SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVES DEVOTED TO SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY . . . . . Ships with Battle Honours in World War II, the Falklands Conflict and the Persian Gulf . . . . . Personally autographed by the men that served in them

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS
SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II ~ FALKLANDS TASKFORCE
Each cover will have an appropiate postmark and is personally autographed by someone closely
connected with the ship
Single signed covers £24.95 + p/p

             
       
  HMS PLOVER   HMS SIRIUS   HMS RAMILLIES  
  Coastal Minelayer
Laid a barrage of mines to protect
the Normandy invasion forces
  Dido Class Cruiser
Various campaigns during WWII
Operation Pedestal, N. Africa
Sicily and Normandy
  Revenge Class Battleship
HRH Prince Philip served in Her.
Campaigns included Indian Ocean
Took part in bombardment on D-Day
 
 

Signed M. Gerard Lloyd Williams
Navigation Officer
Served in HMS Plover until after VJDay

  Signed Lt. Commander
Frederick Davenport
Served in HMS Sirus, Normandy
  Signed Rear Admiral
Stanley McArdle CB, LVO, GM
Served in HMS Ramillies
 
             
       
  HMS PETARD   HMS EXETER   HMS CHARYBDIS  
  P Class Destroyer
Most famous wartime operation
the capture of the German Enigma
Cypher Machine
  York Class Cruiser
Present at the Battle of the River Plate
leading to sinking of the Graf Spee
  Dido Class Cruiser
Vital role in Malta convoys and landings
at Salerno. Sunk off Guernsey 1943
with the loss of nearly 500 lives
 
  Signed Edward George Saunders
Served in HMS Petard
  Signed Eric Shannon
Served in HMS Exeter, River Plate
  Signed Commander
John Paton OBE
A midshipman in HMS Charybdis
 
             
       
  HMS CARDIFF   HMS SERAPIS   HMS VALIANT  
  Guided Missile Destroyer
Saw action in the Falklands and the Persian Gulf
  S Class Destroyer
Action in the Arctic convoys and
D-Day landings, Sword Beach
  Queen Elizabeth Class Battleshipip
Served in a number of major
operations of WWII, including Malta,
Crete, Sicily and Salerno
 
  Signed Rear Admiral
Hugh Edleston
Commanding Office HMS Cardiff 1997
Served in HMS Glamorgan, Falklands
  Signed Rear Admiral
Nigel Cecil
Sub-Lieutenant HMS Serapis on the
Arctic convoys
  Signed Rear Admiral
John Dunlop
Servedin HMS Valiant 1942-43
 
             
         
  HMS BLAKE   HMS ANDOMEDA      
  Tiger Class Cruiser
Last Cruiser to come into Royal Navy
service in 1961. Converted to a
Helicopter Cruiser
  Leander Class Frigate
Served in the Falklands Conflict 1982.
Later on patrol in the Persian Gulf
     
  Signed Rear Admiral
DAVID M. ECKERSLEY-MASLIN
Commanding Officer HMS Blake 1975
  Signature to be announced      
             
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