Destroyer Leader: H.M.S. Faulknor 1935 - 1946

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Автор: Peter C. Smith

Название: Destroyer Leader: H.M.S. Faulknor 1935 - 1946

Издательство: Pen and Sword

Год: 2004

ISBN: 1844151212

Язык: Английский

Количество страниц: 302

Формат: PDF

Размер: 96,98 МБ

Описание: HMS Faulknor was an F Class destroyer, built as a 'leader' or command-ship, of a flotilla of 8 destroyers. Launched in 1934, she was to survive World War II and see action in many of the Royal Navy's most famous operations. The book gives a detailed account of the ship's history from its conception to its demise at the hands of the scrap yard. Faulknor was one of the first ships into action and sank the first U Boat of the conflict. During the defence of Norway Faulknor and her flotilla were in the midst of the action, delving into Fiords to seek out the enemy and providing cover or transport to embark and then disembark the British forces. The ship joined Force H, based in Gibraltar, in June 1941. The Navy was fighting the Italian and Vichy French fleets and soon encountered the alarming power of the Luftwaffe. Their task was to secure the Gibraltar Strait and to protect vital Allied convoys on passage to Malta or North Africa where the fighting was at that time fierce.

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