You can now use the new IE8 Web Slice capability to keep in touch with the voting for your favourite pics - More info here.

There is a lot of information here, spread over 336 pages - so we have worked hard to make it easy to find what you want.

There are a number of ways of looking around :

• use the drop down menu from the buttons above to get an idea of what is here
• many of the photos link directly to a relevant information page
• if there are pages with further information to the current page, there will be a 'Related' menu item containing links
• information on each cruiser and battleship is under the RN Ships and Ships menus, every ship has photos, statistics and a war record
• there is a growing portfolio of very detailed drawings showing how each cruiser evolved through its lifetime. Examples are shown above and below. They are very detailed and the result of immense research by Eric Leon and many helpers around the world. They are unique and only available on this site. We have started with the Kent class, the Southampton class is next up. Please see the Art menu.
• to find all the information on a particular ship, action, or subject - use the Site search - every word on the 336 pages is indexed for fast access
• to research a ship lost during WW1 or WW2, use the Sunk search - information on 13,000 ships, Carriers, Battleships, Submarines, MTBs, Tanker, Cargo, Passenger etc, etc and for warships there will be a map to find out where it was sunk
• to find one of the 1,564 photos, use the Pic search - and you can vote to decide which are the best
• you can also vote for the best pages on the site
• to see the photos with the highest votes go to Best Pics or Best Pic Thumbs under Info
• to see recently added photos go to New Pics under Info
• to see the pages with the highest votes go to Best Pages under Info
• there is a regular competition to identify a mystery photo, see Unknown ship under Info
• to see all the photos use Thumbnail pics under Info
• a few pics in large format can be found under Info
• to find out the location of an RN ship during the war see Fleet Locator under Info
• to research a battle follow the Actions menu - D-Day, Savo Island, the Battle of the River Plate, Guadalcanal, Crete, Pedestal, Bismarck, Scharnhorst, and so on, are all there
• to read about experiences of the war at sea follow the Stories menu
• there is a growing video archive from the Info menu
• Whats New and the FAQ are under the Admin menu, or you can right-click on any page
• you can support the site by buying a book - see the Admin menu
• to find out what other people are looking at see Popular pages from Info
• or you can tour around part of the site from Todays Pages
• Todays Pics under Info has random photos from the archive

The Guestbook is on the Admin menu. If you have a question please email me - my address can be found in the Admin dropdown menu above, or right-click, but check the FAQ page first.

The following letters very nicely sum up what the site is about I just read your article, my Dad, Leslie Bowes, was on HMS Arethusa for 7 years, 39-46, he never talked much about what happened on it, in fact as a kid I used to tease him about the ship having such a goofy name. He died some years ago, in fact one of the the few things I still have of my Dads are his war medals. It really hits home just what those men went through and the sacrifices they made. Thank you David Bowes Thank you for the cruiser and battleship sites for WWII. My father served in Revenge and finding info on your site that totally relates to the stories he told us is amazing. Seeing other people's enquires too, is amazing as it confirms the pain and emotional conflict that so many veterans were left with, leaving us, as near relatives, unable to understand why so many would not speak or could not settle adequately back to civilian life. Again thanks for all your hard work Ian Size This is a wonderful site. My father Charles Watters was a survivor of the Gloucester and died in 1981. It brought tears to my eyes viewing the photos and reading the stories of what he endured. If anyone knows of him please contact me at this site. Thank you S Montgomery Canada

Please let me know if you, or someone you know, has memories or ship photos you would like to publish. I very much appreciate all the photos, suggestions, corrections and contributions sent to me, keep them coming. Much of the site is made up of your contributions. One request - if possible please send them as ZIP files. If you are interested in writing up a particular theme, ship or action for publication on the site, please let me know.

NOTE TO OTHER WEBMASTERS: please do NOT copy any part of this site for use in any other site! I and many others put time and effort into research, typing and design. Do your own work rather than copy mine.