John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
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Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey,, sometimes known as Jack Tovey, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he commanded the destroyer HMS Onslow at the Battle of Jut
Tovey c. 1943–45
The armoured cruiser HMS King Alfred to which Tovey was appointed in 1908
The destroyer HMS Jackal, which Tovey commanded, in pre-war livery
The battleship HMS Rodney after refitting at Liverpool
Last battle of Bismarck
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The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck took place in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 nautical miles west of Brest, France, on 26–27 May 1941 between the German battleship Bismarck and
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
…from command centres. He believed that this was one element in maintaining morale in the fleet, by sharing the privations and dangers of his men. The final action against the Bismarck added further weight to his decision. When the two British battleships HMS Rodney and King George V located Bismarck, they had the setting sun silhouetting…
Surrounded by shell splashes, Bismarck burns on the horizon
The Swordfish torpedo bombers on the deck of HMS Victorious before the attack on Bismarck
A Swordfish being loaded with a torpedo on the deck of HMS Ark Royal
HMS Renown and HMS Ark Royal, seen from HMS Sheffield