U and V-class destroyer
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The U and V class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-". The hull was nearly id
HMS Undaunted in 1944
HMCS Algonquin (R17)
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HMCS Algonquin was a V-class destroyer, laid down for the Royal Navy as HMS Valentine and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on completion during the Second World War. She saw service in the Secon
U and V-class destroyer
…by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943. She was lost on 30 January 1944. Valentine, built by John Brown, laid down 8 October 1942, launched 2 September 1943, and completed 28 February 1944. She was transferred to Canada as HMCS…
Sister ship HMCS Sioux in the 1950s
Algonquin's 4.7-inch gun crew during the Invasion of Normandy.
Valentine's bell aboard the Iroquois-class destroyer Algonquin