[jim]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

This is a famous Royal Navy destroyer. But here I'm looking for a specific name. Hint: It was sunk by the Luftwaffe during the British evacuation of Crete in 1941.

Zero knowledge of ships but is it Hms Kelly?

I managed to guess the Illustrious, but none of the others.

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by jim

Zero knowledge of ships but is it Hms Kelly?

I managed to guess the Illustrious, but none of the others.

Yes. It was the HMS Kelly, which was commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten.

[Epapazian]

Here's a big battleship that will appeal to another of our members.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Here's a big battleship that will appeal to another of our members.

This would be one of three ships. Looking at either the Dunkerque, Jean Bart or the Richelieu.

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

This would be one of three ships. Looking at either the Dunkerque, Jean Bart or the Richelieu.

It's the latter- Richelieu. I was looking for a picture of the Jean Bart, but all of the ones I saw had it blown apart after hits by U.S. dive bombers and battleships.

[timbo]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

This is a famous Royal Navy destroyer. But here I'm looking for a specific name. Hint: It was sunk by the Luftwaffe during the British evacuation of Crete in 1941.

Kelly. Sunk along with Kandahar by stukas - probably the RN's darkest hour as half the med fleet got bombed out of the water

[timbo]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

These are getting picked off quick, here is one that might be a bit of a challenge.

We seem to have a bit of a med theme at the moment

This would be a Zara class heavy cruiser - set of 3 Zara, Pola and Fiume - All sunk by RN at the BAttle of Matapan

[timbo]

How about this one

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by timbo

We seem to have a bit of a med theme at the moment

This would be a Zara class heavy cruiser - set of 3 Zara, Pola and Fiume - All sunk by RN at the BAttle of Matapan

You would be correct! There was also a fourth heavy cruiser in this class, the Gorizia.

[timbo]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

You would be correct! There was also a fourth heavy cruiser in this class, the Gorizia.

I did not know that! - I thought that the lot had got wiped out in one battle.