For me? The Princess Astrid that carried the little Assault landing craft. She, after a proud war record hit a mine after the war and sank Sapper
Mines not very ambitious but it has to go to the Flower Class Corvette the last afloat H.M.C.S. Sackville & what a beauty she is. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Nice choice R.303, the unsung heroes of the convoys. Not sure I would enjoy a trip on one though from what I have read about them! Mike
Beautiful ships though they weren't the worst to sail on. My grandfather served aboard a Bangor class minesweeper and they crossed the Atlantic. He was involved in mine clearing Ops during the Normandy preparation/landings. If you think Corvettes weren't the best sea going vessels I cannot imagine what it was like on a tiny minesweeper. H.M.C.S. Georgian Uploaded with ImageShack.us
dunno much about warships so I gotta rate em by "sympathy" HMS hood and the prinz eugen. two very nice ships
I always had a weak spot for destroyers but if I have to choose some particular then that will be destroyer HMS Jervis Jervis had a reputation as a lucky ship (again in contrast to her sister, Kelly, who seemed to have more than her share of bad luck). Despite a long and active career, in 5½ years of war and 13 major actions, not one of her crew was lost to enemy action, possibly a unique record. from wiki.
Years ago I worked with a chap who served on HMS Rodney prior to WW2. As soon as it started he was transferred to RN Tugs in which he spent the war. He stated that the Rodney and Nelson were "wet " ships in any thing other than calm conditions. In fact I think a folk song mentioned how they rolled in rough weather. When the war ended he was posted off Tugs back to the Rodney until his service ended due to a medical condition. So lets hear it for Navy Tugs , no big guns but according to my mate you had some fun.
Hi all, I always thought that RN ships were classy looking, anything from mine sweepers to Ships of the Line. I like them all from Nelson through WWI. The Rodney and King George V classes didn't do it for me visually but they were great designs as well. My favorite probably is Warspite. Maybe I'll omit the WWI monitors, even though they are pretty interesting. I didn't read this whole thread so I don't know if anyone has posted this link yet. Very good: Battleship Comparison
I've always had an affinity for the smaller, less sexy vessels of all the navies, but by far my two favorite, fought and died together, in a battle that never should have happened. USS Samuel B. Roberts DE "The Destroyer Escort that Fought Like a Battleship" USS Johnston "The One Ship Task Force" Both were lost 25 October 1944 in the Battle off Samar
He stated that the Rodney and Nelson were "wet " ships in any thing other than calm conditions. In fact I think a folk song mentioned how they rolled in rough weather. They certainly had a reputation as poor seaboats, and did not steer well. However, they had very good galleys with on-board bakeries. The earlier problems with the 16" turrets had also been resolved well enough for Rodney to maintain steady gunfire throughout the 1 1/2 hour action against Bismarck, despite a number of errors of drill, without the series of breakdowns that affected KGV. Nothing is ever perfect, but these were sound ships. Regards, MikB
Nice pics Cally, one question, the Gun Turrets at the rear, was this a purely French Design or did other nations have ships with this configuration? I'm not expert but I cant recall seeing that layout before.
