Q+R Class Destroyers

Destroyer histories. Royal naval Q and R class destroyers. Destroyer website dedicated to the history of HMS Quilliam, HMS Quadrant, HMS Quail, HMS Quality, HMS Queenborough, HMS Quentin, HMS Quiberon, HMS Quickmatch, HMS Rotherham, HMS Racehorse, HMS Raider, HMS Rapid, HMS Redoubt, HMS Relentless, HMS Rocket and HMS Roebuck from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of Q and R Class destroyers. Displacement : 1705 tons (HMS Quilliam 1725 tons, HMS Rotherham 1750 tons). Speed : 36¾ knots. Complement : 175 (HMS Quilliam and HMS Rotherham 225). Armament : Four 4.7in, Four 2pdr AA, Eight 20mm AA guns, Eight 21in TT.
HMS Quadrant G.11	28th February 1942		RAN 1945 Sold to be Broken up January 1963.
HMS Quail G.45	1st June 1942		Sunk on 18th June 1944. after being mined south of Calabria 15th November 1943 and foundered while be towed between Bari and Taranto
HMS Quality G.62	6th October 1941		RAN 1945 Finally Broken up in Japan 1958.
HMS Queenborough G.70	16th January 1942		Transferring the RAN 1945 Broken up 1975.
HMS Quentin G.78	5th November 1941		Sunk on 2nd December 1942. By Italian Aircraft North of Tangiers
HMS Quiberon G.81	31st January 1942		Transferred RAN 1942 Broken up in Japan 1972.
HMS Quickmatch G.92	11th April1 942		RAN in 1942 finally Broken up in Japan 1972.
HMS Quilliam G.09	29th November 1941		Transferred to the Netherlands 1945. becoming Banckert finally being scrapped Burght 8th February 1957
HMS Racehorse H.11	1st June 1942		Broken up at Troon 11th April 1949.
HMS Raider H.15	1st April 1942		Transferred to India 1949. becoming Rana
HMS Rapid H.32	16th July 1942		For disposal 1979.
HMS Redoubt H.41	2nd May 1942		Transferred to India 1949.becoming Ranjit
HMS Relentless H.85	15th July 1942		Broken up 1971.
HMS Rocket H.92	28th October 1942		Broken up Dalmuir March 1967.
HMS Roebuck H.95	10th December 1942		Broken up at Inverkeithing August 1969.
HMS Rotherham H.09	21st March 1942		Transferred to India 1949. becoming Rajput
HMS Quadrant
HMS Quadrant, March 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2051 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2051
HMS Quail
HMS Quail, November 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2052 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2052		HMS Quail, after being mined, December 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2053 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2053
HMS Quail, March 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2054 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2054
HMS Quality
HMS Quality, May 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2055 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2055
HMS Quality at Auckland. Many thanks to Mike Gray
HMS Quality off Durban, South Africa, practicing manoeuvres with HMS Queensborough (lead) and HMS Quadrant (middle)Many thanks to Mike Gray
HMS Quality off Durban, South Africa, practicing manoeuvres with HMS Queenborough (lead) and HMS Quadrant (middle)Many thanks to Mike Gray
HMS Quality pictured 27/9/1943. Photo sent in by Darren Miller whose grandfather, Tom Bucknell, served on her from about 1942 till 1945		The crew of HMS Quality pictured in 1944. Photo sent in by Darren Miller whose grandfather, Tom Bucknell, served on her from about 1942 till 1945
HMS Queenborough
HMS Queenborough, October 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2056 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2056		HMS Queenborough, November 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2057 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2057
HMS Queenborough under tow to the breakers, May 1975. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2058 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2058
HMS Quickmatch
F04 HMS Quickmatch after she was transferred to the Australian Navy - sent in by Warren Swaine.
HMS Quilliam
HMS Quilliam, March 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2059 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2059
HMS Racehorse
HMS Racehorse, May 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2060 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2060
HMS Raider
HMS Raider, November 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2061 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2061
HMS Rapid
HMS Rapid, September 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2062 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2062		HMS Rapid, October 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2063 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2063
HMS Rapid, September 1960. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2064 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2064		HMS Rapid, as target ship, July 1978. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2065 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2065
HMS Redoubt
Ranjit (ex - HMS Redoubt), June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2066 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2066
HMS Relentless
HMS Relentless, laid up, June 1949. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2067 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2067		HMS Relentless, September 1966. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2068 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2068
HMS Relentless		Robert Bowes and mate, from HMS Relentless. Contributed by his nephew (see message board)
HMS Rocket
HMS Rocket, July 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2069 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2069		HMS Rocket, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2070 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2070
HMS Roebuck
HMS Roebuck, 1950s. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2071 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2071		HMS Roebuck, May 1959. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2072 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2072
HMS Rotherham
HMS Rotherham, October 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2073 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2073

Naval Historians, Crew & Family Noticeboard Q & R Class destroyers, Message Board for naval enthusiasts and crew descendents of Q & R Class Destroyers. This website is not part of any governmental body or official websites of Q & R Class Destroyers. MESSAGES HMS QUALITY "GINGE" BROOKS.... My father served on board Quality during WW2 anybody wishing to get in contact with "GINGE" Brooks can do so at HMS RAIDER HAROLD WILKINSON.. I am trying to find information on my father's ships HMS Inconstant, HMS Woolwich and HMS Raider. I would like to get in touch with some of his old shipmates and would also like to get photos of these ships. HMS QUILLIAM: ROY JOHNSON.. Anyone who remembers able seaman Roy Johnson, 1941-44 Hms Quilliam , also Cleopatra serving the Meditteranian , Pacific Ocean , Trincomalee , Sabang , Australia. H T Hulme, stoker served on HMS Quilliam in Task Force 7 from 1943-1945. I would love to hear from any old ship mates. HMS QUENTIN: Albert (Buster) Brown. My father served on HMS Quentin from May 1942 to October 1942. She operated in the Mediterranean and was sunk in December 1942. If anyone remembers my father AB Alfred (Buster) Brown, C.SSX28399, please let me know. Also I would be grateful to get any pictures of the ship. HMS ROEBUCK My Grandad served on HMS Roebuck, her told me a lot about the ship but I would like to fidn out more about Her and its crew. If you can help please HMS RELENTLESS ROBERT BOWES. My uncle, Robert Bowes, was from Lancashire and served on HMS Relentless. He drowned on New Years Eve, 1952 (along with two others) in one of the sea lochs when the ship was berthed in Scotland ... there was one survivor. Any information at all on Robert and any to do with this incident would be gratefully received. LSM ERIC CHAPMAN.. This is LSM (later P.O.) Eric Chapman who served on HMS Relentless when it was in the Londonderry Flotilla in the early 50's. Was Engineer Officers writer (Lt.Commander Windibank) Any of my former shipmates can P.O WILLIAM HOOPER. Served on HMS Relentless and HMS fame. they escorted 3 Russian Convoys. can anybody help me obtain any history or information on these two destroyers.