morten Posted 8 April , 2009 Share Posted 8 April , 2009 Hi. Is it possible that there was a vessel named Destroyer? In a back copy of my local paper it states "several men are serving aboard HM Destroyer" & although I thought it meant serving aboard an unamed destroyer... Thanks. Morten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 8 April , 2009 Share Posted 8 April , 2009 Morten, No Ship named Destroyer, ships names were subject to censorship your thoughts would be correct. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amlovell Posted 8 April , 2009 Share Posted 8 April , 2009 More exactly, this is merely a more specific form of His Majesty's Ship. They are simply telling you the ship IS a destroyer, but also know that HMD isn't an abbreviation anyone in their audience would anticipate and recognize. You see HMT and HMY, sometimes, for Trawlers and Yachts. I suppose this is because they are so small they are not considered ships per se. tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 8 April , 2009 Share Posted 8 April , 2009 And the abbreviation HMD......... His Majestys Drifter as with HMT HMY HMW HMS a vessel commissioned in to His Majestys Service. Not considered Ships per se, is not correct, they carry the same Commission as a Battleship and fly the white ensign. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morten Posted 9 April , 2009 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2009 Morten, No Ship named Destroyer, ships names were subject to censorship your thoughts would be correct. Regards Charles Thanks Charles. I thought that I would pose the question as the level of censorship in the paper varied from giving the title of the ship to "on board HMS ___" (with this one case of "HM Destroyer") & also because of the possibility of typing errors. Regards. Morten More exactly, this is merely a more specific form of His Majesty's Ship. They are simply telling you the ship IS a destroyer, but also know that HMD isn't an abbreviation anyone in their audience would anticipate and recognize. You see HMT and HMY, sometimes, for Trawlers and Yachts. I suppose this is because they are so small they are not considered ships per se. tone Thanks tone. Regards. Morten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted 5 November , 2022 Share Posted 5 November , 2022 Thirteen and a half years late, but... I have just received from my Aunt some medals awarded to her uncle (therefore, my Great Uncle) for service in the Royal Navy (1939-1945), among them is a cap ribbon, clearly giving the name "HM Destroyer". I have some of these ribbons from my father's service in the Royal Navy, these all have "HMS (and ship's name)". If my Great Uncle has a ribbon with "HM Destroyer" on it, does that not mean there was a ship with that name that he was serving on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 5 November , 2022 Share Posted 5 November , 2022 35 minutes ago, Highlander said: Thirteen and a half years late, but... I have just received from my Aunt some medals awarded to her uncle (therefore, my Great Uncle) for service in the Royal Navy (1939-1945), among them is a cap ribbon, clearly giving the name "HM Destroyer". I have some of these ribbons from my father's service in the Royal Navy, these all have "HMS (and ship's name)". If my Great Uncle has a ribbon with "HM Destroyer" on it, does that not mean there was a ship with that name that he was serving on? No. If it was a ship's name it would be "HMS Destroyer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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