HMS Roberts from the left

HMS Roberts from the left
Here we see the name ship of the Roberts class of monitors, HMS Roberts. She took part in Operation Torch, the invasion of Sicily, the Salerno landings and the D-Day landings, using her two 15in guns for shore bombardment.
Royal Navy Monitors of World War II – Britain’s battleship-calibre gunboats, Angus Konstam Royal Navy Monitors of World War II – Britain’s battleship-calibre gunboats, Angus Konstam. A look at the four monitors operated by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, all armed with two 15in guns. Only two or three were ever in use at the same time, but we see how they made a significant contribution to the fighting in Normandy and at Walcheran as well as examining the wider use of naval gunfire support.(Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (9 March 2019), HMS Roberts from the left , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_hms_roberts_WWII.html

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