Category Archives: Destroyers

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928.

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928. Launched in 1929, the ship served during the Spanish Civil War and early World War II. The vessel was famously sunk on June 8, 1940, while defending the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious from German battlecruisers. It was equipped with 4.7-inch guns and torpedoContinue reading “Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1928.”

HMS BASILISK British Destroyer, 1930’s

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HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Duncan operating in the High North

British destroyer HMS Daring nears a return to service this year, now being seen with her twin CIWS mounts fitted (but still lacking anchors). 

British destroyer HMS Dragon replenishes from French auxiliary Jacques Chevallier during operations with the French carrier strike group in the Indian Ocean.