A Buildings Fan's photos with the keyword: destroyer

HMS Stuart was a destroyer launched in 1918; it was sold to the Australian navy in 1933

HMS Wallace was a Shakespear Class destroyer launched in Southampton on the 26th October 1918, and completed 14 February 1919. It was converted to a WAIR anti-aircraft escort in 1939. It served mainly on the east coast, and during the Allied invasion of Sicily. Sold for breaking up 20 March 1945.

The Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Tiger was sunk when it was hit by the much larger cruiser Berwick on the 2nd of April 1908. The Tiger was sliced in two and reputedly sank in three minutes, 35 sailors were drowned. Not all of the crew are shown on this postcard. www.olioweb.me.uk/echoes/htmlpages/james_hargreaves.html

HMS Wallace was launched in October 1918

HMS Lee was built in Sunderland between 1888 and 1889 by William Doxford and Sons; On 5 October 1909 the destroyer was wrecked off Blacksod Bay on the west coast of Ireland.