Battleships-Cruisers .co .uk Home Page
Order Enquiries (UK) : 01436 820269

You currently have no items in your basket

Google

 

www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk

Naval History by Country :
ROYAL
NAVY
US
NAVY
GERMAN
NAVY
FRENCH
NAVY
MORE
PAGES
VIEW ALL OF OUR CURRENT ART SPECIAL OFFERS ON ONE PAGE HERE
NAVAL ART AVIATION ART MILITARY ART SPORT ART
Ship Search by Name :
Product Search         
ALWAYS GREAT OFFERS :
20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS
BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
FOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER

Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk Royal Navy Cruisers Light Cruisers Birmingham Class HMS Cavendish

[UP] - HMS Hawkins - HMS Cavendish

HMS Vindictive (was HMS Cavendish  re named HMS Vindictive) Built by Harland and Wolf, Belfast and launched 17th January 1918.  She was re designed as a aircraft carrier and renamed HMS Vindictive (to commemorate the Old Cruiser which had been used as a block ship in the raids at Zeebrugge and Ostend.  She was designed to carry six folding Seaplanes. Commissioned in October 1918 for Flying Squadron, Grand Fleet. she was sent to the Baltic in 1919 and on the 6th of July ran aground in Biorko Sound. Causing serious damage. A total of 2200 tons of equipment had to be removed before the ship could be re floated. repaired at Portsmouth between August 1919 and March 1920. HMS Cavendish went into the reserve Fleet.  Used for Trooping Duties 1920 to 1923.  Between 1923 and 1925 she was re converted back to a Cruiser, and served during world war two as a repair ship. Served with the South Atlantic fleet 1940 to 1942. then Mediterranean Fleet 1943 - 1944 and Home Fleet and reserve 1945. Finally being Scrapped at Blyth February 1946

HMS Vindictive.

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive, 1919.

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive early 1919.

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive.

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive 

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive with flight deck 1918/ early 1919.

Click here for photo purchasing options

Royal Navy Training Ship HMS Vindictive

Click here for photo purchasing options

Royal Navy Training Ship HMS Vindictive

Click here for photo purchasing options

Royal Navy Training Ship HMS Vindictive.

Click here for photo purchasing options

HMS Vindictive.

Click here for photo purchasing options

Crossing the line on HMS Vindictive, c.1940.  Contributed by Ken Hall.

Although originally an aircraft carrier HMS Vindictive became a cruiser in 1925, served as a training ship in 1936-37 and then as a repair ship in 1940. In this role she served in the South Atlantic from 1940-42, followed by a stint in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1943-44, ending up in the Home fleet and reserve in 1945. HMS Effingham served in the Americas and West Indies during 1939 transferring to Atlantic escort and Home fleet duties in 1940. HMS Frobisher served in the Eastern fleet from 1942-44 then in the Home fleet in 1944 and became a training ship in 1945. HMS Hawkins served in the South Atlantic from 1940-41, later in 1941-42 she served in the East Indies and transferred to the Eastern fleet from 1942-44. Hawkins was used as a training ship in 1944-45 after serving in the Home fleet in 1944, and was then put into reserve in 1945.

 

Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ALL IMAGES DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED BY  COPYRIGHT  LAW, AND ARE OWNED BY CRANSTON FINE ARTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.  NO REPRODUCTION OR COPYING ALLOWED ON OTHER WEBSITES, BOOKS OR ARTICLES WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT.

Contact Details
Shipping Info
Terms and Conditions
Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy

Join us on Facebook!

Sign Up To Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with all our latest offers, deals and events as well as new releases and exclusive subscriber content!

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Email: