New: Escape to England on the Seaman's Hope, 14 May 1940
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HMS Venomous
was
a destroyer of the V & W Class, the most advanced in the world when
built and arguably the most successful ever. Sixty-nine were built at
the
end of the Great War. By the end of World War II all had been
sunk
or scrapped but during those thirty years thousands of men served on
them.
This is possibly the most detailed study yet of the contribution made by a typical “old warrior” of this class to winning the war with end notes and citations plus a list of all its officers from 1919-46 and a list of known ratings. It begins with a comparative survey of the world’s destroyers in 1919 and ends with a list of all the V & Ws giving date of construction and ultimate fate. The story of HMS Venomous is told by its officers and crew and illustrated with 170 of their unique photographs taken in the heat of the action plus paintings, drawings and maps. Read more about the book and reviews of the book. The authors Their accounts are linked together and set in context by Robert J Moore, the former CO of TS Venomous, and Capt. John Rodgaard USN (Naval History “author of the year”, 2000). Book details A Hard Fought Ship: the story of HMS Venomous; by R.J. Moore and J.A. Rodgaard. Holywell House Publishing, 14 April 2010. 234x156 mm with 384 pp, 170 photographs and 12 maps and plans. ISBN 978-0-9559382-0-7. Paperback, £18.99 |
Follow
in the wake of HMS Venomous
on this web site
If a member of your family served on HMS Venomous check the list of officers and ratings
