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Subclass of the A-class destroyers
Two Swordfish-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Swordfish and Spitfire were both built by Armstrong Whitworth at Elswick, Tyne and Wear launching
Swordfish-class_destroyer
Topics referred to by the same term
HMS Swordfish, the name of three British warships Swordfish, a 1962 U.S. Operation Dominic I and II nuclear test explosion Swordfish class destroyer, a
Swordfish_(disambiguation)
Class of British destroyers
Swordfish-class destroyer; both built by Armstrong Mitchell and Company (later part of Vickers-Armstrongs), Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne Swordfish, launched
A-class_destroyer_(1913)
Swordfish-class destroyer
HMS Swordfish was one of two Swordfish-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 February 1895 by Armstrong Mitchell and
HMS_Swordfish_(1895)
British biplane torpedo bomber
Fairey Swordfish is a retired biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed
Fairey_Swordfish
a list of destroyer classes. Catamarca class— 2 ships La Plata class — 2 ships Cervantes class — 2 ships, ex-Churruca class Mendoza class— 3 ships Buenos
List_of_destroyer_classes
Class of American destroyers
The Gearing class was a series of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification
Gearing-class_destroyer
and H-class destroyer I-class destroyer Tribal-class destroyer J-, K- and N-class destroyer L and M-class destroyer Hunt-class destroyer Town-class destroyer
List of classes of British ships of World War II
List_of_classes_of_British_ships_of_World_War_II
List of ships with the same or similar names
been named HMS Swordfish after the fish. HMS Swordfish (1895) was a 330-ton destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1910. HMS Swordfish (1916) was a steam-powered
HMS_Swordfish
consisted of the four Sauro-class destroyers, Destroyer Division 4 consisted of the two remaining Sella-class destroyers, Destroyer Division 5 (stationed in
Italian World War II destroyers
Italian_World_War_II_destroyers
Italian naval ship class (1927–1943)
The Turbine-class destroyer was a group of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. The ships played a minor role
Turbine-class_destroyer
Submarine
HMS Swordfish (61S) was a first-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Commissioned in 1932, she was given the pennant number
HMS_Swordfish_(61S)
Sargo-class submarine
USS Swordfish (SS-193), a Sargo-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike
USS_Swordfish_(SS-193)
1895 Janus class: 3 ships, 1895 Sturgeon class: 3 ships, 1894–1895 Salmon class: 2 ships, 1895 Swordfish class: 2 ships, 1895 Banshee class: 3 ships, 1894
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Swordfish-class destroyer
HMS Spitfire was one of two Swordfish-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 7 June 1895 by Armstrong Mitchell & Co. at
HMS_Spitfire_(1895)
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
Aquilone was one of eight Turbine-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. She was named after Aquilone
Italian destroyer Aquilone (1927)
Italian_destroyer_Aquilone_(1927)
Ship class
the destroyer Keppel on 24 August 1944. U-394 was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by a Fairey Swordfish from the escort carrier Vindex, the destroyers Keppel
Black_Swan-class_sloop
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Spitfire (1895) was a Swordfish-class destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1912. HMS Spitfire (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1912 and
HMS_Spitfire
1940 British naval victory over Italy in WWII
cruisers HMS Gloucester and Glasgow and the destroyers Hasty, Havelock, Hyperion and Ilex. The 24 Swordfish came from 813 Naval Air Squadron (813 NAS)
Battle_of_Taranto
2004 film by Tony Giglio
USS Swordfish (a fictional submarine based on the real USS Swordfish in World War II) repeatedly staging general quarters drills. The XO of Swordfish, Teddy
In_Enemy_Hands_(film)
French Vauquelin-class destroyer
Chevalier Paul was one of six Vauquelin-class large destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1930s. The
French destroyer Chevalier Paul (1932)
French_destroyer_Chevalier_Paul_(1932)
The Sauro class were a group of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1920s. They were based in the Red Sea Italian
Sauro-class_destroyer
Designation given to 78 frigates of the Royal Navy
Lend-Lease agreement. They were drawn from two classes of the American destroyer escort (originally "British Destroyer Escort") classification: 32 of the GMT
Captain-class_frigate
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
class of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1926, she served in World War II. The Sauro-class
Italian destroyer Nazario Sauro
Italian_destroyer_Nazario_Sauro
Historical class of ships in British Navy
The Hawthorn M (or Mansfield) Class were a class of two destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the pre-war 1913-14 Programme for World War I service
Hawthorn_M-class_destroyer
1942 Avenger-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy and French Navy
reported a submarine contact. The destroyer dispatched to investigate could not find anything, then at 16:25 a Swordfish sighted a U-boat on the surface
HMS_Biter_(D97)
Majestic Majestic-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom 27 February Swordfish Swordfish-class destroyer Armstrong Mitchell
List_of_ship_launches_in_1895
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
her class of eight destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. Her name means whirlwind. The Turbine-class destroyers were
Italian destroyer Turbine (1927)
Italian_destroyer_Turbine_(1927)
Asashio-class destroyer
Ōshio (大潮, High Tide) was the second of ten Asashio-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the mid-1930s under the Circle Two Supplementary
Japanese_destroyer_Ōshio
Naval battles during the German invasion of Norway
the southern shore. The remaining destroyers screened the battleship. The force was preceded by a Fairey Swordfish seaplane launched from Warspite for
Naval_battles_of_Narvik
German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander
was sunk by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Faulknor., and depth charges from a Fairey Swordfish aircraft of the British escort carrier Avenger
Hans-Joachim_Horrer
1942 class of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
of the British Hawker Sea Hurricane, Supermarine Seafire, and Fairey Swordfish, and the American Grumman Wildcat, Vought F4U Corsair and Grumman Avenger
Attacker-class_escort_carrier
British experimental submarine
HMS Swordfish was an experimental submarine built for the Royal Navy before the First World War to meet the Navy's goal of an "overseas" submarine capable
HMS_Swordfish_(1916)
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Momi (樅; translation: "White fir") was a Matsu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built during World War II. Completed in late 1944,
Japanese destroyer Momi (1944)
Japanese_destroyer_Momi_(1944)
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
Borea was one of eight Turbine-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. She was named after a northerly
Italian destroyer Borea (1927)
Italian_destroyer_Borea_(1927)
German battleship of World War II
occupied France for repairs, Bismarck was attacked by fifteen Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored a
German_battleship_Bismarck
1940 British attack on the French Navy
ships shot down two Swordfish, the crews being rescued by the destroyer Wrestler; a French flying boat also bombed a British destroyer. As the British bombing
Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
Class of Italian torpedo boats
smaller displacement, the Spica class had armament similar to destroyers (influenced by the Maestrale-class destroyer) and were intended for anti-submarine
Spica-class torpedo boat (Italy)
Spica-class_torpedo_boat_(Italy)
1941 sinking of a German battleship
battle 15 Swordfish of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal The light cruiser Sheffield. The destroyers Cossack, Sikh, Zulu, Maori The Polish destroyer Piorun
Last_battle_of_Bismarck
USS Halibut (SSGN-587) S4G reactor USS Triton (SSRN-586) S4W reactor USS Swordfish (SSN-579) USS Seadragon (SSN-584) S5G reactor A land-based prototype located
List of United States naval reactors
List_of_United_States_naval_reactors
1943 Attacker-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy
submarine, and then called up the destroyer Onslaught which finished off the submarine with gunfire. The next day, a Swordfish from Chaser attacked and sunk
HMS_Chaser
British-built class of escort carrier
Two Swordfish and one Wildcat with the pilot were lost. On 6 February 1945, Campania, Nairana, the cruiser HMS Bellona and eight fleet destroyers joined
Nairana-class_escort_carrier
Zebra-class destroyer
HMS Zebra was a "Twenty-seven Knotter" destroyer of the Royal Navy, later classified as part of the A Class. Zebra was built by Thames Iron Works and launched
HMS_Zebra_(1895)
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17. She was later
USS_Herndon_(DD-198)
Future frigate of the Royal Navy
mix pairing the tier one Hobart-class destroyers and Hunter-class frigates with a smaller, less capable, but cheaper class for the RAN, Babcock Australasia
Type_31_frigate
1960 British film by Lewis Gilbert
Günther Lütjens". bismarck-class.dk, 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2013. Niemi 2006, p. 99. Erickson 2004, p. 254. "Fairey Swordfish" Archived 29 October 2017
Sink_the_Bismarck!
Yūgumo-class destroyer
(巻雲) was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Cirrus Clouds" (Rolling Clouds). The Yūgumo class was a repeat of the
Japanese destroyer Makigumo (1941)
Japanese_destroyer_Makigumo_(1941)
1940 World War II battles
was spotted by Warspite's Swordfish and subsequently torpedoed and shelled by the destroyers and battleship. The destroyer's commander, Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs
Battles_of_Narvik
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The Japanese destroyer Matsukaze (松風, "Pine Wind") was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s
Japanese destroyer Matsukaze (1923)
Japanese_destroyer_Matsukaze_(1923)
WWII battle in French West Africa (1940)
three Swordfish were shot down. In total, 4 of the 9 Swordfish aircrew were killed on the attack on the Richelieu. Later in the afternoon, 9 Swordfish and
Battle_of_Dakar
US Navy submarine class of World War II
Salmons and Sargos are called the "New S Class", 1st and 2nd Groups. The Sargo-class submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193) had the distinction of being the
Sargo-class_submarine
Class of German World War II-era fast battleships
sailed for port. Shortly before midnight on 24 May, a group of Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers from 825 Naval Air Squadron on Victorious attacked Bismarck
Bismarck-class_battleship
British class of submarine
two prototypes, Nautilus and Swordfish, had taken place. Following the trials with Nautilus, the slightly smaller J class (1200 tons) was designed with
British_K-class_submarine
WWII battle in Ceylon between Britain and Japan
Reconnaissance Pool, 788 Naval Air Squadron (788 NAS) with six Fairey Swordfish for the Eastern Fleet, was formed on 18 January at China Bay, near Trincomalee
Air raid on Ceylon (5 April 1942)
Air_raid_on_Ceylon_(5_April_1942)
1938 British aircraft carrier
power to the bilge pumps. The destroyer Laforey came alongside to provide power and additional pumps, while Swordfish aircraft from Gibraltar flew overhead
HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)
Fubuki-class destroyer
twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. Construction of the advanced Fubuki-class destroyers was authorized
Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929)
Japanese_destroyer_Ayanami_(1929)
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
Ostro was one of eight Turbine-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. She was named after a southerly wind
Italian destroyer Ostro (1928)
Italian_destroyer_Ostro_(1928)
Naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean
battleships and seven destroyers in a second group following to the south. Further to the south, Ark Royal was preparing to launch its Swordfish. The Italians
Battle_of_Cape_Spartivento
1840 Naval Air Squadron (20 Grumman F6F Hellcats) 842 Flight (3 Fairey Swordfish) HMS Indefatigable 894 Naval Air Squadron (16 Seafires) 1770 Naval Air
Allied order of battle for Operation Mascot
Allied_order_of_battle_for_Operation_Mascot
Kriegsmarine battleship class
joined the Bismarck-class Tirpitz in Norway to interdict Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. Scharnhorst and several destroyers sortied from Norway to
Scharnhorst-class_battleship
Anti-submarine missile system
each Spruance-class destroyer originally carried a maximum total of 24 ASROC. Most other US Navy and allied navy destroyers, destroyer escorts, frigates
RUR-5_ASROC
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Shiratsuyu-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified
Japanese destroyer Yūdachi (1936)
Japanese_destroyer_Yūdachi_(1936)
4 forward, 4 aft): Swordfish 1 Porpoise-class (6 tubes: 4 forward, 2 aft): Plunger Southeast of Formosa and eastward 2 Balao-class (10 tubes: 6 forward
Philippine Sea order of battle
Philippine_Sea_order_of_battle
1939 class of battleships of the Royal Navy
that King George V and HMS Rodney were able to engage Bismarck, due to a Swordfish torpedo bomber disabling Bismarck's steering gear on 26 May. During the
King George V-class battleship (1939)
King_George_V-class_battleship_(1939)
British battlecruiser, 1916–1948
the Narvik area on 14 April, escorted by three destroyers, to refuel at Tromsø. En route, her Swordfish attacked Junkers Ju 52 transports that had landed
HMS_Furious_(47)
World War II naval battle
both sides withdrawing. The destroyer Leone Pancaldo, sent to Augusta in Sicily, was hit by a torpedo launched from a Swordfish at 09:40 the next day and
Battle_of_Calabria
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and the first to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). Along with the destroyer
Japanese destroyer Shigure (1935)
Japanese_destroyer_Shigure_(1935)
British F-class destroyer
HMS Foxhound was one of nine F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. Although she was assigned to the Home Fleet, the ship was detached
HMS_Foxhound_(H69)
1940 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
Swordfish, and was consequently forced to have a permanent deck park of 5 Martlets and one Swordfish. Before dawn on 5 May, she launched 18 Swordfish
HMS_Illustrious_(87)
C-class destroyer
HMS Cassandra was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered in February 1942 from Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was originally to be named HMS Tourmaline
HMS_Cassandra_(R62)
Canadian River-class destroyer
was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1931 to 1945. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A class and initially
HMCS_Saguenay_(D79)
Destroyer
HMS Onslow was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The O-class were intermediate destroyers, designed before the outbreak of the Second World War
HMS_Onslow_(G17)
Clemson-class destroyer
(1838–1915), Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Long was laid down by the William Cramp
USS_Long
1918 British aircraft carrier
ship embarked six Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers of 821X Squadron for delivery to Gibraltar and another pair of Swordfish from 825 Squadron for self-defence
HMS_Argus_(I49)
1941 naval battle of World War II near Tunisia
reconnaissance aeroplane. The 14th Destroyer Flotilla was ordered to attack the convoy in conjunction with Fairey Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
Battle_of_the_Tarigo_Convoy
Mahan-class destroyer
USS Preston (DD–379) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the fifth Navy ship named for Lieutenant
USS_Preston_(DD-379)
World War II maintenance convoy operation
Division sailed from Palermo with Maestrale-class destroyers Maestrale, Grecale and Scirocco of the 10th Destroyer Flotilla to take position off La Maddalena
Operation_Halberd
1942 Avenger-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy
aircraft and Fairey Swordfish anti-submarine aircraft. On 18 April 1942, Avenger started flight deck landing training with four Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 816
HMS_Avenger_(D14)
Benson-class destroyer
Laffey (DD-459) was a Benson-class destroyer of the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first destroyer named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey
USS_Laffey_(DD-459)
Class of Italian battleships
Taranto on the night of 11/12 November 1940. A force of twenty-one Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers, launched from HMS Illustrious, attacked the ships moored
Andrea_Doria-class_battleship
Fast battleship class of the Italian Royal Navy
The Littorio class, also known as the Vittorio Veneto class, was a class of battleship of the Regia Marina, the Italian navy. The class was composed of
Littorio-class_battleship
Destroyer of the Regia Marina
Nembo was one of eight Turbine-class destroyer built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1920s. Her name means nimbus. The ship played
Italian destroyer Nembo (1927)
Italian_destroyer_Nembo_(1927)
British F-class destroyer
HMS Foresight was one of nine F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. She was assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion. Unlike
HMS_Foresight_(H68)
一番艦】Kagero【Kagero-class destroyer】". 大日本帝国軍 主要兵器 (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2025. 主要兵器, 大日本帝国軍 (4 February 2018). "巻波【夕雲型駆逐艦 五番艦】Makinami【Yugumo-class destroyer】"
List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy
List_of_ships_sunk_by_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
Heavy cruiser class of the Italian Royal Navy
the Battle of Cape Matapan, Pola was immobilized by a torpedo from a Swordfish torpedo bomber launched by the British aircraft carrier HMS Formidable;
Zara-class_cruiser
Italian Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer
Francesco Nullo was an Italian Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer. Commissioned into service in the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy") in 1915, she served
Italian destroyer Francesco Nullo (1914)
Italian_destroyer_Francesco_Nullo_(1914)
Subclass of the A-class destroyers
The Sturgeon-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy from 1894; three were built by the Vickers yard and differed from other similar ships in having
Sturgeon-class_destroyer
1942 Attacker-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy
five Swordfish from 835 squadron, on 5 June, along with four Seafires from 808 squadron from RNAS Yeovilton, the next day. She joined the destroyers Tyrian
HMS_Battler
French Le Hardi-class destroyer
Siroco was one of a dozen Le Hardi-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the late 1930s under the name Le Corsaire. Although she was still
French destroyer Siroco (1939)
French_destroyer_Siroco_(1939)
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The Japanese destroyer Tsuga (栂) was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She spent most of the
Japanese destroyer Tsuga (1920)
Japanese_destroyer_Tsuga_(1920)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Bramham (L51) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down in Alexander Stephen and Sons shipyards Govan, Scotland on 7 April 1941. She
HMS_Bramham
Fletcher-class destroyer
USS De Haven (DD-469) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven USN (1819–1865)
USS_De_Haven_(DD-469)
1941 P-class destroyer
HMS Pathfinder was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was damaged while serving in the Far East, and was scrapped
HMS_Pathfinder_(G10)
American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine
to build new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, as well as to conduct maintenance sustainment support of Independence-class littoral combat ships built
Bath_Iron_Works
Destroyer of the French Navy
Guépard was the lead ship of her class of destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Completed in 1929, she served during
French_destroyer_Guépard
Gearing-class destroyer
USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm (29 January 1925
USS_Agerholm
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Javelin was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Javelin was laid down by John Brown and Company, Limited, at Clydebank in Scotland on 11 October
HMS_Javelin
Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Saufley (DD/DDE/EDDE-465), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a warship of the United States Navy named for pioneering Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Richard
USS_Saufley
Destroyer of the French Navy
Épervier was one of six Aigle-class destroyers (French: contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s. Together with her sister ship Milan
French_destroyer_Épervier
Italian admiral (1914–1992)
human torpedo carrier, was sunk by a torpedo released by a British Fairey Swordfish bomber. The air attack happened during an exercise, in shallow water,
Luigi_Durand_de_la_Penne
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