Picture No | 10652147 |
Date | 1949 |
Description | British destroyers by G. H. Davis |
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The destroyer grows up: from TBD (torpedo boat destroyer) to almost light cruiser. The origins of the destroyer: from the 84.5 foot torpedo boat of 1876 to the Navy's newest, the 2610-ton decoy.
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Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 23 April 1949, p565 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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