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ERA4. Edmund Ward HMS Duke of York. The certificate of service that I have shows that my father, Edmund Ward, served in the Royal Navy. This shows he was a volunteer joining on 6th of March 1941. He was in HMS Drake from 6 March to 2 July 1941, then again 24 March to 5 April 1945, and once again 1 August 1945 - 17 March 1946.
Jul 15, 2021 · Although the ship was chosen primarily because of the wealth of source material, Duke of York enjoyed a distinguished wartime career that included sinking the German battleship Scharnhorst in 1943 and serving as the flagship of the British Pacific Fleet in 1945, so is a fitting subject for such in-depth treatment.
Jul 31, 2021 · This fully illustrated volume details every aspect of the WWII battleship, from plans, building, and modifications to active service and final breaking. Built in 1937, the HMS Duke of York enjoyed a distinguished wartime career that included sinking the German battleship Scharnhorst in 1943 and serving as the flagship of the British Pacific Fleet in 1945.
Aug 27, 2021 · 1002. Battleship Duke of York. An Anatomy from Building to Breaking. By Ian Buxton & Ian Johnston. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Yorkshire, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5267-7729-4. Reviewed by David Hobbs. This carefully prepared book describes how HMS Duke of York was built in the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown and Co and how she was broken up at ...
Although the ship was chosen primarily because of the wealth of source material, Duke of York enjoyed a distinguished wartime career that included sinking the German battleship Scharnhorst in 1943 and serving as the flagship of the British Pacific Fleet in 1945, so is a fitting subject for such in-depth treatment.
Dec 26, 2015 · HMS Duke of York picked up the Scharnhorst on radar and began to follow her. Half an hour later Belfast came within range and lit up the darkness with a volley of star shells. Their glaring light showed up the great bulk of the German battleship, alone now that her screen of destroyers had been sent back to port, and the Duke of York ...
Nov 7, 2022 · Duke of York ordered her own 5.25 in (133 mm) to fire star shells in turn, and Scharnhorst was surprised at relatively close range, with her main battery trained on contrary angles. At 16:50, Duke of York was now down to 12,000 yd (11,000 m) when opening fire, a full broadside, which landed a hit right away.
