British Destroyers of WW2 Ref List

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:18 pm

Yes this long awaited list is here

British Destroyers 1892-1953 by Edgar J. March
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Destroyers of World War Two : An International Encyclopedia by M.J. Whitley
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The Kelly's : British J, K & N Class Destroyers of WW2 by Christopher Langtree
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The Kelly by Kenneth Poolman with a Foreword by Admiral The Earl Mountbatten
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The "L" & "M" Class Fleet Destroyers by M. J. Dyer
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British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After Volume 2 by Norman Friedman
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C Class Destroyers by Harold Cox (CA, CH & Co classes)
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HMS Quilliam and the Q Class Destroyers of the Royal Navy by P.D. Johnson
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British Fleet and Escort Destroyers Volume 1 by Henry Trevor Lenton
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British Fleet and Escort Destroyers Volume 2 by Henry Trevor Lenton
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V And W Class Destroyers 1917-1945 by Anthony Preston
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The Tribals by Martin H. Brice
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Destroyer Weapons of World War 2 by Peter Hodges & Norman Friedman
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Warship Special 2: Super Destroyers (Includes Tribals amongst other Foreign ships) Edited by Anthony Preston
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Battle Class Destroyers by Peter Hodges Almark Publication
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Tribal Class Destroyers by Peter Hodges Almark Publication
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The British Destroyer by T.D. Manning
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Destroyers of the Royal Navy 1893-1981 by Maurice Cocker
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Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 (contains alot of the war built Destroyers) by Leo Marrriott
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The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin (Many of these served as RN units in the WW2)
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Warships Illustrated No. 4 : British Destroyers in World War 2 by Ray A. Burt
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Warships Illustrated No. 7 : British Destroyers in World War 1 (Includes many which then became used in WW2) by Ray A. Burt
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Destroyers by Anthony Preston
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Warships Of WW2 by Henry Trevor Lenton & Jim Colledge (Part 2 inside is on RN destroyers & 2nd photo is the paperback edition)
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Scrap Iron Destroyers by L.J. Lind & A. Payne
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'N' Class by L.J. Lind & M.A. Payne
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Destroyer by Ewart Brookes
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Destroyers At War by Gregory Haines
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WITH ENSIGNS FLYING - The Story of H.M. Destroyers at War 1939-1945 By David Thomas
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H.M. Destroyers By Lieut-Commander Peter Kemp.
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Anatomy of a Ship Conway Series

AOTS The Destroyer HMS Campbeltown by Al Ross
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World Ship Society Books

Amazon to Ivanhoe by John English
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Afridi to Nizam British Fleet Destroyers 1937-43 by John English
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The Hunts by John English
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The Towns by Arnold Hague
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Single Ship Histories or Destroyer Related Campaign Books

Destroyer's War - A Million Miles By The Eight Flotilla by A.D. Divine D.S.M.
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HMS Electra by Lt. Cmr Cain as told to A.V. Sellwood
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HMS Intrepid : A Memoir by George Mack
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U-boat Killer by Donald Macintyre DSO DSC RN
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Sink The Haguro! The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War by John Winton
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Mediterranean Maelstrom : HMS Jervis and the 14th Flotilla by G.G. Connell
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Fighting Destroyer : The Story of HMS Petard by G.G. Connell
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Destroyer : An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts of the War at Sea 1939-1945. Edited by Ian Hawkins
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Destroyer Leader : HMS Faulknor 1935-1946 by Peter C. Smith
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HMS Wild Swan by Peter C. Smith
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Hold the Narrow Sea: Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945 by Peter C. Smith
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Into the Minefields : British Destroyer Minelaying 1916-1960 by Peter C. Smith
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The Last Destroyer HMS Aldenham 1942-44 by F.A. Mason Foreword by Alex Stuart-Menteth
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A Prologue To A War : The Navy's Part in the Narvik Campaign by Ewart Brooks
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Classics of Naval Literature : Narvik Battles in the Fjords by Cpt. Peter Dickens, RN with an introduction by Eric Grove.
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Convoy : The Battle For Convoys SC. 122 & HX. 229 by Martin Middlebrook
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"Water, Water Every Where!" The Life Story of H.M.S. Westcott February 1918 - June 1946 (A V/W class destroyer converted to an LRE in WW2) by Tom Chapman.
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Destroyer Man by John Alliston
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Destroyer Man By Rear-Admiral A.F. Pugsley
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Destroyer & Preserver : The Story of H.M.S. Middleton & Her Ship's Company
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H.M.S. Beverley : A "Town" Afloat 1940-43 by Geoffrey Blewett
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Tribal Captain (2003) RCN 1934-63 by Edward Madgwick
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H.M.C.S. Haida : A Brief History by Mr. E.C. Russell
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H.M.S. Bedouin and The Long March Home by Percy Hagger
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Decision At Sea: The Convoy Escorts by Paul Kemp
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Capturing Enigma : How H.M.S. Petard seized the German Naval Codes
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Convoy Escort Commander By Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton, KCB, DSO, OBE, DSC.
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50 North An Atlantic Background By Alan Easton
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Destroyer Captain By Roger Hill
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Fighting Flotilla : HMS Laforey and her sister ships by Peter C. Smith.
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Profiles/Monographs

Ensign 6 War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes by Alan Raven & John Roberts.
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Man o' War 2 V/W Class Destroyers by Alan Raven & John Roberts
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Man o' War 4 Hunt Class Destroyer Escorts by Alan Raven & John Roberts
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Warship Profile 2 : HMS Cossack Tribal Class Destroyer by Lt. David Lyon RNR MA
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Warship Profile 5 : HMS Campbeltown (USS Buchanan) 1918-1942 by John Wingate DSC
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Warship Profile 20 : HMS Hesperus Havant or Brazilain 'H'-class Destroyer by Captain Peter Dickens DSO, MBE, DSC, RN.
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Warship Profile 32 : HMS Cavalier 'CA' Class Destroyer by Anthony Preston.
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Profile Morskie 16 Tribal Class
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Profile Morskie 72 HMS Onslow
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Profile Morskie 73 HMS Oribi
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Profile Morskie 74 HMS Obedient
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Morskaya Kolektsia 1/2002 Tribal Class
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War Machine 82 - Allied WW2 Destroyers
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HMS Cavalier: Last of the World War II Destroyers Sourvenir Guide & Ships History.
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Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:36 pm

A few more added folks!

Post by **JWintjes** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:19 pm

Great work, Laurence! Many thanks indeed!!

Jorit

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:08 pm

1 more rare L & M class book added

Cheers

Miroslaw · Post by **Miroslaw** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:35 pm

Lozza1981 wrote:1 more rare L & M class book added

Cheers

Laurence ,You are lucky. If concerning A - I classes instead, be sure
I wouldn't resist to take part in that auction!.

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:03 pm

Miroslaw wrote:
Lozza1981 wrote:1 more rare L & M class book added

Cheers
Laurence ,You are lucky. If concerning A - I classes instead, be sure
I wouldn't resist to take part in that auction!.

I just love A-I classes and I had the pleasure to see John English on Saturday, seemed a nice chap!

I also had the pleasure to pick up a few more photographs of them!

Miroslaw · Post by **Miroslaw** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:01 am

Lozza1981 wrote:
Miroslaw wrote: Laurence ,You are lucky. If concerning A - I classes instead, be sure
I wouldn't resist to take part in that auction!.
I just love A-I classes and I had the pleasure to see John English on Saturday, seemed a nice chap!

I also had the pleasure to pick up a few more photographs of them!

I love the A-I classes too but I must share this love with V/W class and
something from Continent: French Contre-Torpilleurs, German 1934 type
Zerstorer and Italian Cacciatorpediniere.

I have Mr. English's book Amazon to Ivanhoe. Maybe not "spectacular"
for the first glance but I regard it as one of my most precious.
Very useful when it is necessary to check a thing and I think only one devoted to these classes exclusively.
If "developped" a bit and packed with more pics and good drawings
it could be a bible for guys like me!

BTW If not a secret, has Mr. English some publishing plans? Maybe something devoted to earlier British Destroyers?

Regards

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:26 am

Miroslaw wrote:
Lozza1981 wrote: I just love A-I classes and I had the pleasure to see John English on Saturday, seemed a nice chap!

I also had the pleasure to pick up a few more photographs of them!

I love the A-I classes too but I must share this love with V/W class and
something from Continent: French Contre-Torpilleurs, German 1934 type
Zerstorer and Italian Cacciatorpediniere.

I have Mr. English's book Amazon to Ivanhoe. Maybe not "spectacular"
for the first glance but I regard it as one of my most precious.
Very useful when it is necessary to check a thing and I think only one devoted to these classes exclusively.
If "developped" a bit and packed with more pics and good drawings
it could be a bible for guys like me!

BTW If not a secret, has Mr. English some publishing plans? Maybe something devoted to earlier British Destroyers?

Regards

Sadly I didn't have the chance to speak to him at length there was too many people to see and speak to and not enough time!

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:22 am

Another Kelly book added

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:10 am

2 more RN destroyer books added, Friedman's new book and the HMS Westcott one.

Terry Pottle · Post by **Terry Pottle** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:12 am

Laurence,

has Raven & Roberts Ensign 6 - War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes
dropped off your list ??

Terry

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:31 am

hmm strange must have deleted it somehow or perhaps its some sort of error I'll add it now.

Cheers

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:23 pm

The recent RN Destroyer question made me realise there are some books I have which are missing off this list.

I've now added a few more

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:56 pm

1 new book added courtesy of Steve Sobieralski,

Cheers Steve!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:31 am

If you want to build 4-pipers then AOTS HMS Campbeltown is worth seeking out.

Cheers,

Rob

bengtsson · Post by **bengtsson** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:21 pm

Laurence,

Here are a few from my collection.

"Arctic Destroyers, The 17th Flotilla" by G.G. Connell Covers the "O" class William Kimber 1982

"Destroyer Man" by Rear Admiral A.F. Pugsley His early career and later command of a number of RN destroyers in combat. Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1957 same title as one of your books, but different story I believe.

"Destroyers at War" by Gregory Haines Ian Allen 1982 Large format history of some major RN destroyer actions with large, fine photos

Bob B.

one australian book, does the R.A.N. count?

"Scrap Iron Destroyers" by L.J. Lind and A. Payne The Naval Historical Society of Australia 1976 The Story of HMA ships Stuart, Vampire, Vedetta, Voyager and Waterhen. Great medit. naval action in this book!

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:42 pm

These should all be on the list Bob as I know for certain I have 3 of those 4.

bengtsson · Post by **bengtsson** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:18 pm

This may be a bit off topic, but deals with books on RN warships.

I have often wondered why there has never been a complete operational and technical history of The Royal Navy Fast Minelayers of the "Abdiel" Class. They had great operational careers and were very valuable to the war effort. Not to mention being of great technical interest and handsome warships if ever there were any.

All I have on them is the Warship Profile issue and an article on their operational history in a Warship volume. But this article left out alot of their many and varied operations and successful minelaying operations in the Med.
Bob B.

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:50 pm

I suppose it's because a destroyer only minelaying book has been produced.

There not full cruisers so they don't appear in Raven & Roberts and thus their sort of left on their own.

Like you I'm left with general Med campaign books, warship articles and the warship profile. Though somewhere I did make some notes on some of the operations they were involved in, but there were so many!

I don't have this book personally, but there might be something in here Bob:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mines-Minelayer ... 910&sr=8-2

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:46 am

2 more added to the list thank you Peter & Rob for jogging my memory!