Adolf Hitler regains control over the Royal Navy after the treaty of Versailles (1933, colorized)
HMS Hood, Flagship of the Royal Navy near the Chateau Frontenac,Quebec~August 1924, during the "World Cruise". [824x596]
The Royal Hellenic Navy (Greek) Pisa-class armoured cruiser Georgios Averof, entering the waters of the Bosporus Strait and capital city Constantinople (Istanbul) (background - former Byzantine era, Church of Hagia Sophia), Ottoman Empire, c. 1919. [800 x 584]
A nice little grouping to a Royal Navy officer who served in the last few days of WW2. More in the comments. reddit.com/gallery/rhngsb
[4575 x 2675] YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 1, 2021) Sailors assigned to Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) pose for a picture during a tour of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
Captain and crew of HMAS Encounter, a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger-class. She was the first Aussie controlled cruiser and as such helped start the Royal Australian Navy. 1913. [2265 × 1758]
Release the Hounds: Royal Navy warbuild destroyers overview
Back again but this time I'll be covering some of the Royal Navy's war-build destroyers we have yet to see added, specifically the Hunt and Battle classes as well as the ones built under the War Emergency Programme. links to my previous posts here:
1 - Hunt class
In 1937 it became extremely clear to the British Admiralty that conflict was coming as well as the fact that they had nowhere near enough destroyers for trade protection.
While the construction of various small ships was already underway the escorts were considered too slow to be able to break off and pursue attackers, and the current destroyer designs were considered too big to produce in the speed and quantity needed.
As such a design for a small destroyer was requested. Because aircraft and submarines were viewed as the primary threat to merchants torpedoes were not included, with the smaller 4" gun being picked as the primary armament. Due to their role a speed of around 27 knots was considered sufficient. The ships would end up having a standard displacement between 1,000-1,100 tonnes (for comparison Mutsuki is around 1,300 at Standard).
The first group of 20 were ordered in early 1939 however they were discovered to be dangerously top heavy, leading to one of the gun mounts being removed and the addition of extra ballast.
Subsequently the second group of 36 were widened to allow them to have their original armament as well as greatly increased depth charge stowage. Due to the entry of the Italians to the war, a third group of 27 intended for the Mediterranean were ordered with one of their turrets removed to fit a twin torpedo launcher.
The final group of two were a bit of an odd case, having been built by Thornycroft to the design they had originally proposed
... keep reading on reddit ➡FPV drone flying through the interior of a Royal Netherlands Navy submarine gfycat.com/impurebreakabl…
TIL of Nancy Bentley, who was enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy at age 6. Australia's 'first' female sailor, she was enlisted so that the ship's doctor could provide medical assistance to her after she was bitten by a snake. She served 6 days and her official rank was 'mascot'. news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan20…
The Royal Norwegian Navy decided to put bar codes on all of their ships.
Now they can Scandinavian.
An aerial view from British Airship R.9 showing ships of the British Royal Navy in anchor. Firth of Forth, Scotland, 1916. [1008 x 853]
This Day in the American Revolution: George III issues a proclamation encouraging seamen to enlist in the Royal Navy. Two days later, however, the Navy impresses a thousand men from the boats on the Thames. The King also places an embargo on all meats, cheeses, and provisions for export from Ireland
TIL: Sailors in the Royal Navy would receive a measure of grog (1 part rum, 2 parts water) everyday. The glasses they used were then washed on the outside, but never washed inside, in the belief that residue of past grogs would stick to the side of the glass and make the next grog even stronger! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum…
I couldn't find a better quality picture, but here is the nock gun. A seven barrelled flintlock smoothbore volleygun. It was used only briefly by the Royal Navy because it was so powerful when all barrels fired simultaneously that it could break the shoulders of soldiers.
We need only 1200 subs to reach a 100k. To start with three, here we have Zeeleeuw, Dolfijn and Walrus of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3600 × 2250]
TDIH: August 30, 1945 - Royal Navy takes control of Hong Kong from Japan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jap…
Royal Navy Commander recorded bullying subordinate about mental health issues, saying that mental health (PTSD in this case) does not exist and that he’s costing the military lots of money, is a burden and that he should stop crying. His colleagues were laughing in the background. militarynews.co.uk/2019/0…
Christening of Royal Navy's Astute class SSN HMS Artful (S-121). Note the bow sonar dome free-flood vents & anchor hatch. Photo by BAE Systems.
There are 5 of these Type 31e Frigates planned for the Royal Navy, what should they be called? [1200x823]
Royal Navy ships anchored in Gibraltar March 1982- just before the falklands. In this photo, HMS Antrim, HMS Battleaxe, HMS Brilliant, HMS Coventry, HMS Sheffield and HMS Glamorgan can be seen. Of these ships, only 4 returned fully intact. (1491x1016)
#OnThisDay in 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip of the Royal Navy hoisted the Union Jack 🇬🇧 above the British penal colony of Sydney Cove, marking British possession of New South Wales. Australia didn’t come into existence as a federation until 1 January 1901.
TIL Kit Wykeham-Musgrave was a Royal Navy officer who survived being torpedoed on three different ships on the same day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen…
Cressy-class armoured cruiser HMS Euryalus of the Royal Navy.[6063 × 4337]
One of the Indefatigable class battlecruisers of the Royal Navy, HMS New Zealand.[6299 × 4104]
What was the rank and role of Sailing Master in the British Royal Navy? reddit.com/r/AskHistorian…
Queen Elizabeth and Warspite: "Shikikan, what do you think of the Royal Navy?"
A Falklands war era Royal Navy dress uniform more in the comments.
[2000 x 1125] Christening Of Royal Navy's Astute Class SSN HMS Artful (S-121). Note The Bow Sonar Dome Free-Flood Vents & Anchor Hatch. Photo By BAE Systems.
The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of 17 other ships from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and JMSDF.[7360x4912]
Royal Navy on the Chesapeake Bay. Jetpack guy flies around the Lady Sarah out of Annapolis, MD. That boat is run by Watermark.
Royal Navy Merlin taking part in an exercise over the south of England, 7 August 2012 [3600x2396]
TDIH: February 14, 1797, Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar. Illustration: Battle off Cape St. Vincent by William Adolphus Knell.
1st Year Anniversary Hype With The Grand Warships Of The Royal Navy (HMS Warspite, Queen E, Renown, Hood)
Type 26 (City class) frigate of the Royal Navy [8129 x 4869]
The Royal Navy escort fleet of the 21st century [1250 x 1540]
UK Royal Navy submarine captain investigated over 'rave barbecue' - The captain of a nuclear-powered submarine is under investigation after being filmed having a “rave-themed barbecue” in a Plymouth dockyard. theguardian.com/world/202…
Ships of the British and Commonwealth Royal Navies anchored off Spithead during Queen Elizabeth II coronation (1953) [1439 x 1376]
Weighing over 150 tonnes the latest piece of one of the UK's newest submarines is carefully transported along the road by the Barrow shipyard. Construction work on a new fleet of submarines for the Royal Navy continues. twitter.com/BAES_Maritime…
On This Day in 1942, cruiser HMS Dorsetshire sunk, one of quite a few Royal Navy warships involved in the Bismarck Action that were subsequently lost during the course of the war [1440x798]
TIL that during WWII, the USSR gifted a visiting Royal Navy submarine with a reindeer. Lacking any other form of transit, the reindeer (named Pollyanna) joined the crew for a six week return voyage. During her tour, Pollyanna slept under the captain's bunk. news.bbc.co.uk/local/hamp…
TIL That the head of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy is called the First Sea Lord. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir…
HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, Royal Navy research vessel of Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771, Illustration by Stephen Biesty
A Firefly fighter-bomber warms up on the deck of HMCS Warrior - the first aircraft carrier fully crewed and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy (C. 1946-1948) [811×391]
TIL of Unsinkable Sam, a cat who was in service as a ship's cat during World War II both in the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy, surviving the sinking of three ships in total. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uns…
The US Navy's 6th battleship squadron falls into line with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet as they steam out of Rosyth, Scotland, marking the first act of major naval cooperation between the powers since the American Revolution. 1918. [4790x3610]
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