HMS Revenge received a message at around 12:45 on 21 June that its captive German ships were sinking. The fleet turned back at full speed. It was too late.

HMS Revenge received a message at around 12:45 on 21 June that its captive German ships were sinking. The fleet turned back at full speed. It was too late.

During 1940-41, I served with the battleship HMS Revenge on convoy escort duties to and from Halifax, Nova Scotia, before the ship had to return urgently to Ceylon following the sinking of the ...

captn of hms revenge for his meritorious serves in contributing to the signal victory obtained over the combined fleets of france and spain off cape trafalgar on the 21st october 1805.' ...