A British Destroyer, or Flotilla-Leader -- A View Revealing Details of the Interior Arrangements: Showing Also In Enlarged Form (Inset, Above) the 21-Inch Triple Torpedo-Tubes, and the Wheelhouse.
London: London Illustrated, c. 1938. Notes: This is an example of a Shakespeare-class (or Thornycroft type leader) destroyer. They were built to sail at the vanguard of a destroyer flotilla--an ensemble of naval ships specifically targeted at torpedo boats. As flotilla leaders, they were built slightly larger than most destroyers in order to house signal equipment, larger crews, and a fifth gun. Two Shakespeare-class destroyers served in World War I (one of which was badly damaged by a mine and scrapped). Three new ones served in World War II, one in the Allied invasion of Sicily, one destroyed during the Allied assault on Tangiers, the last serving throughout the War and dismantled in 1945., Image Size : 300x923 (mm), 11.81x36.34 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 390x1093 (mm), 15.35x43.03 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Sepia, Medium: Photogravure, Categories: Transportation Ships; Military World War I & II; Naval. Very Good, laid down on acid-free paper for long-term preservation. Item #P2836
Notes: This is an example of a Shakespeare-class (or Thornycroft type leader) destroyer. They were built to sail at the vanguard of a destroyer flotilla--an ensemble of naval ships specifically targeted at torpedo boats. As flotilla leaders, they were built slightly larger than most destroyers in order to house signal equipment, larger crews, and a fifth gun. Two Shakespeare-class destroyers served in World War I (one of which was badly damaged by a mine and scrapped). Three new ones served in World War II, one in the Allied invasion of Sicily, one destroyed during the Allied assault on Tangiers, the last serving throughout the War and dismantled in 1945., Image Size : 300x923 (mm), 11.81x36.34 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 390x1093 (mm), 15.35x43.03 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Sepia, Medium: Photogravure, Categories: Transportation Ships; Military World War I & II; Naval.
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