Naval Vessels in Wartime Camouflage in Plymouth Sound
.....Featuring Small Ships with Schermuly Rocket Parachute Barrage Defence Mounted....Rarely Seen! plus Wartime Submarine Section
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In the Second World War many vessels sought refuge in the calm and safe haven of Plymouth Sound, see my other site - Plymouth Sound and it`s Warships in World War II . Many of these photographs show some of the more unusual vessels of this era that others may have missed. Some of these were defended by a rocket powered mini-equivalent of a Barrage Balloon, the Schermuly Rocket Parachute Barrage( best visible on shots of M.B. Chaffinch, but also visible on many others); for very rare contemporary cutaway technical drawings of this system, click on this link to one of my other sites: Rockets! Rockets! Rockets! and Schermuly and his Rockets
This page is dedicated to the happy memory of Peter
Some of these images may have appeared on my other web sites, however when presented here, I hope they are scanned better. Having said that, the bulk of these are new material.
H.M.B.D.V. Barfoil 1943....different view
M.B. Chaffinch 1942...note Schermuly Rocket Parachute Barrage Defence Mounted on bridge roof
M.B. Chaffinch 1942...note Schermuly Rocket Parachute Barrage Defence Mounted on bridge roof
HMS Clare 1941....different view
HMS Ellesmere 1941......different view
HMS Erebus 1944.........different view
HMS Kinterbury 1943.....this vessel still works as a diving support vessel out of Oreston, Plymouth
HMS Stanley 1941.......different view
H.M.T. United Boys.......different view
POST WAR
Submarine Section .....(including post war)
HMS/M Alderney 1954......different view
HMS/M Alderney 1954......different view
HMS/M Alderney 1954......different view
HMS/M Alderney 1954......different view
HMS/M Alderney 1954......different view
Submarine D 1 in First World War
The "Snort" or Snorkel......different view
Badge of HMS/M Thetis...see my Thetis disaster webpage: Memorial to loss of HM Submarine Thetis and Thunderbolt
"S" Class Submarine, not in Plymouth
HMS/M Unity 1944.......different view
HMS/M Sidon 1952.......different view
HMS/M Scotsman 1955.....different view
HMS/M Scotsman 1955.....different view
HMS/M Scotsman 1955.....different view
Launch of unknown "T" Class Submarine, not Plymouth
HMS/M Andrew, (1960`s?) last sub in Royal Navy to have deck gun
Finally...what about these?
These photographs were lent to me by my web buddy Graham Hart. They show damage to a ship that resulted in a "bow-end-ectomy"....total bow removal!!!!. Graham believes the background to this was torpedo attack, and the "V" entry point in the hull on this shot points to that. Have a look. 1......2.......3......4......
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