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HMS Vampire
Two ships of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ... have been named HMS ''Vampire'': * HMS ''Vampire'', a V-class destroyer launched in 1917 and serving with the Royal Navy until 1933, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. * , the lead ship of her class of submarines. Served from 1942 until her scrapping in 1950. See also * for Australian ships of the name {{DEFAULTSORT:Vampire, hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMAS Vampire (D68)
HMAS ''Vampire'' was a V and W-class destroyer, V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1917 as HMS ''Wallace'', the ship was renamed and commissioned into the RN later that year. ''Vampire'' was loaned to the RAN in 1933, and operated as a depot tender until just before World War II. Reactivated for war service, the destroyer served in the Mediterranean as part of the Scrap Iron Flotilla, and was escorting the British warships and during Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse, their loss to Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea in December 1941. ''Vampire'' was sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft while sailing with the aircraft carrier from Trincomalee. Construction The destroyer was one of five V and W-class destroyer#Admiralty V class leaders, Admiralty V-class flotilla leaders ordered by the RN in the 1916–17 construction program.Cassells, ''The Destroyers'', p. 143 Originally, there were to be differences in desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British V-class Submarine
The British V-class submarine (officially "''U-Class Long hull 1941–42 programme''") was a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. History Forty-two vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 t ... or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed. Note that seven of these vessels received 'U' names (conversely, four of the U class had received names beginning with 'V'). The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding U-class (short-hull) boats, of which they constituted a linear development, but had 3/4-inch pressure hull plating instead of 1/2-inch for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce nois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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