Warships around the World

Warships (Gallery Two) (75 images)

Type 45 Destroyer D33 H.M.S.Dauntless in Portsmouth Harbour on 8th August 2015.

Landing Ships L3027 Sir Geraint and L3029 Sir Lancelot seen at Southampton.SIr Lancelot was commissioned on 16 January 1964 as the first of the Round Table class, it also became known as Sir Lancelot class.It was initially operated by the British-India Steam Navigation Company, then was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1970. It was sold on in 1992 to the Republic of Singapore Navy, was renamed RSS Perseverance (L206), and was commissioned on 5 May 1994 following a two-year refit.In December 2003, the ship was sold to Glenn Defense Marine Asia, which renamed the ship Glenn Braveheart.In early 2008, the ship was sold for breaking.She was taken to Chittagong, Bangladesh.Sir Geraint was commissioned in 1967.She was listed for disposal in May 2003 and was reported broken up in India in December 2005.Both ships took part in the Falklands War.

RFA Tidespring (A75) was a Tide-class replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. As a replenishment oiler, her main purpose was to refuel other ships. The ship had a long career in the RFA, entering service in the early 1960s, and finally being decommissioned in 1991. Tidespring took part in the Falklands War, particularly in the recapture of South Georgia. At the time, she was carrying M Company (Captain Chris Nunn Royal Marines) of 42 Commando Royal Marines. The ship accommodated prisoners of war taken during operations. The Falklands provided a reprieve of ten years for Tidespring which had been due to decommission in 1982. She eventually sailed from Portsmouth in tow on 20 March 1992 for the breakers, arriving in Alang, India for demolition on 2 July 1992. (scanned from 35mm transparency)