Destroyer Action in the North Sea

Throughout the Great War large and small violent naval engagements involving the German Imperial High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet. Here we have the start of one of these fights between opposing destroyers.

The British ships are Acorn class, Goldfish, Comet, Ruby Nemesis & Sheldrake: 970 tons, 27 knots 72 crew with 2–21-inch torpedo's, 2-4 inch and 2-12 pdr guns. They are facing five German V class (later reclassed as torpedo boats) V150, 152. 153, 154, 156 & 158: 421 tons, 28 knots, 84 crew wit 2-88mm (3.5 inch) cannons and 2-45cm (17.5 inch) torpedo's. No matter who wins the fight will be vicious and deadly.
 

These are metal pieces from CinC that I painted in the early 1980's