Category: ww2 Royal Navy
HMS X1 (1923)
Cruiser Submersible 1921-1937: Nearly bankrupted by the war and in peace mood, Britain was not willing to engage in military…
HMS Unicorn (1941)
Aircraft Carrier Support Ship Royal Navy – 1939-59 Don’t call me an aircraft carrier: HMS Unicorn was an oddity as…
Grampus class submersibles (1932-36)
Minelaying Submersibles 1932-1945: HMS Porpoise (prototype), HMS Grampus, Narwhal, Rorqual, Cachalot, Seal The first British internwar minelaying submersibles: The 1,800-tons…
Odin class submersibles (1926)
Oceanic Submersibles 1924-1945: HMS Oberon (prototype), HMS Oxley & Otway (Australian order), HMS Odin, Olympus, Orpheus, Osiris, Oswald, Otus HMS…
Colossus class light fleet Aircraft Carriers (1944)
First of the ambitious 1942 light Fleet Carrier United Kingdom – 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier (1944) Colossus, Glory, Ocean,…
Swordfish (S) class submersibles (1931)
Patrol Submersible 1930-1945: HMS Swordfish, Sturgeon, Seahorse, Starfish. Birth of a great standard: The S-class (1930-1980s) HMS Seawolf (cc) The…
Rainbow class submersibles (1930)
R (Rainbow) class submersibles (1930) Patrol Submersibles 1929-1931: HMS Rainbow, Regulus, Regent, Rover The Rainbow-class submarine (R class) were four…
River (Thames) class submersibles (1932)
Oceanic Submersibles 1931-1945: HMS Thames (N71), HMS Severn (N57), HMS Clyde (N12) Britain’s last Fleet submarines HMS Clyde underway for…
King George V class Battleships (1939)
King Georges V class fast battleships (1938) United Kingdom (1937-1941)King Georges V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe, Anson…
River class Frigates (1942)
River class Frigates (1942) United Kingdom/Canada – (1942-45): 151 ships. The River class frigates built in large quantities by UK…
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