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	HMS Chatham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The third Chatham was a fourth-rate launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness in 1749.
		The tenth Chatham was transport launched in 1811 and sunk as a breakwater in 1825.
		The eleventh Chatham was a 74-gun third-rate, originally the French Royal Hollandais, captured on the stocks in 1809 at Flushing, launched in 1812, and sold in 1817.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Chatham (332 words)

	HMAS Sydney
		The first HMAS Sydney was a Chatham-class light cruiser[?] built in Glasgow, Scotland, between 1911 and 1913 for the newly formed Royal Australian Navy.
		The second Sydney a modified Leander-class light cruiser[?] was built at Wallsend-on-Tyne, England[?], between 1933 and 1935.
		Originally she was to have been HMS Phaeton[?] but was purchased and renamed by the Australian Government before she was launched.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hm/HMAS_Sydney.html (588 words)

	Dockyards - LoveToKnow Watches
		The foundation of a regular British navy, by the establishment of dockyards, and the formation of a board, consisting of certain commissioners for the management of its affairs, was first laid by Henry VIII., and the first dockyard erected during his reign was that of Woolwich.
		Great Britain possesses dockyards at Portsmouth, Devonport, Chatham, Malta and Gibraltar, each in charge of an admiralsuperintendent, and at Sheerness and Pembroke in charge of a captain-superintendent, together with establishments at Ascension, Bermuda, Simons Town (Cape of Good Hope), Queenstown (Haulbowline); Hong-Kong, Portland, Sydney and Weihaiwei.
		The subsidiary establishments in France are the gun foundry at Ruelle; the steel and iron works at Guerigny, where anchors, chains and armour-plate are made; and the works at Indret, on an island in the lower Loire, where machinery is constructed.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Dockyards (3304 words)

	Chatham Class Light Cruisers, Royal Navy
		In 1915 she was sent to the Dardanelles and in 1916 became the flagship of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet until 1918.
		She served with the 4th light cruiser squadron in the East Indies from 1924-25 until being sold in 1926.
		Carl Proctor agrees with Mr Mar that this is a Chatham Class cruiser.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /chatham_class.htm (2100 words)

	HMAS Sydney (1913-1928) & SMS Emden
		The light cruiser HMAS Sydney was built in the United Kingdom and commissioned in June 1913.
		However, the superior firepower of the Australian cruiser’s broadside soon told and Emden was left “beached and done for” on North Keeling Island.
		Under Captain John Dumaresq the cruiser was leading a British ship, Dublin, and four destroyers on a sweep of channels south east of Rosyth, Scotland, between the Forth and Humber estuaries, when the force came under attack from the German naval Zeppelin L43.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-navy/sydney.htm (1025 words)

	Two Babies and the Wolf
		One of these was Brisbane, a "Chatham" class light cruiser and sister ship to the first Sydney and Melbourne.
		The cruiser was detached to the East Indies Station and ordered to Colombo, where she was joined by other allied ships, including the 20 year old French cruiser Pothuau and the British seaplane carrier Raven II.
		The aircraft was stowed between the cruiser's after funnel and the mainmast, being hoisted out and back in by means of a derrick.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/brisbarc.htm (732 words)

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		In early 1977 building of series two of this class was put in hand and includes those after 109, all but one of which commissioned in the 1980s with the latest 164 in April 1987 and 165 in early 1990.
		Class of six planned at two to three year intervals and at a total cost of 65 billion francs (1987 prices) which had risen to 79.8 billion francs by the end of 1988.
		As this is the smallest class of SSNs ever designed except for the 400 ton NR-1 of the US Navy there has clearly been a marked reduction in the size of the reactor compared with the Le Redoutable class.
	www.textfiles.com /fun/armstech.txt (16148 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins of the Cavendish class
		In 1937 Because of the London Naval Treaty the cruiser was demilitarised and had all her 7.5 inch guns and the deck mounted torpedo tubes removed before reducing to reserve.
		On July 4th, convoy WS-9A arrived in South Africa from the U.K. embarked was the 161 Brigade on passage to the Middle East where it eventually joined the 4th Indian Division, the convoy consisted of 15 ships, HMS Hawkins and HMS Birmingham provided the escort.
		In August the cruiser was employed in Cape waters, tasked in the interception of neutral and Vichy shipping, in particular vessels from Vichy France and the Colonies.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1211.html (1003 words)

	HMS Argonaut Association - Diadem Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This class of ship was not like the typical heavy cruisers of the day, in that they were deprived of side amour in order to increase their speed.
		At this cruising speed, she would consume about 1 ton of coal for every 10 nautical miles she steamed, while her bunkers could hold up to 1000 tons of coal.
		Endurance was, until the creation of the 'cruising turbine' the only advantage that the steam reciprocating engine had over the steam turbine.
	www.hmsargonaut.co.uk /diadem.php (378 words)

	HMAS Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and second largest city in Australia.
		Melbourne (1945) - Majestic class aircraft carrier launched as HMS Majestic, transferred to the RAN in 1947 and renamed.
		This is a list of ships with the same or similar names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Melbourne (184 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (G-O)
		HMS Birmingham was a British light cruiser of the 'Chatham' class.
		HMS Bonaventure was a British second class cruiser of 4360 tons launched in 1892.
		Like HMS Courageous, HMS Glorious was completed in 1917 as a fast cruiser for use in the Great War in the Baltic, but by the 1920s with Britain wanting to increase her aircraft carrier strength she was converted to an aircraft carrier, as was HMS Courageous.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F4.HTM (15666 words)

	Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War
		She succeeded in hitting a destroyer with a torpedo which sank her, and badly damaged a small cruiser of the " Chatham " class with two torpedoes.
		She got within range of a cruiser of the " Chatham " class, and struck her first in the forecastle and then in the turbine room.
		The sinking of the Pommern had unfortunately proved that this class of ship could not be risked in heavy fighting, owing to their being insufficiently protected against the danger of being sunk.
	www.richthofen.com /scheer/scheer11b.htm (2850 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Ajax of the Leander class
		Consisting of the light cruisers HMS Ajax (flagship), HMNZS Achilles and the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter.
		The subsequent battle saw the cruiser HMS Exeter badly damaged with all her guns put out of action but still seaworthy, she suffered 61 killed and 23 wounded and was forced to make for the Falkland Islands to carry out repairs.
		This convoy was escorted by the Anti-Aircraft cruisers HMS Calcutta, HMS Coventry and 4 destroyers.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4002.html (955 words)

	Royal Australian Navy - Cruisers
		These were the "Chatham" class light cruiser HMAS Adelaide, the "County" class cruisers Australia, (flagship) and Canberra, the "Amphion" Class cruisers Sydney, Perth, Hobart and the "County" Class cruiser Shropshire, transferred from Britain in 1943 as replacement for war losses Sydney, Perth, and Canberra.
		This class was a near-repeat of the slightly earlier and more numerous "Chatham" class.
		She was the only cruiser of this class to serve with the RAN during World War II; her near-sisters Melbourne and Sydney (both "Chathams") had already been scrapped.
	users.sa.chariot.net.au /~lenshome/cruisers1.htm (1725 words)

	Birkenhead Class Cruiser - HMS Birkenhead HMS Chester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Essentially modified Chatham class cruisers for export to Greece.
		The main difference from similar British cruisers was the substitution of 5.5 inch guns for the 6 inch guns used in the British ships.
		One weakness of the gun was the gun shields which didn't reach the deck leaving the gun crews vulnerable to splinters.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /light-cruiser/hms-Birkenhead.html (183 words)

	John Vaughan & HMAS Sydney- Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the St Nazaire Ship Yard, under the 1901 Programme the Arquebus Class Destroyer Mousquet is launched on 7 August 1902 and her sister ship the Pistolet is launched on 29 May 1903.
		The success of this lone cruiser and its ability to evade the combined efforts of Britain and her allies starts the Love/Hate relationship with the British Press.
		On board the Russian Cruiser, Jemtchug, with its Captain ashore, the lookouts notice what appears to be the British Cruiser Yarmouth, with its four funnels and flying the White Ensign.
	homepages.tesco.net /~pandin/page23.html (3416 words)

	Ubergeeky Starship List: LUG Trek
		USS Hathaway - NCC-2593 - Constellation Class Cruiser
		USS Saladin - NCC-500 - Saladin Class Frigate
		USS Lysander - NCC-540 - Saladin Class Frigate
	www.angelfire.com /scifi/FirstofTwo/shiplist7.html (6940 words)

	C.T.Sawkins
		H.M.S. Hawke was an old armoured cruiser operating as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron assigned to the Northern Patrol.
		She had originally been launched at Chatham in 1891 and was one of the oldest ships still in service.
		The Memorial overlooks the town of Chatham and is approached by a steep path from the Town Hall Gardens.
	www.geocities.com /abbertonroh/sawkins.htm (1515 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: RN Developmental & Experimental Carriers
		Refitted and bulged at Chatham 1 November 1925 to 19 January 1927.
		Design: Followed light cruiser design practice in terms of hull size, and form, structure, etc. She had a full-length hangar and flight deck, which narrowed sharply at the bow.
		In the end she was completed to a standard carrier configuration, but was quite inefficient due to her battleship origins.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/uk_dev.htm (1944 words)

	A Great Day Out - Historic Dockyard, Chatham > Home > NEWS > 2003 Press Releases
		The Museum of the Royal Dockyard at The Historic Dockyard Chatham has formally accepted a model of HMS Cumberland, which was dedicated to all who served on her.
		HMS Cumberland, a Chatham manned Kent Class Cruiser came to Chatham Dockyard for many re-fits and the model was donated by Peter Williams, a member of the HMS Cumberland Association and model-maker.
		Peter Lewis, Chairman of Chatham Dockyard Historical Society said “The Dockyard Museum is extremely honoured to have been given this beautiful model and is proud to have it on permanent display in the World War II Section for people to come and visit, some of which may have served on her.”
	www.chdt.org.uk /NetsiteCMS.php?pageid=69&articleid=42 (342 words)

	Australian Military Units
		The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne was built in the United Kingdom and commissioned in January 1913.
		For the next 18 months, she carried out patrol duties between the islands of the West Indies and along the east coast of North America, in concert with HMAS Sydney.
		In September 1916 Sydney and Melbourne were transferred to the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron for duties with the Grand Fleet in the North Sea.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_12588.asp (489 words)

	Channel 4 - Hood v Bismarck - Links
		Technical data and design are provided as well as background and careers of the world's battleships and battle cruisers.
		Overview of the Royal Navy's role in land warfare over the past 200 years including landing a field gun crew by HMS Hood during the Norwegian campaign of 1940.
		Battleships of the Bismarck Class: Bismarck and Tirpitz by Bernard Koop, Klaus Peter Schmolke, Geoffrey Brooks (Naval Institute Press, 1998) £39.95.
	www.pbs.org /hood/links/books.html (733 words)

	Navy Service Record
		of light cruisers and destroyers screened "Vindex" for a seaplane attack on the Zeppelin sheds near the island of Sylt off the North Sea coast of Germany.
		Nov 1922-Oct 1925 - HMS Curlew, light cruiser of the "Ceres" class and close sister to "Cassandra" (launched 1917, 4,190 tons, 5-6in guns, sunk by German air attack, Norway in May 1940).
		Oct 1926-Aug 1928 - HMS Durban, light cruiser of "Danae" class (launched 1919, 4,970 tons, 6-6in guns, scuttled as part of Mulberry harbour off Normandy beaches, 9th June 1944).
	www.naval-history.net /RecordRN190428SmithGW.htm (1357 words)

	Harwich Port - Page-3
		Because of the demand of the Harwich lifeboats and its vast area of coverage, the RNLI decided to allocate the first Severn class lifeboat in England to Harwich.
		Postcard of lifeboats alongside the Halfpenny Pier at Harwich, with a Chatham class cruiser in the background
		The inshore lifeboat in the new lifeboat house.
	www.simplonpc.co.uk /Harwich3.html (1715 words)

	HMS Chatham, Dublin, Southampton, HMAS Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
		HMS Chatham, Dublin, Southampton, HMAS Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
		As was common at the time the guns only had shields to protect them from splinters and so were spaced well apart to reduce the chance of a single hit knocking out several at once.
		As well as being the first to sight the German battle fleet she was also heavily hit in the night fighting but survived and managed to torpedo and sink the German cruiser SMS Frauenlob.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /light-cruiser/hms-Chatham.html (347 words)

	INSECT CLASS GUNBOATS - Yangtze - China gunboats
		I know that HMS Colombo (cruiser) and four sloops set off with with the five Insects, these ships escorting for the purpose of towing in bad weather and at the exhaustion of the Insects' fuel (some legs of the trip were beyond the fuel capacity of the Insects).
		I have verified that four of the five escorting ships (there was one escort for each of the five Insects) were: HMS Colombo (cruiser), HMS Bluebell (sloop), HMS Cornflower (sloop) and HMS Magnolia (sloop).
		This is the only Insect Class vessel still in existence and the report he submitted to the Imperial War Museum (which includes a large number of modern and period photographs) is quite fascinating.
	www.hmsfalcon.com /insect/insect.htm (1387 words)

	Warship Costs
		note: the Kent class was intended to be an 'economy' cruiser for service on distant stations and this is reflected in the price here.
		With the Bellerophon Class, Armstrong Whitworth was cheaper by £74,615, and Vickers cheaper by £123,866 with the St.Vincent Class.
		Later Admiralty M class with higher speeds [Page 73 of The Grand Fleet] cost £110,000 but the 'Specials' were faster and cost £127,000 each.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/wcosts.htm (805 words)

	HMAS SYDNEY (I) - HMA Ship Histories (Sea Power Centre - Australia)
		It was in fact the German cruiser EMDEN ordering her collier BURESK to join her at Point Refuge.
		Her shells wrecked the enemy's steering gear, shot away both range finders and smashed the voice pipes providing communications between the conning tower and the guns.
		On 15 November she sailed for Rosyth and on arrival joined the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron consisting of the four sister ships, HMS SOUTHAMPTON, HMS DUBLIN, HMAS MELBOURNE and HMAS SYDNEY, attached to the 2nd Battle Squadron of which HMAS AUSTRALIA was the flagship.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/history/ships/sydney1.html (1268 words)

	Links
		Royal Navy of WWII- A class by class guide to the major warships of the Second World War..
		This site includes a class by class look at the R.F.A ships currently in service, many spectacular photographs and an outline of the role of the R.F.A. Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines: A site dedicated to the World famous military band.
		A class by class guide to every submarine in service with the Royal Navy since the first submarine Holland I (1901) to the nuclear giants which are the capital ships of the modern Royal Navy.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Links.htm (1650 words)

	Salisbury Class Aircraft Direction Frigates (Type 61)
		As speed was not as essential as it was with the anti submarine variant, it was decided to use a diesel plant instead.
		On March 1st 1956 Llandaff was moored in the River Tyne in a storm, during which she broke he lines and collided with the cruiser Bermuda, frigate Russell and a merchant ship, sustaining damage in the process.
		On April 20th 1983 she was towed from Chatham for breaking up at Inverkeithing.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Postwar/Frigates/salisbury.htm (1334 words)

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