The G- and H-class destroyers were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Six additional ships being built for the Brazilian Navy when World War II began in 1939 were purchased by the British and named the Havant class. The design was a major export success with other ships built for the Argentine and Royal Hellenic Navies. They were assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet upon completion and enforced the Non-Intervention Agreement during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.
HMS Hasty in 1936
Hardy, 1936
Aerial view of Garland at low speed
Hesperus wearing dazzle camouflage showing the angular bridge front that was fitted to Hero, Hereward, and the ex-Brazilian ships
The Hellenic Navy is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy it was known as the Royal Hellenic Navy.
The Greek fleet in the Battle of Itea by Yiannis Poulakas
Navy uniforms in the 1890s
Battleship Psara
Greek battleship Lemnos and torpedo boat Dafni during the occupation of Constantinople, 1919