British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History. The yacht Sundowner owned by Charles Lightoller which participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as a little ship.LST1 tank landing ship - later fighter direction ship.Harbour tugs, operated by Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service,Īuxiliary and merchant ships General purpose ships Īmphibious warfare vessels Newly made Landing Craft Assault (LCA) in 1942.Rescue tugs operated by His Majesty's Rescue Tug Service and civilians through Ministry of War Transport.Several classes of Admiralty tug were operated as well as other vessels obtained High-speed launches type boats or HSL were operated only by the Royal Air Force Marine Branch to rescue downed RAF aircrew at sea. Fairmile B motor launch ML 117 underway.Admiralty type flotilla leader ĭestroyers HMS Vanquisher one of the V-class destroyers which took part in evacuating troops from France in Operation Dynamo G-class destroyer HMS Griffin saw most of its notable action in the Battle of Cape Matapan and Operation Vigorous which was mainly around Africa and in the Mediterranean.Monitors The Roberts-class monitor HMS Roberts.ĭestroyers HMS Mackay, one of the Admiralty type destroyer leaders, and saw action in the Channel Dash Destroyer leaders CAM ship - civilian ships equipped with a catapult to launch a fighter.
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