In December 1943, HMS Duke of York braved brutal Arctic conditions to protect an Allied convoy from the lurking German battleship Scharnhorst. Though Scharnhorst was fast and heavily armed, the ...

HMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS Vanguard, another Royal Navy battleship.

HMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS Vanguard, another Royal Navy battleship.

HMS Duke of York. Bill's Ship HMS Duke of York which escorted the VIP's on the 'Missouri' for the signing of the Japanese surrender.

As far as I can give it, this is the account of the battle between the battle-cruiser “Sharnhost” (26,000 tons) and ships of the Home Fleet consisting of “Duke of York” battleship ...

HMS Duke of York fired 80 broadsides; and the Allied ships fired a total of 2,195 shells during the engagement. Some 55 torpedoes were launched at Scharnhorst , and 11 are believed to have found ...

The future King James II, then the Duke of York, had been arguing with the ship’s captain James Ayres about navigating the treacherous sandbanks shortly before the collision.

CAKE and candles are being broken out to mark a York anniversary today – even though the “birthday girl” is thousands of miles away.

When the Gloucester sank in 1682, many of its passengers were lost – except for James Stuart, future King of England. Now, the shipwreck’s location has finally been revealed off the coast of ...

The petition, on Change.Org, calls for a ship to be named The Duke of Edinburgh, which would be a particularly fitting tribute given the late Prince's career as a naval officer.

Mr Waterhouse added: “HMS Dragon and HMS York have both benefited from being York and by extension Yorkshire’s, ship. York in particular benefited from the desire of Yorkshire men and women of ...

As far as I can give it, this is the account of the battle between the battle-cruiser “Sharnhost” (26,000 tons) and ships of the Home Fleet consisting of “Duke of York” battleship ...