Spotlight: remembering the loss of HMS Hecla ... and the 75th anniversary of the Escape to England of the Seaman's Hope in May 1940
TS Venomous - the Sea Cadet Corps Unit in Loughborough - destroyed by fire
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HMS Venomous
was
a destroyer of the V & W Class, the most advanced in the world when
built and arguably the most successful ever. Sixty-seven were built at
the
end of the Great War. By the end of World War II all had been
sunk
or scrapped but thousands of men had served on
them.
The most detailed study yet of the contribution made by a typical “old warrior” of this class to winning the war with end notes and citations plus a list of all its officers from 1919-46 . It begins with a comparative survey of the world’s destroyers in 1919 and ends with a list of all the V & Ws giving date of construction and ultimate fate. The story of HMS Venomous is told by its officers and crew and illustrated with 250 of their unique photographs plus paintings, drawings and maps. Take a look inside the book and buy the book with secure online payment The authors Their accounts are linked together and set in context by Robert J Moore, the former CO of TS Venomous, and Capt. John Rodgaard USN (Naval History “author of the year”, 2000). Book details A Hard Fought Ship: the story of HMS Venomous; by R.J. Moore and J.A. Rodgaard. Holywell House Publishing, 9 May 2017. |
HMS Cavalier and the Destroyer Memorial
commemorates the 143 Royal Naval destroyers sunk during the Second World War and the 11,000 men who lost their lives
