RapidFireWeb Admiral-class battlecruisers The Admiral-class battlecruisers were intended as improved versions of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, but were recast as battlecruisers after Admiral John Jellicoe, commander of the Grand Fleet, saw no real need for more battleships. A number of German battlecruisers had been laid down that were superior to the bulk of the Grand Fleet’s … Read more
RN Auxiliary anti-aircraft ships HMS Ulster Queen anti-aircraft cruiser (IWM Photo, FL12412) HMS Ulster Queen, underway in coastal waters, 8 June 1943. MV Ulster Queen was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea between 1930 and 1940. Requisitioned by the Admiralty as an auxiliary anti-aircraft cruiser, she was substantially modified. Her boat deck and one funnel were … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carriers manned by RCN crews during the Second World War HMS Nabob (D77) (Ruler-class escort aircraft carrier); HMS Puncher (D79) (Ameer-class). HMS Nabob (D77) (Bruce Jones Photo) HMS Nabob (D77) was a Ruler-class escort aircraft carrier which served in the Royal Navy during 1943 and 1944. The ship was built in the … Read more
Royal Navy HMS Audacious-class aircraft carriers The Audacious-class aircraft carriers were a class of aircraft carriers proposed by the British government in the 1930s – 1940s and completed after the Second World War. The two ships built were heavily modified and diverged over their service lives. They were in operation from 1951 until 1979. HMS … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers in the Second World War Colossus-class, Colossus, Glory, Ocean, Pioneer, Venerable, Vengeance, 6 ships completed by war’s end – 13,200 tons, 25 knots, 40 aircraft, 1,300 crew, 1944-45. HMS Colossus (R15) (RN Photo) HMS Colossus (R15) was the name-ship of the Colossus-class of light carriers. She was commissioned in 1944, but did … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers in the Second World War: HMS Argus, HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes, HMS Furious, HMS Courageous, HMS Glorious, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Formidable, HMS Illustrious, HMS Implacable, HMS Indefatigable, HMS Indomitable, HMS Victorious, HMS Unicorn HMS Argus (IWM Photo, A 12882) HMS Argus operating off the North African coast during combined operations for … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (USN Photo) HMS Prince of Wales (R09)in the Western Atlantic, 11 Oct 2023. HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy currently under the command of Captain Will Blackett since 2024. Prince of Wales is … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) (Dave Jenkins Photo) HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)arriving at Gibraltar for her first overseas port visit. The 65,000 tonne future flagship was conducting a routine logistics stop having left her home in Portsmouth a week earlier for helicopter trials. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the … Read more
(York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) 1997.28.405. Royal Flying Corps Canada The Royal Flying Corps Canada (RFC Canada) was a training organization of the British Royal Flying Corps located in Canada during the First World War. It began operating in 1917. As the war progressed, Great Britain found that it needed … Read more
Canadian Army Pay Corps, First Canadian Army During the Second World War, the RCAPC provided overseas a Chief Paymaster, Command Pay Office, Paymasters Canadian Troops, eight field cash offices, and a number of unit paymasters, as well as pay services for base units and formations in Canada. The advance party sent to the UK to … Read more
