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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...