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Victory at Sea - Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of Great Britain was the world’s greatest navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels and at the outbreak of WWII Britain had far more battleships than most other nations, albeit with smaller guns than those of the most modern ships.

British capital ships saw action in the Arctic and the Atlantic against German commerce raiders, in the Mediterranean against Italian forcs, and ventured into the Pacific in an attempt to stem the Japanese advance. Though the great fleet actions planned for and desired by the architects of the Royal Navy did not materialize, the Royal Navy adapted well to the war it was destined to fight and emerged with great honour.

Learn more about the Royal Navy fleets HERE

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  • Victory At Sea: HMS RawalpindiVictory At Sea: HMS Rawalpindi
    Victory At Sea: HMS Rawalpindi
    Allied and Axis nations alike pressed cargo liners and other ships into service as auxiliary warships. In particular, the British organised regular patrols by armed merchant cruisers and Q-ships (merchants with concealed weapons) aimed at intercepting and capturing blockade runners. HMS Rawalpindi is one...
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  • Victory At Sea: J-Class DestroyersVictory At Sea: J-Class Destroyers
    Victory At Sea: J-Class Destroyers
    The role of the destroyer in a fleet is to keep pace with other long-ranged warships and provide them with an effective screen against small, short-ranged attackers, such as aircraft, submarines and torpedo boats, though other small warships would also be engaged, allowing the...
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  • Victory at Sea: HMS Ark RoyalVictory at Sea: HMS Ark Royal
    Victory at Sea: HMS Ark Royal
    One of the most famous carriers of the war, the HMS Ark Royal received many battle honours in its service. The first enemy aircraft shot down by the Fleet Air Arm was with one of her Blackburn Skuas, while her bombers sank the German...
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  • Victory at Sea: HMS Prince of WalesVictory at Sea: HMS Prince of Wales
    Victory at Sea: HMS Prince of Wales
    Built to defend Britain in the war that was clearly coming, the King George V-class of battleships compromised their main armaments, which were reduced to 14-inch guns, to fulfil treaty obligations. However, by mounting ten of them, the HMS King George V could pack...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS HoodVictory at Sea - HMS Hood
    Victory at Sea - HMS Hood
    At one time, the HMS Hood was the largest and possibly most famous ship in the world, representing the supremacy of British sea power. Though attached to Home Fleet, the Hood took part in the sinking of the French fleet at Oran. She was...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS BelfastVictory at Sea - HMS Belfast
    Victory at Sea - HMS Belfast
    Launched on St Patricks Day 1938, HMS Belfast was one of ten Town-class vessels and the first vessel of the Royal Navy to be named for a Northern Ireland town. She initially operated as part of the British Naval blockade against Germany in 1939....
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS EagleVictory at Sea - HMS Eagle
    Victory at Sea - HMS Eagle
    An early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, HMS Eagle was originally a super-dreadnought of the Chilean Navy (named Almirante Cochrane), laid down in 1913, but was purchased by the Royal Navy for conversion to a carrier in 1918. This work was not finished...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS DidoVictory at Sea - HMS Dido
    Victory at Sea - HMS Dido
    The first WWII mission of Dido was the escort the carrier, Furious to West Africa in November 1940, before spending four months on convoy escort duty in the Atlantic. She then joined operations in the Mediterranean in 1941, assisting in the evacuation of British...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS NeptuneVictory at Sea - HMS Neptune
    Victory at Sea - HMS Neptune
    Neptune operated during her World War II service with a crew predominantly composed from the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, but also a large proportion of South African personnel. In late 1939 she was in pursuit of the German pocket battleship, Admiral...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS Duke of YorkVictory at Sea - HMS Duke of York
    Victory at Sea - HMS Duke of York
    Laid down in 1937 and commissioned in 1941, HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class of battleship. She had the distinction of transporting Winston Churchill across the Atlantic to meet Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Winter of 1941. Churchill wrote of his...
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  • Victory at Sea - Tribal-class destroyersVictory at Sea - Tribal-class destroyers
    Victory at Sea - Tribal-class destroyers
    Often called the Afridi-class, this destroyer began the tradition of gunnery over torpedoes. However, the class had a frightening lack of anti-aircraft defences, especially against dive-bombers. The Tribal destroyers were the Royal Navy’s most advanced escorts of the time and saw action in nearly...
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  • Victory at Sea - Royal Navy Submarines & MTB sectionsVictory at Sea - Royal Navy Submarines & MTB sections
    Victory at Sea - Royal Navy Submarines & MTB sections
    Submarines: Designed for use in North European and Mediterranean waters, the S-class was manoeuvrable with a noted ability to crash dive extremely quickly. Combined with a large salvo of torpedoes, this was a successful design of pre-war years that was soon updated and put...
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  • Victory At Sea - HMS NelsonVictory At Sea - HMS Nelson
    Victory At Sea - HMS Nelson
    An oddity among other capital ships of the Royal Navy, the Nelson-class had a triple configuration of turrets in front of the bridge structure and no rearward facing main guns. It was also the only British battleship to be armed with 16-inch guns and,...
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  • Victory At Sea - HMS RodneyVictory At Sea - HMS Rodney
    Victory At Sea - HMS Rodney
    An oddity among other capital ships of the Royal Navy, the Nelson-class had a triple configuration of turrets in front of the bridge structure and no rearward facing main guns. It was also the only British battleship to be armed with 16-inch guns and,...
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  • Victory At Sea - Flower-class destroyersVictory At Sea - Flower-class destroyers
    Victory At Sea - Flower-class destroyers
    The Flower-class corvette was the quintessential North Atlantic convoy escort. Based on trawler hulls, they had excellent seaworthiness. The radar, combined with depth charge and a good hull, made them excellent U-boat hunters during the worst battles of the North Atlantic campaign. They served...
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  • Victory at Sea - HMS AjaxVictory at Sea - HMS Ajax
    Victory at Sea - HMS Ajax
    With an empire and trade commitments that spanned the entire globe, the Royal Navy had a clear need for small, light cruisers that could be produced in large numbers. Though displacing more than their intended 6,500 tons, the Leander-class fulfilled this requirement admirably. Perhaps...
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  • Victory at Sea - LinerVictory at Sea - Liner
    Victory at Sea - Liner
    During the 1920s and 1930s, liners plied the seaways as the ultimate symbol of travel luxury. After September 1939, many were requisitioned and served as fast troop transports, carrying thousands of troops across the globe. Contains one resin & metal vessel, with game aids....
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  • Victory at Sea - Troop ShipVictory at Sea - Troop Ship
    Victory at Sea - Troop Ship
    While the big liners represented the glamorous end of conveying armies around the globe (if such a word can be applied to those duties) smaller cargo liners performed as valuable a role carrying both troops and supplies. Contains one resin & metal vessel, with...
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  • Victory at Sea: HMS AchillesVictory at Sea: HMS Achilles
    Victory at Sea: HMS Achilles
    With an empire and trade commitments that spanned the entire globe, the Royal Navy had a clear need for small, light cruisers that could be produced in large numbers. Though displacing more than their intended 6,500 tons, the Leander-class fulfilled this requirement admirably. Perhaps...
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  • Victory at Sea: HMS ExeterVictory at Sea: HMS Exeter
    Victory at Sea: HMS Exeter
    The HMS Exeter, famously, took part in the Battle of the River Plate but was seriously damaged during the conflict with the Kriegsmarine's Admiral Graf Spee. The Exeter was later repaired before taking up operations in the Far East. Taking part in the Battle...
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