The Royal Navy Day by DayR. E. A. Shrubb, A. B. Sainsbury |
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30 miles action Admiral Sir Admiralty Ark Royal ashore Atlantic attack batteries Battle battleship Bay of Biscay Bengal Boats bombarded bombed British Captain captured the French captured the Spanish carrier Charles coast command Commodore Convoy cruiser damaged defences destroyed destroyers Dutch Eagle enemy escort FAA Sq fire Fireships Fleet flotilla forces fought the French French privateer Frigates George German aircraft German destroyers Gibraltar gunboats guns harbour Italian s/m Japanese Jervis John landed launched Lieutenant lightvessel Lord Madras Malta Medal merchant ships miles S.W. miles West mined Naval Brigade Nelson North Norway Operation Operation Neptune pirate junks Port Portsmouth Prince Princess Queen Rear-Admiral Regiment Repulse River RNVR Royal Artillery Royal Marines Royal Navy sailed sank the German sank the Italian scuttled Seaman squadron Strait submarine Sunderland sunk by German Swordfish torpedoed troops U-boats Ushant vessels Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral Sir Victory warships Warspite wrecked