Cdr George Ericson
@CdrEricson
This is a story of the Battle of the Atlantic, the story of an ocean, two ships, and a handful of men. The men are the heroes; the heroines are the ships.
Shakespearian class minesweeping trawler HMT Hamlet (T 167): Launched 24.07.40. Oil on canvasboard by Stanley Cursiter.
Requisitioned (08.39) minesweeping trawler HMT Fleming Sk. Ernest G. Gurney RNR: Lost 24.07.40. Bombed & sunk while in company with HMT Berberis in the Thames Estuary, 4 German a/c attacked (2 per vessel). She received a direct hit & sank rapidly, 21 of the crew were sadly lost.
River class frigate HMAS Hawkesbury (K 363): Launched 24.07.43.
BYMS class minesweeper HMBYMS 2079 (J 879) T/A/Lt.Cdr. A F Fox, RNVR: Commissioned 24.07.43
Algerine (Turbine engined) class minesweeper HMS Squirrel (J 301) Lt. Malcolm Buist, RN: Lost 24.07.45. Mined & sustained heavy damage off Phuket, Siam. Took on heavy list due to flooding. Abandoned & scuttled by gunfire from Force 63 ships. 7 of the crew were sadly lost.
Eclipse-class protected cruiser HMS Dido, launched in 1896, scrapped in 1926. Painting by Alma Claude Burlton Cull (1880-1931), 1900. Maritime Originals
River class frigate HMCS Ribble (K 525) T/A/Lt.Cdr. Allan Brown Taylor, RCNR: Commissioned 24.07.44.
Frigates FFGH #SPSMendezNunez F104 Alvaro de Bazan Class 📷 24 July 2025 #TokyoBay by @weiqi_xiulang @Armada_esp 🇪🇦
#OnThisDay 1704 an Anglo-Dutch force under Admiral Rooke captured #Gibraltar The @RoyalNavy & @RoyalMarines action was decisive as was the bravery of the Royal Marines in defending the Rock in the siege that followed, leading to the proud recognition in their official insignia.
Captain class frigate HMS Drury (K 316): Launched 24.07.42.
Flower class corvette HMS Genista (K 200): Launched 24.07.41.
‘Contender Bezant’ , converted in H&W Belfast, and renamed Royal Fleet Auxiliary ‘Argus’.
On 24th July 1945. Day 2152 #80WW2 - 155 Commonwealth Casualties, including 27 Navy, 13 Air Force, 113 Army and 2 Civilian Dead - Total 605899 #NeverForget #twitterstorians @CWGC
Submarines SS #HMSSceptre P215 (1943-1947) S Class 📷 #WW2 April 1943 @I_W_M @RoyalNavy 🇬🇧
1/10 In the summer of 1940, the German war machine stood on the shores of France, looking across the water at a defiant Britain. The invasion plan was codenamed 'Operation Sea Lion.' It never happened. But what if it had? Let's walk through one of history's most terrifying…
Algerine (Turbine engined) class minesweeper HMS Albacore (J 101): Laid down 24.07.41.
Algerine (Turbine engined) class minesweeper HMS Acute (J 106): Laid down 24.07.41.
Bangor (Turbine engined) class minesweeper HMS Whitehaven (J 121): Laid down 24.07.40.
Requisitioned (08.39) A/S trawler HMT Kingston Galena (FY 145) Skr. Sidney Jackson, RNR: Lost 24.07.40. Assigned 9th A/S Group at Dover. Bombed & sunk by German aircraft off Dover. 17 of the crew were sadly lost.
