USS PYBUS (ACV-34/CVE-34) /
HMS EMPEROR (D98/R307)
Submitted by his friend, Carl Berrington
Most of the pictures on this page were taken by Jack Price whilst serving aboard HMS Emperor. Others are official photos.
| The Ship |
 83Kb NS-03-cve34-pab5t HMS Emperor (D98) at Trincomalee (Click here for a larger copy, submitted by Jeff Bloom and Tony Drury.) |
| Action Stations |
 112Kb NS-03-cve34-pw2tl Bridge |
| In Action | ||
 14Kb NS-03-cve34-pab1b Hellcats from Emperor strafing German MT in Greece, October 1944 (gun camera pic) |
 32Kb NS-03-cve34-pab8b Bomb hit on German battleship Tirpitz, 3 April 1944. See also NS03402, NS0203414, NS0303412–NS0303407, NStp0004002, NS0301704, and NS0302201. |
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| Onboard Views & Miscellaneous Activities | |||
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 105Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc9m Bombs on flight deck |
 52Kb NS-03-cve34-pab8m Refueling HMCS Stormont (K327), a River-class frigate |
 50Kb NS-03-cve34-pab3m The Greek island of Leros (background) |
 31Kb NS-03-cve34-pab3t Crossing the line, April 14, 1945 |
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| Above: Leaving "East Indies Station," Colombo, November 7, 1945 | |||
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| Above: Suez Canal, 1945 | |||
| The Aircraft | |||
| With information from Chris Thomas | |||
 85Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc7b Hellcat of 800 Squadron taking off |
 100Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc6b Hellcat crash landed |
 69Kb NS-03-cve34-pybr Sub Lt Watkins crash landing |
 99Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc8m "His jaw has dropped" |
 96Kb NS-03-cve34-pac3m Hellcat returns after combat operations |
 102Kb NS-03-cve34-pac2b One just caught fire |
 146Kb NS-03-cve34-abc4 A Hellcat is positioned on deck during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France, August 1944. The black and white stripes identify the aircraft as "friendly." |
 34Kb NS-03-cve34-abc8b Returning from invasion of Southern France (August 1944). |
 34Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc7t Flying off the Auster AOP (Air Observation Post), Rangoon, 2 May 1945. |
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 36Kb NS-03-cve34-abc8t Leros, 1944. |
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| The Men | |
 97Kb NS-03-cve34-pab4t (Left) Lt Blyth Ritchie, DSC and BAR, RNVR, of 800 Squadron. One of the Royal Navy aces, with 5 and 2 shared confirmed kills, including a Junkers 87 during Operation Pedestal and a Focke Wolf 190 during Operation Tungsten. He was killed in a training flight mid-air collision on July 12, 1944 near Sherborne, Dorset after he had left Emperor. (Right) S/Lt Roy Hollway. Killed on active service with his squadron operating from Emperor, May 14, 1944. The photo is believed to have been taken in April 1944. (Thanks to Andrew Lloyd and Tony Drury, who provided additional information about this photo). |
 90Kb NS-03-cve34-pab4b Another photo of Lt Blyth Ritchie (right) |
| POWs |
 50Kb NS-03-cve34-pab3b Italian prisoners |
| Other Ships | |||
 101Kb NS-03-cve34-pa1 As seen from Emperor: HMS Khedive, HMS Searcher, HMS Pursuer, and HMS Attacker (probably during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France, August 1944) |
 111Kb NS-03-cve34-pab6m Unidentified CVE, believed to have been taken during Operation Tungsten (April 1944) |
 92Kb NS-03-cve34-pab6b Unidentified CVE, date and place unknown |
 76Kb NS-03-cve34-pab5m HMS Roebuck (H95), an R-class destroyer, being refueled |
 125Kb NS-03-cve34-pt1 HMS Tumult (R11), a T-class destroyer |
 90Kb NS-03-cve34-pab6t Through the Suez Canal, 1945 |
 29Kb NS-03-cve34-pabc1b USS Tennessee (BB-43) or USS California (BB-44) |
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| Cold, Rough Seas | |||||
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Last update: 15 September 2024
