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	HMS Antelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Antelope took all her people off on November 29 when she started to founder and she was allowed to sink.
		Another HMS Antelope, 14, was purchased in 1783, and in 1785 was under the command of Captain S.J. Gambier.
		In August 1940, Antelope sailed in convoy to take part in Operation Menace, the raid on Dakar, but after HMS Fiji was torpedoed on September 1, she escorted her back to the Clyde, Scotland.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hms_antelope (1329 words)

	Encyclopedia: HMS Antelope (H36) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HMS Antelope (H36) was an A-class destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie.
		In August 1940, Antelope sailed in convoy to take part in Operation Menace, the raid on Dakar, but after HMS Fiji was torpedoed on September 1, 1940, she escorted her back to the Clyde, Scotland.
		HMS Achates was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 4 October 1929 and commissioned on 27 March 1930.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/HMS-Antelope-%28H36%29 (1300 words)

	HMS Antelope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antelope, of 14 guns, was purchased in 1783, and in 1785 was under the command of Captain S. Gambier.
		Antelope was a 50-gun fourth-rate, built in 1802 at Yarmouth Roads.
		Antelope (H36) was an A-class destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Antelope (365 words)

	Navy News - The Falklands Conflict - Fact Card - HMS Antelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		According to the dictionary, the antelope is an animal "remarkable for grace and speed" - an apt description of HMS Antelope, second of the Amazon class of Type 21 frigates to enter service with the Royal Navy.
		HMS Antelope is affiliated to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers whose Colonel-in-Chief is the Duke of Kent.
		A live antelope or fl buck has accompanied the battalions of the regiment as their mascot in many stations during the past 150 years and is one of nine live mascots authorized for Army regiments.
	www.navynews.co.uk /falklands/ships/antelope.asp (677 words)

	HMS Antelope (F170) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Antelope (F170) was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War.
		On May 23, 1982, while Antelope was on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting a beachhead established two days earlier, she came under attack by Argentine A-4 Skyhawk jets.
		TV and stills pictures of Antelope's demise became one of the defining images of the Falklands War and appear repeatedly in histories of the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Antelope_(F170) (399 words)

	HMS Antelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Antelope took all her people off on November 29 when she started to founder and was allowed to sink.
		Another HMS Antelope 14 was purchased in 1783 and in 1785 was under the command of Captain Gambier.
		In August 1940 Antelope sailed in convoy to take part Operation Menace the raid on Dakar but HMS Fiji was torpedoed on September 1 she escorted her back to the Scotland.
	www.freeglossary.com /HMS_Antelope (1437 words)

	HMS Antelope - Wikipedia
		Die HMS Antelope war eine britische Fregatte der Amazon-Klasse.
		Hierbei trafen zwei Bomben die HMS Antelope, explodierten jedoch nicht.
		Neben der HMS Antelope wurde auch das Schwesterschiff HMS Ardent während des Falklandkrieges versenkt.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Antelope (269 words)

	MIL013 HMS Plymouth
		In 1982 when the Argentinians invaded the British Falkland islands her next tour of duty was to have been three months in the West Indies, but she quickly adapted to the urgency of the situation and steamed the 8000 miles south as part of the task force ordered to recapture the Islands.
		At South Georgia on 21st April 1982 HMS Plymouth took part in the first direct action against Argentinian forces when her Wasp helicopter fired a missile at the submarine Santa Fe as a result of which she was beached by her crew.
		HMS ANTELOPE and HMS ARDENT were severely damaged and later sank, and Plymouth was hit by four bombs and cannon fire from attacks by five aircraft.
	www.oxforddiecast.co.uk /MIL013%20HMS%20Plymouth.htm (395 words)

	HMS Antelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Antelope was armed with six three-pounder guns and manned by a crew of 21.
		Another HMS Antelope (F170) was an Amazon-class Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy, which participated in the Falklands War.
		TV and stills pictures of HMS Antelope's demise became one of the defining images of the Falklands War and appear repeatedly in histories of the event.
	www.portaljuice.com /hms_antelope.html (1512 words)

	Falkland Islands - A history of the 1982 conflict
		Antelope had joined the Task Force in company with two other reinforcements, HMS Exeter and HMS Ambuscade, on 22 May. She arrived in Falkland Sound on 23 May and was put in a position in the most open part of the bay as one of the main air defence assets.
		HMS Coventry fired a Sea Dart at the pair which missed, then Broadsword's Sea Wolf system was confused by the two aircraft being so close together, so failed to select a target and therefore failed to fire The two Skyhawks dropped four bombs, the first three of which missed.
		HMS Broadsword began rescue operations for the crew in the water, while HMS Hermes and the land bases at San Carlos sent a large number of helicopters which took the crew in the liferafts to safety.
	www.raf.mod.uk /falklands/mov1.html (6750 words)

	Harpoon HQ - Harpoon Classic, Harpoon II, Harpoon 3, Harpoon 4
		HMS Antrim, Ardent, Argonaut and Broadsword were all attacked in the air strikes on 21 May. HMS Antelope was hit by several UBX's, one of the bombs detonated during the removal of its fuse.
		HMS Coventry and HMS Broadsword were attacked by several waves of Skyhawks while positioned to the north of Falkland Sound as a 42-22 missile trap.
		HMS Broadsword and HMS Coventry are on station north west of Pebble Island acting as a SAM trap for attacking aircraft.
	www.harpoonhq.com /harpoon3/scenarios/plot-falklands.html (8957 words)

	ARGENTINE AIR FORCE ESCUADRON III GRUPO 5 DE CAZABOMBARDEO V BRIGADA AEREA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A type 12 frigate, the upgraded HMS Argonaut, was strafed with 30 mm canon and hit by Zuni rockets from an Argentine Navy Escuadrilla Aeronaval 1 Aermachis MB 339a.
		The type 21 Amazon class frigate, the HMS Ardent, was struck by a 1000-pound bomb dropped by an Argentine Navy Dassault M-5 Dagger.
		HMS Sir Galahad was severly damaged in the engagement.
	www.skyhawk.org /2C/arf5.htm (2723 words)

	Naval Actions and losses 1940
		HMS Ivanhoe struck a mine and sank in the mouth of the River Texel.
		Destroyer HMS Javelin of the 5th destroyer flotilla torpedoed by German destroyers Richard Beitzen, Lody and Galster in the Channel.
		Destroyer HMS Hyperion struck a mine and was torpedoed by the destroyer HMS Janus.
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW240.html (1763 words)

	HMS Antelope (F170) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		She was the only unit of the class never to be fitted with (A guided anti-ship missile developed by the French government) Exocet launchers.
		On May 23, 1982, while Antelope was on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting a beachhead established two days earlier, she came under attack by (Any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes) Argentine (Click link for more info and facts about A-4 Skyhawk) A-4 Skyhawk jets.
		TV and stills pictures of Antelopes demise became one of the defining images of the (Click link for more info and facts about Falklands War) Falklands War and appear repeatedly in histories of the event.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_antelope_(f170)3.htm (503 words)

	Picturing the Docks: Responses
		How narrow she is! By modern standards a small warship, perhaps half the length of the Antelope would be much wider than she is.
		Janes' Fighting Ships for 1893 shows that Antelope was one of a class of ten similar ships launched in 1892 or 93.
		The first of these was HMS Alarm, so Antelope is an Alarm Class Torpedo Gunboat.
	www.uwe.ac.uk /amd/lan2d/cusp/antelope.htm (448 words)

	A Class Destroyers
		HMS Codrington was built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend, and launched 7th August 1929, she was bombed and sunk in Dover Harbour 27th July 1940.
		H.09 Built at Clydebank and launched on the 8th August 1929, HMS Acasta was sunk on the 8th June 1940 while in action against the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
		HMS Achantes, H.12 Built at Clydebank and launched 4th October 1929, sunk on the 17th December 1942 while engaging Admiral Hipper in the Barents Sea.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /a_class.htm (1404 words)

	Type 82 General Purpose Destroyer
		His early experience was gained as a Midshipman and Sub Lieutenant in the Destroyers HMS Agincourt and HMS Carysfort which took him to the Mediterranean, the Far East and the South Pacific.
		In 1982 this squadron became heavily involved in the Falklands campaign where two of its ships, HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope were sunk, and five of the remaining six took part in operations.
		HMS Avenger herself conducted several bombardments of the Argentine positions, landed special operations forces and survived a combined Super Etendard/Exocet and Skyhawk bomber attack of which she was the focus.
	www.hmsbristol.plus.com /cos.htm (966 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Calling Old Shipmates - A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HMS Collingwood/Andromeda: Alan Jennings is eager to locate Bob Whitlam with whom he always had contact with, but his letters/cards/'phone calls etc. abruptly ceased a few years ago and he would like to find him again or what has happened to him - plus other old shipmates that he served with during his 23 years.
		HMS Acacia, T02: Stoker, R Maddison is seeking shipmates of the 15th Minesweeping Group, RNPS at Portsmouth 1942/3.
		HMS Ambuscade 1975-1995: The Association welcxomes all ex-ships company to visit the website and leave their details and memories.
	www.navynews.co.uk /cos/cosa.asp (1599 words)

	HMS ANTELOPE - Find Friends from HMS ANTELOPE at Forces Reunited
		John Ashdown was at HMS Antelope between 1973 and 0
		George Donovan was at HMS Antelope between 0 and 0
		Raymond William Marshll was at HMS Antelope between 1978 and 2002
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Antelope.html (502 words)

	Sheffield After Exocet Missile Hits
		The Argentinian air force was 1st rate and had advanced weapons such as the Exocet antiship missile.
		HMS Sheffield was the first casualty of the Exocet.
		It was attacked on 4 May and eventually sunk on 10 May. More details and pictures here.
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Quad/5504/slide27.html (225 words)

	HMS Alacrity (F174) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Motto: Adjuvero propero (I hasten to help) HMS Alacrity (F174) was a Type 21 frigate frigate of the Royal Navy.
		The most notable incident involving Alacrity was the sinking of the Argentine supply ship ARA Isla de los Estados over the night of 10-11 May 1982 in the only surface action of the conflict.
		Alacrity was slightly damaged by an Argentine bomb on 1 May. As Alacrity exited the Falkland Sound on May 11, the Argentine submarine, ARA San Luis was reported to have fired two torpeados at Alacrity and her sister ship HMS Arrow (F173).
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Type-21-frigates/HMS-Alacrity-(F174).html (332 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The British HMS Antelope is attacked and sinks after unexploded bomb detonates.
		HMS Coventry is hit by 3 1000 lb air bombs dropped from Argentine Skyhawks; 19 British dead.
		The cruiser HMS Glamorgan is hit by an Exocet missile as it was bombarding on shore Argentine positions.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3069 words)

	SAMA(82) - The Association for all holders of the South Atlantic Medal for Service during the Falklands War in 1982
		HMS Cardiff, which was on patrol in the Persian Gulf, leaves Gibraltar for South Atlantic.
		HMS Brilliant, HMS Broadsword and HMS Antrim also damaged, Antrim left with two unexploded bombs in her engine room.
		HMS Antelope badly damaged and set on fire during air attack in Falkland Sound.
	www.sama82.org /1982/may/index.htm (1162 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Antelope of the A class
		HMS Antelope sustained damage after a collission with HMS Electra.
		The German submarine U-31 was sunk north west of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr.
		The British destroyer HMS Antelope (Lt. E.N. Sincliar, RN) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Port Arthur (A/Lt.Cdr.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4202.html (194 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - A class Destroyers
		HMS Codrington was fitted as flotilla leader and had some different specifications;
		HMS Acheron (H 45) (lost 17 Dec, 1940)
		HMS Ardent (H 41) (lost 8 Jun, 1940)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=9 (318 words)

	Articles - HMS Ark Royal (91) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During this operation on 26 September, one of her Blackburn Skua aircraft shot down a German flying boat for the first enemy aerial kill of the war.
		As Ark Royal turned into the wind to launch aircraft in foggy conditions, two destroyers, HMS Antelope and HMS Electra collided, and had to return to England for repairs.
		In late May, whilst serving in the Mediterranean as part of Force H along with HMS Renown and the cruiser HMS Sheffield, she was called upon to search for the Bismarck in the Atlantic.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91) (690 words)

	Argetinian A-4P C-240 by José Teixidó
		Filippini hit the HMS Argonaut´s superstructure denting and damaging one of his underwing tanks and the superstructure itself.
		After that it was all "run for your lives", dropping their under wing tanks and escaping individually as low as it was possible given the circumstances.
		This picture of the C-240 was taken on May 23 1982 from the KC-130, the pilot Alferez Gómez is "en route" to attack the HMS Antelope.
	www.clubhyper.com /reference/a-4p.htm (2028 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - HMS Antelope in collision 1940 - A1119908
		We in Antelope sailed from Sullom Voe at 1015pm on 11th June and joined the force at 8am the next morning.
		So we continued in blissful ignorance on our old course, until HMS Electra from the other side of the destroyer screen loomed up out of the fog heading for the middle of our ship.
		HMS Electra had struck our shipside just forward of my cabin and the forward bulkhead of my cabin had been pushed round by her stem ninety degrees to end up parallel and close to the inner bulkhead of my cabin.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1119908 (1748 words)

	HMS Antelope (1741) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HMS Antelope was a 54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.
		She was rebuilt from the Antelope of 1703, and launched in 1741 at Woolwich.
		See HMS Antelope for other Navy ships of this name.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Antelope-(1741).htm (567 words)

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