Originally Posted by
Georg1na
TBM legend - Read this would you.........................and then shut up.
In total there were some 720 RN ships including 17 battleships, (including the Free French 'Richelieu') 35 aircraft carriers, including 6 fleet carriers, 5 light fleet carriers, and 24 escort carriers. There were 14 second line and 50 front line RN squadrons, using both US and UK manufactured aeroplanes. There were 111 shore stations and base ships including 8 air stations, 6 mobile naval air bases (MONABS) 1 transportable air repair yard, 1 air station/transit camp and 2 RN bases with air sections. There were 47 Cruisers including 2 Dutch, 1 French, 1 Italian, 1 Canadian and 7 Australian. The remainder of the 720 consisted of frigates, sloops, submarines and a great miscellany of other ships such as landing ships, supply ships, depot ships, etc…
Aye lad. Them wer'e days.