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HMS Cavalier: Destroyer 1944
Richard Johnstone-Bryden
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Description for HMS Cavalier: Destroyer 1944
Paperback. Most up-to-date guide available on this WWII destroyer with more than 200 detailed photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 colour and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
HMS Cavalier is a 'C'-Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. She saw action on convoy duty off Russia, and later, in 1945, was sent to the Far East where she provided naval gunfire support during the battle of Surabaya. She continued with the British Pacific Fleet until May 1946. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is on display at Chatham Historic Dockyard. As is the case for many museum ships there is a surprising shortage of informative and ... Read more
HMS Cavalier is a 'C'-Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. She saw action on convoy duty off Russia, and later, in 1945, was sent to the Far East where she provided naval gunfire support during the battle of Surabaya. She continued with the British Pacific Fleet until May 1946. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is on display at Chatham Historic Dockyard. As is the case for many museum ships there is a surprising shortage of informative and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322264
SKU
V9781848322264
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-12
About Richard Johnstone-Bryden
Richard Johnstone-Bryden is a professional marine author, historian and photographer. As a member of the original working party and council of Heritage Afloat, Richard has been actively involved in naval heritage matters, and has been a crew member of the restored Vosper Motor Torpedo Boat 102. He is author of HMS Belfast: Cruiser 1939
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