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Naval postcards of British ships are easy to come by, and I have
collected a fair number (largest country in my collection), but not the whole navy (yet). I do not have very many destroyers, but basically have at least one battleship from every class (1900-1946).
British Naval Vessels:
- Aircraft Carriers:
- Argus, 12/02/1917
- Ark Royal (seaplane carrier), 09/05/1914
- Ark Royal, 04/13/1937
- Battler, 04/04/1942
- Bulwark, 06/22/1948
- Campania, 06/17/1943
- Courageous, 02/05/1916
- Eagle, 06/08/1918
- Empress (seaplane carrier), 04/13/1907
- Furious, 08/15/1916 (08/18/1916)?
- Glorious, 04/20/1916
- Hermes, 09/11/1919
- Implacable, 12/10/1942
- Invincible, 05/03/1977
- Venerable, 12/30/1943
- Victorious, 09/14/1939
- Vindictive, 01/17/1918
- Battleships/Dreadnoughts:
- Africa, 05/20/1905
- Agincourt, 01/22/1913
- Ajax, 03/21/1912
- Albemarle, 03/05/1901
- Audacious, 09/14/1912
- Barham, 12/31/1914 (10/31/1914)?
- Bellerophon, 07/27/1907
- Benbow (barbette ship), 06/15/1885
- Benbow, 11/12/1913
- Britannia, 12/10/1904
- Bulwark, 10/18/1899
- Caesar, 09/02/1896
- Camperdown, 11/24/1885
- Canopus, 10/13/1897 (10/12/1897)?
- Collingwood, 11/07/1908
- Colossus, 04/09/1910
- Conqueror, 05/01/1911
- Dominion, 08/25/1903
- Dreadnought, 02/10/1906
- Duke of York, 02/28/1940
- Duncan, 03/21/1901
- Emperor of India (ex Delhi), 11/27/1913
- Empress of India, 05/07/1891
- Erin, 09/03/1913
- Exmouth, 08/31/1901
- Formidable, 11/17/1898
- Glory, 03/11/1899
- Goliath, 03/23/1898
- Hannibal, 04/28/1895 (04/24/1896)?
- Hercules, April 1910 (05/10/1910)?
- Hibernia, 06/17/1905
- Hindustan, 12/19/1903
- Hood, 07/30/1891
- Howe, 04/28/1885
- Illustrious, 09/17/1896
- Implacable, 03/11/1899
- Irresistable, 11/15/1898 (12/15/1898)?
- Jupiter, 11/18/1895
- King Edward VII, 07/23/1903
- King George V, 10/09/1911
- London, 09/21/1899
- Lord Nelson, 09/04/1906
- Magnificent, 12/19/1894
- Majestic, 01/31/1895
- Malaya, 03/18/1915
- Marlborough, 11/1912 (10/24/1912)?
- Monarch, 03/30/1911
- Montagu, 03/05/1901
- Nelson, 09/03/1925
- Neptune, 09/30/1909
- New Zealand, 02/04/1904
- Ocean, 07/05/1898
- Orion, 08/20/1910
- Prince George, 08/22/1895
- Queen, 03/08/1902
- Queen Elizabeth, 10/16/1913
- Ramillies, 09/12/1916
- Renown, 05/08/1895
- Renown, 03/04/1916 (01/08/1916)?
- Repulse, 01/08/1916
- Revenge, 11/03/1892
- Revenge, 05/29/1915
- Rodney, 12/17/1925
- Royal Oak, 11/17/1914
- Royal Sovereign, 02/26/1891
- Royal Sovereign, 04/29/1915
- St. Vincent, 09/10/1908
- Superb, 11/07/1907
- Swiftsure, 01/12/1903 (01/15/1903)?
- Temeraire, 08/24/1907
- Thunderer, Jan 1911(02/01/1911)?
- Trafalgar (turret ship), 09/20/1887
- Triumph (ex Libertad), 01/15/1903
- Valiant, 11/04/1914
- Vanguard, 02/22/1909
- Vanguard, 11/30/1944
- Vengeance, 07/25/1899
- Victorious, 10/19/1895
- Warspite, 01/29/1884
- Warspite, 11/26/1913
- Battle-cruisers:
- Hood, 08/22/1918
- Indefatigable, 10/28/1909
- Indomitable, 03/16/1907
- Inflexible, 06/26/1907
- Invincible, 04/13/1907
- Iron Duke, 10/12/1912
- Lion, 08/06/1910
- New Zealand, 07/01/1911
- Princess Royal, 04/29/1911
- Queen Mary, 03/20/1912
- Tiger, 12/15/1913
- Cruisers:
- Achilles, 09/01/1932
- Antelope, 07/12/1893
- Antrim, 10/08/1903
- Apollo, 02/10/1891
- Argonaut, 01/24/1898
- Argyll, 03/03/1904?
- Barham, 09/11/1889
- Bedford, 09/31/1901
- Belfast, 03/17/1938
- Bellona, 09/29/1942
- Berwick, 09/20/1902
- Birmingham, 05/07/1913
- Black Prince, 11/08/1904
- Blanche, 11/25/1909
- Blenheim, 07/05/1890
- Bristol, 02/23/1910
- Calcutta, 07/09/1918
- Calypso, 01/24/1917
- Cardiff, 04/12/1917
- Carnarvon, 10/07/1903
- Charybdis, 06/15/1893
- Chatham, 11/09/1911
- Cochrane, 05/20/1905
- Conquest, 01/20/1915
- Cornwall, 10/29/1902
- Coventry, 07/06/1917
- Crescent, 03/30/1892
- Cumberland, 12/16/1902
- Cumberland, 03/16/1926
- Curlew, 07/05/1917
- Danae, 01/26/1918
- Dartmouth, 1911 (12/14/1910)?
- Defence, 04/24/1907
- Delhi, 08/23/1918
- Despatch, 09/24/1919
- Devonshire, 04/30/1904
- Devonshire, 10/22/1927
- Diana, 12/05/1895
- Dido, 03/20/1896
- Donegal, 09/04/1902
- Doris, 03/03/1896
- Dorsetshire, 01/29/1929
- Drake, 03/05/1901
- Dublin, 04/30/1912
- Duke of Edinburgh, 06/11/1904
- Eclipse, 07/19/1894
- Edgar, 11/24/1890
- Effingham, 06/08/1920
- Endymion, 07/22/1891
- Essex, 08/29/1901
- Europa, 03/20/1897
- Euryalis, 05/20/1901
- Exeter, 07/18/1929
- Fearless, June 1912
- Flora, 11/21/1893
- Forth, 10/23/1886 (03/31/1885)?
- Frobisher, 03/20/1920
- Furious, 12/03/1896
- Gladiator, 12/18/1896
- Glasgow, 09/30/1909
- Gloucester, 10/28/1909
- Good Hope, 02/21/1901
- Harrier, 02/20/1894
- Hermes, 04/07/1898
- Highflyer, 06/04/1898
- Hogue, 08/13/1900
- Iphigenia, 11/19/1891
- Kent, 03/06/1901
- Kent, 03/16/1926
- King Alfred, 10/28/1901
- Lancaster, 03/22/1902
- Latona (cruiser/minelayer), 05/22/1890
- Leander, 09/24/1931
- Leda, 09/13/1892
- Leviathan, 07/03/1901
- Liverpool, 10/30/1909
- Mashona, 09/03/1937
- Medea, 06/09/1888
- Melampus, 08/02/1890
- Melbourne, 05/30/1912
- Mercury, 04/17/1878
- Minotaur, 06/06/1906
- Monmouth, 11/13/1901
- Narcissus, 12/15/1886
- Neptune, 01/31/1933
- Newcastle, 11/25/1909
- Newcastle, 01/23/1936
- Norfolk, 12/12/1928
- Orion, 11/24/1932
- Pactolus, 12/21/1896
- Pheobe, 03/25/1939
- Powerful, 07/24/1895
- Roxburgh, 01/19/1904
- Royal Arthur, 02/26/1891
- Sappho, 05/09/1891
- Shannon, 09/20/1906
- Shark, 07/30/1912
- Shropshire, 07/05/1928
- Southampton, 05/16/1912
- Southampton, 1937
- Spartiate, 10/27/1898
- Suffolk, 01/15/1903
- Superb, 08/31/1943
- Sutlej, 11/18/1899
- Talbot, 04/25/1895
- Terrible, 05/27/1895
- Thames, 12/03/1885
- Topaze, 07/23/1903
- Undaunted, 04/28/1914
- Venus, 09/05/1895
- Vindictive, 12/09/1897
- Warrior, 11/25/1905
- Destroyers:
- Active, 07/09/1929
- Albatross, 07/19/1898
- Ariel, 09/26/1911
- Codrington, 09/07/1929 (09/09/1929)?
- Comet, 06/22/1944
- Cossack, 05/10/1944
- Foam, 10/08/1896 (04/15/1896)?
- Fury, 09/10/1934
- Goshawk, 10/18/1911
- Havelock, 1939
- Jackal, 09/09/1911
- Jaguar, 11/22/1938
- Jervis, 09/09/1939 (1938)?
- Kelvin, 01/19/1939
- Lawford, 10/30/1913
- Liberty, 09/15/1913
- Nicator, 02/03/1916
- Nubian, 12/21/1937
- Obdurate, 01/21/1916
- Peyton, 05/02/1916
- Protector, 08/20/1936
- Ranger, 10/04/1895
- Rowena, 07/01/1916
- Scimitar, 02/27/1918
- Scorpion, 02/19/1910
- Sikh, 12/17/1937
- Somali, 08/24/1937
- St. James, 06/07/1945
- Star, 07/11/1896
- Swift, 12/07/1907
- Tartar, 1907
- Teviot, 11/07/1903
- Tigress, 12/20/1911
- Tirade, 04/21/1917
- Valorous, 05/08/1917
- Vectis, 09/04/1917
- Viscount, 12/29/1917
- Vortigern, 10/15/1917
- Wallace, 10/26/1918
- Walpole, 02/12/1918
- Warwick, 12/28/1917
- Westminster, 02/24/1918
- Wishart, 07/18/1919
- Wivern, 04/16/1919
- Worcester, 10/24/1919 (04/20/1919)?
- Wren, 11/11/1919
- Zulu, 09/23/1937
- Torpedo Boats:
- Flirt, 05/15/1897
- Virago, 11/19/1895
- Submarines:
- L3, 09/01/1917
- L4, 11/17/1917
- L5, 01/26/1918
- L33, 05/29/1919
- Hospital Ships:
- Grantully Castle (hospital ship), ?
- Guildford Castle (hospital ship), 08/11/1911
- Neuralia, 09/12/1912
- Other types:
- Amphitrite (cruiser/minelayer), 01/05/1898
- Asturias, 09/26/1907
- Badminton (minesweeper), 03/18/1918
- Burslem (minesweeper), 03/05/1918
- Buzzard (composite screw sloop), 05/10/1887
- Broomdale (oiler), 09/02/1937
- C6,11,20,23,25,27,28 (C class submarines), 1906-09
- Calypso (steel corvette), 06/07/1883
- Cerberus (monitor), 12/02/1868
- Clio (sloop), 03/14/1903
- Coronado (merchant), 1915
- Cyclamer (sloop), 02/22/1916
- Endeavour (survey vessel), 03/30/1912
- Foyle (trawler), delivery date: 10/22/1918
- Guardian, 09/01/1932
- Halcyon (torpedo gunboat), 04/06/1894
- Hotspur (ironclad ram), 03/19/1870
- Humber (gunboat), 06/17/1913
- Hyderabad (Q-Ship), 08/27/1917
- LCT 952 (Landing Craft Tank), 1942-45
- Lusitania (liner), 06/07/1906
- Impregnable (2nd Rate, SoL), 08/01/1810
- Inconstant (sail), 1783
- Kildavinin (Kildavin)? (gunboat), Feb 1918
- Leda (minesweeper), 1933-39
- Malabar (Indian troopship), 1867
- Niger (gunboat), 12/17/1892
- Niger (minesweeper), 01/29/1936
- P40 (Patrol Boat), 1916
- P59 (Patrol Boat), 11/02/1917
- Pegasus (seaplane carrier), 06/09/1917
- Rattler (gunboat), 08/04/1886
- Resource (repair ship), 11/27/1928
- Snapdragon (minesweeper), 12/21/1915
- Speedy (torpedo gunboat), 01/04/1892
- Surprise (Frigate/Despatch Vessel), 03/14/1945
- Terror (monitor), 05/18/1916
- Titania (sub tender), 03/04/1915
- Tiverton (minesweeper), 09/23/1918
- Torped Boat #98, 01/22/1901
- Torpedo Boat #110, 1901-03?
- Trafalgar (turret ship), 09/20/1887
