Captain Class Frigates

IWM caption : "The Royal Navy during the Second World War. Harbour Defence Motor Launch No 1383 leaving harbour at Harwich". Comment : In the background is the Captain-class frigate HMS Curzon (K513).

HMS Cosby At sea. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Curzon At a jetty. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Essington Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Rutherford Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Torrington Underway. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Operations in northern waters. In the foreground is HMS BICKERTON, with HMS KENT and HMS TRUMPETER. Photograph taken shortly before HMS BICKERTON was torpedoed.

She Guards the Army's Supply Lines. July 1944, Off Normandy, With the Captain Class Frigate HMS Holmes. Sub Lieut D V Brindle, RNVR, of Canterbury, cutting the hair of the First Lieutenant, Lieut W A Wood, RANV More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Lowering the Diverta Paravane overboard of HMS BENTINCK off Greenock.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Leading Seaman J Jackson, from Salford, Manchester, and Leading Seaman K Rainey from Northwood, Middlesex, of HMS AFFLECK take a break to smoke a cigarette whilst the More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS STOCKHAM at anchor at Greenock.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS AFFLECK coming alongside at Belfast after she and other members of the 1st Escort Group (HMS GORE, HMS GOULD and HMS GARLIES) destroyed two German U-Boats in the Atlantic.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The American built Captain Class frigates (acquired under the Lend Lease scheme), HMS BERRY, HMS DUCKWORTH, and HMS ESSINGTON, seen in Plymouth harbour after returning More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS STAYNER, Captain Class Frigate and anti-E-Boat warship at anchor. She helped patrol the beaches during the Normandy landings on and after D Day.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sub Lieutenant Anthony Large, BEM, South African Naval Force (Volunteers), of Durban, South Africa, taking a bearing on the ship's compass on board HMS HOLMES whilst s More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS FOLEY underway

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS MOORSOM, steaming at sea.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS TROLLOPE, Captain class frigate, underway at sea photographed from aircraft based at Royal Naval Air Station HMS OSPREY, Dunoon.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War At Clarence Graving Dock, Liverpool, the ship's company on the fo'c'sle of HMS AYLMER show their satisfaction after she and other ships of the 4th Escort Group had dep More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The frigate HMS EKINS underway in coastal waters off Harwich

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings), June 1944 HMS HOLMES drops a depth charge on a suspected U-boat during the landing operations on the Normandy coast.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War U 1009, the first U-boat to surrender, arrives at Loch Eriboll, Scotland after a voyage from Bergen. With her black surrender flag flying, U 1009 approaches escort sh More

Aerial photograph of HMS BALFOUR underway, coastal waters. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The frigate HMS BENTINCK docked at Lisahally. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Operations in northern waters. In the foreground is HMS BICKERTON, with HMS KENT and HMS TRUMPETER. Photograph taken shortly before HMS BICKERTON was torpedoed.

Captain class frigate HMS Blackwood. Public domain image of a British navy ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

IWM caption : Captain Class frigate HMS BRAITHWAITE coming in to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, from a successful hunt during which time the 10th Escort Group accounted for two probable U Boat sinkings and one possible.

IWM caption : HMS CONN, Senior Officer's Ship of the 21st Escort Group, coming into berth at Belfast flying the Group's Jolly Roger flag indicating success after sinking three German U-Boats and a possible fourth.

Aerial photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Cosby (K559). Public domain image of a British navy ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Curzon. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Dacres underway, HMS Dacres in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune.

IWM caption : HMS DUCKWORTH, Senior Officer's Ship of the 3rd Escort Group at Belfast flying her Jolly Roger signalling succesful sinking of U-Boats.

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Ekins, off Harwich. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Essington. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Fitzroy. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Gore. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Grindall. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

IWM caption : HMS HOTHAM, Captain class frigate, underway at sea, photographed from an aircraft operating from Royal Navy Air Station HMS OSPREY, Dunoon.

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Inman, off Greenock. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Royal Navy Captain class frigate HMS Lawford, docked at Liverpool. HMS Lawford in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune. Note the extended superstructure (to ac More

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Loring. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Mounsey. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Riou, off Greenock. Public domain image of a British navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

IWM caption : HMS STAYNER, Captain Class Frigate and anti-E-Boat warship at anchor. She helped patrol the beaches during the Normandy landings on and after D Day.

Photograph of Royal Navy Captain class frigate HMS Stockham, anchored at Greenock.

Royal Navy Captain class frigate HMS Thornborough photographed from aircraft based at the Royal Naval Air Station HMS OSPREY, Dunoon, Scotland.