal Navy Collection (page 7)

The fleet in the Mediterranean Circa 1941

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

Beneath the White Ensign a division, led by their divisional officer, marches past Captain R L B Cunliffe, RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Illustrious on board the aircraft carrier during Sunday

Two of the escort carriers, HMS Slinger (left) and HMS Speaker taking a tossing with aircraft ranged on deck. The destroyer in the distance is HMS Eskimo

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

British convoy to Russia. 4th February to 2 March 1945. On board the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Bellona on a convoy to and from Russia

Two Royal Navy sailors, wrapped up against the bitter cold conditions, stand on the exposed signal bridge of HMS Sheffield on the look out for enemy U-boats in Arctic waters. December 1941

HMS Eagle in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Launched 18th June 1918 Sunk by German submarine U-73, 11 August 1942 Picture taken 29th June 1942

Pictures taken during the gunnery trials of the Royal Navy submarine HMS Sunfish at Portsmouth, England. The guns crew going into action with the gun while the Commanding Officer

Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command, a German blockade runner with a cargo of supplies was set ablaze and destroyed on 27th December 1943

The armed Italian supply ship Giacoma, bound from Sicily to Tripoli, seen here ablaze and sinking having been hit amidships during a gun engagement with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Porpoise

Picture shows; The flying insignia of the British Fleet Air Arm showing top to bottom: 1. Pilots Wings, 2. Observers Wings, 3. Air Gunners Wings. November 1943

Sailors of the Royal Navy have been helping to repair and make habitable London homes which were damaged by flying bombs. Picture shows: Able Seaman E.J

His Norfolk with British destroyers of the Royal Navy and Merchant ships in a Russian inlet whilst on northern convoy duty during the Second World War. Circa 1942

HMS Exeter. Launched 18 July 1929, operational in World War Two but sunk during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 March 1942 Picture taken circa 1st January 1941

Planes on The Ark Royal. Launcded 13 April 1937 Sunk by U-81, 14 November 1941 Picture taken circa 1st September 1939

Operation Pedestal. The sky is filled with anti-aircraft shells as the convoy steams on to bring much need supplies to the armed forces and civilian population of Malta. August 1942

Two crew of Royal Navy Chariot "human torpedos"
Two crew of Royal Navy Chariot " human torpedos" during exercises on the surface of the water in the Second World War. April 1944

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Stoic returns home to Portsmouth, England after duty in Far Eastern Waters during the Second World War

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Shakespeare, of the East Indies fleet, returned to harbour with a gaping hole in her sides having fought one of the most arduous battles of the submarine war

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Unbroken returns home to Portsmouth, England after 18 months duty in the Eastern waters. Picture shows

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Umbra returns home to Britain after more than 12 months in service in Mediterranean waters under the command of Lieutenant S.L.C

The Sinking of the British Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal. She was torpedoed on 13 November 1941 by the German submarine U-81 and sank the following day near Gibraltar. November 1941

Battle of the Atlantic. Officers on the bridge of a destroyer, escorting a large convoy of ships, keep a sharp look out for attacking submarines. Circa October 1941

Pilots of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm watch the sun strike the snow covered mountains while on Arctic patrol aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable

The Royal Navy Hunt class destroyer HMS Meynell conceals herself behind a smoke screen of her own making during exercises at sea in the Second World War. November 1943

The Royal Navys Boom defence Branch is responsible for maintaining the seaborne barriers against enemy marauders at al British harbours

Ths 23, 000 ton British aircraft carrier HMS Victorious while she was co-operating with the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean

Battle of the Bay of Biscay naval action as part of the Atlantic Campaign during the Second World War. RCAF aircraft of Coastal Command

A feature of the recent naval operations off the Sakashima Islands in support of the Okinawa landings was the Japanese suicide aircraft attack

HMS Illustrious attacked by dive bombers in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Pantelleria. The Illustrious survived a ferocious attack including that of over 40 JU-87s and JU-88 s

HMS Victorious on her way back from Norwegian waters with attendant cruiser, her Fulmar aircraft on deck at air readiness

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

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal supply convoy in the background making its way to Malta. Operation Halberd Circa 26th September 1941

Bombs falling all around of HMS Ark Royal during an attack by Italian aircraft during the Battle of Cape Spartivento. 27th November 1940

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

Western Approaches Command, Derby House, Liverpool. Which is home to the operations and tactical command for the Battle of the Atlantic

Intercepted in the attack by aircraft of Coastal Command, a German blockade runner with a cargo of supplies was set ablaze and destroyed on 27th December 1943

The Battle of Cape Matapan naval engagement between British Imperial and Axis forces, fought from 27th to 29th March 1941, on the south-west coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece

Royal Navy submarine HMS Thunderbolt doing a crash dive at sea during the Second World War. 27th February 1942

British ships on Northern Convoy during the Second world War. A photograph which gives some idea, of the weather conditions experienced by men of British ships employed on convoy duty in Northern

British Royal Navy Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious at sea during during several days of preparation for Norwegian operations in the Second world War

A British destroyer carried out a torpedo exercise and afterwards recovered the torpedo. The dummy head used was fitted with a calcium float to indicate the position of the torpedo after it had

First photographs of the Navys successful surprise raid on Sabang and Lhenga airfields in Northern Sumatra at dawn on 19th April 1944

Twenty Four year old leading seaman Taylor, representing the Navy, thanking the 800 female munition workers who have turned out to see him

Picture taken on board, one of HMS Escort Vessels during West Coast Convoy shows one of the the bright moments of the day. The Rum Ration is due any moment now. 20th October 1942

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