Sloop-of-war
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system of the Royal Navy covered all vessels with 20 or
c. 1752 model of a 12-gun Royal Navy sloop
1831 painting of a Royal Navy Bermuda sloop entering a port in the West Indies by John Lynn
USS Portsmouth in 1896.
The Grimsby-class HMS Wellington. Launched in 1934, the vessel is now berthed on the Thames
Frederic John Walker
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Captain Frederic John Walker, was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during the Second World War. Walker was the most successful anti-submarine warfare commander during the Battle of
Captain Frederic Walker c.1944
HMS Starling
Walker using a loud hailer to encourage one of the ships under his command during an attack on a submarine in early 1944
HMS Kite of Escort Group 2 conducting a depth charge attack