#home fleet

[oledavyjones]

SHIPS OF THE HOME FLEET GUARDING THE NORTHERN TRADE ROUTES. 26 TO 29 MAY 1942, ON BOARD THE DESTROYER HMS WHEATLAND IN ICELANDIC WATERS AND EN ROUTE TO SCAPA. A view through the passage door as HMS WHEATLAND approaches Iceland. Creator: Ware, C J (Lt). Source: © IWM (A 8924)

[ltwilliammowett]

A View of the Home Fleet at Spithead from Southsea Front, 1803, by S. Spilman, early 19th century

[j-r-macready]

HMCS Regina by Patrick McDonald Via Flickr: HMCS Regina was a Royal Canadian Navy revised Flower-class corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the Second World War. She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named after Regina, Saskatchewan. Sinking On 8 August 1944, Regina was torpedoed and sunk by U-667, 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Trevose Head on the coast of Cornwall at 50°42′N 5°3′W while she was rescuing survivors of the American merchant Liberty ship Ezra Weston. The warship sank in 28 seconds. Thirty of the ship's crew were killed. The wrecks of Regina and Ezra Weston rest in 60 metres (200 ft) of water. The exploration of these wrecks by a crew of researchers was the subject of an episode of the television documentary series "Deep Sea Mysteries". (Wikipedia)

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Tars Give H.M.S. Rodney A New Coat of Paint,” Kingston Whig-Standard. February 22, 1937. Page 1. ---- Like flies around a honey jar, seamen of His Majesty’s ship Rodney, are shown as they gave the big fight craft a new coat of paint while she was anchored in the harbor at Algiers. The Rodney and other units of the British Home fleet were on their spring cruise.

[oledavyjones]

British Home Fleet at anchor in the harbour at Gibraltar 1920s

[bakurasama]

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