HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of Bardia, August 18th 1940.
She also took part in the Battle of Cape Teudada. On the 7th May 1942
in the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar) it was here she was
torpedoed by Japanese midget submarines on the 30th May 1942. After
repairs she took part in the bombardment of German positions during
D-Day, as well as in August bombardments of Southern France.
HMS
Hood Passing Under the Forth Rail Bridge by Ivan Berryman HMS Hood passes
beneath the forth Bridge on her way to Rosyth during one of her many
visits to the Firth in the 1930s. the cruiser HMS Norfolk lies at
anchor in the middle distance.
HMS Anson at Sydney Harbour, July 1945 by
Ivan Berryman The King George V class battleship HMS Anson is pictured in Sydney
Harbour where she joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1945, viewed across
the flight deck of HMS Vengeance, where ten of her Vought F4.U Corsairs
are ranged in front of a single folded Fairey Barracuda.
HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at
Alexandria, 1941 by Ivan Berryman A pair of 272 Squadron Bristol Beaufighters roar over
the extensively rebuilt battleship HMS Valiant as she lies at anchor at
Alexandria late in 1941, accompanied by the cruiser HMS Phoebe and
Valiants sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth (in the extreme distance).
HMS Revenge with HMS Furious by Ivan Berryman
Grand Harbour, Malta, April 1932. The R-Class
battleship HMS Revenge slips majestically past the carrier HMS Furious
as she lies at anchor as three of her Fairey IIIFs fly overhead on a
routine training sortie.
HMS Barham with HMS Eagle in Valetta Harbour in Malta during the
1930s by Ivan Berryman. The Battle ship HMS Barham in company with the aircraft carrier HMS
Eagle between the two World Wars. Both fell victim to German U-Boats
during World War Two.
HMS Howe by Ivan Berryman Depicted off Capetown with the distinctive skyline of Table Mountain
providing the backdrop, the King George V class battleship HMS Howe and
her destroyer escort began their journey home having visited New Zealand
as well as South Africa following the end of hostilities in 1945.
HMS Royal Oak by Ivan Berryman The
R-class battleship Royal Oak lies at anchor in Scapa Flow between the
wars ahead of her sisters Royal Sovereign and Revenge. HMS Repulse
is passing the line on the left of the picture
HMS Resolution at Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman
Launched in January 1915, the Revenge-class battleship HMS Resolution
was to enjoy a 33 year career during which she served in the Atlantic,
home and Eastern Fleets as well as serving repeated spells in the
Mediterranean, being both bombed and torpedoed along the way. She is
depicted off Gibraltar with HMS Wolverine, the destroyer perhaps best
remembered for destroying the U-47 which sunk Resolution's sister ship
Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.
HMS Rodney (Battleship) by Ivan Berryman HMS Rodney was launched in 1925, like her sister ship
the Nelson, Rodney saw action in many theatres, scoring the first hit on
the Bismarck among other memorable exploits.
HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman.
HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on
the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during
the Battle of Jutland.
