HMS Petard, HMS Norseman, HMS Tristram and HMS Penn

Here we see the M class destroyer HMS Petard (F20), repeat M class destroyer HMS Norseman, modified R class destroyer HMS Tristram (F89) and the repeat M class destroyer HMS Penn (F19) photographed in a column from another warship that appears to be passing them in the opposite direction.

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British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War, Norman Friedman. A very detailed look at the design of British destroyers from their earliest roots as torpedo boat destroyers, though the First World War and up to the start of the Second World War, supported by vast numbers of plans and well chosen photographs [read full review]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (17 March 2024), HMS Petard, HMS Norseman, HMS Tristram and HMS Penn, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_hms_petard_norseman_tristram_penn.html

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