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	HMS Galatea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		One HMS Galatea was a sail-powered wooden frigate which was part of the Royal Navy during the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.
		The next HMS Galatea was an Orlando Class first-class cruiser built in Glasgow, and launched on March 10, 1887 and sold for scrapping on April 5, 1905.
		The next HMS Galatea was a light cruiser of (another) Arethusa Class, launched on August 9, 1934 at Scotts shipyard in Greenock, Scotland.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/h/hm/hms_galatea.html (600 words)

	HMS "Arethusa" -- TS2000
		The Arethusa, 3,832 tons displacement, was built in 1849 and was one of the last 50 gun sailing frigates built for the British navy.
		Subsequently, the Arethusa and the Octavia, a sister ship were coverted into steam screw frigates in 1861 and armed with twenty two 32 pounder 56 cwt guns and ten eight-inch, 65 cwt guns.
		The Arethusa, stationed at Thames was described as a ship for the education of porr and even homeless boys of unblemished character fr a sea-faring life in the Royal or merchant navies.
	www.voy.com /9128/184.html (456 words)

	HMS Arethusa 1933 to 1950
		Arethusa was built at a cost of £1.25 million in 1935 (roughly £66 million in todays money) and was capable of delivering an awesome level of firepower, as such she would have been considered a rich target for the enemy.
		The flag was transferred to the Capetown on 28 December and Arethusa left Gibraltar on 3 January for the Home Fleet, where the four of her class were to form the 2nd Cruiser Squadron.
		Arethusa's main task was gunfire support to the Sixth Airborne Division which had dropped to the East of the river Orne to seize bridges over the river and Caen canal, and for a long time there was difficulty in gaining reliable information as to where the troops were.
	www.hms-arethusa.co.uk /service/1935/1933-1950.html (2343 words)

	Ships of The Royal Navy WW2
		HMS Cossack, the most famous of the British Tribals, had an embarrassing debut at Portsmouth England on 12th June 1938, when she dented her brand new bow coming alongside the jetty.
		HMS Victorious left the Clyde with the Operation "Pedestal" convoy on 3 August 1942; she left the "Pedestal" convoy on the 10th of August and took part in the North African landings in November 1942.
		HMS Victorious was refitted at Norfolk Navy Yard USA, during the winter of 1942-43, after which she was loaned to the US Pacific Fleet until being replaced by the new USS Essex.
	www.imaginationscyprus.com /wip/SOTRN_ww2.htm (3237 words)

	Bismarck - Wikipedia
		On May 24, 1941, accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, she was engaged in battle by the British battlecruiser HMS Hood and the newly commissioned battleship HMS Prince of Wales.
		On May 26, at dusk, she was attacked by British Swordfish torpedo planes from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.
		On the early morning of May 27, 1941 she was engaged in an eighty-eight minute battle with HMS King George V, HMS Rodney, HMS Norfolk, and HMS Dorsetshire.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bismarck (582 words)

	Science Fair Projects - HMS Arethusa (26)
		The seventh HMS Arethusa of the Royal Navy was the name ship of her class of light cruisers.
		Damaged by an aerial torpedo in November of that year she spent most of 1943 under repair, initially at Alexandria to carry out emergency repairs and then a more thorough job at Charleston.
		Again she was not in service for long, sustaining two bomb hits in late June - an event that required 5 months of repair, this time on Clydeside.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/HMS_Arethusa_(26) (458 words)

	The writing of David H. Lippman:::Wildbill Guarnere.com World War 2 Repository
		HMS Arethusa, a light cruiser, saw a lot of action in World War II, including the Bismarck chase, and convoy Stoneage to Malta, where she was damaged.
		This is the official homepage of the survivors of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, who endured the sinking of their ships and three years captivity in the hands of the Japanese.
		HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were the last battleships lost by the Royal Navy to enemy action, sunk on December 10, 1941 by Japanese aircraft.
	davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com /weblog.php?id=C20_17_1 (396 words)

	Sirmar Model Ship Fittings - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		HMS HOOD - The ship was the last battlecruiser to be completed for the Royal Navy and, as such, she was considered by the British public to be all that was finest in the British fleet and because of this her loss caused considerable shock.
		HMS IRON DUKE - Flagship of the Grand Fleet (Jellicoe) 1914, she fought at Jutland 1916 and was in the Mediterranean in 1919, Atlantic 1926.
		HMS VICTORIA - This ship was the Flagship of Admiral Tryon which with the rest of the fleet was manoeuvring off the Syrian Coast on 22nd June 1893 when a collision occurred in which the CAMPERDOWN rammed her, causing her to sink.
	www.sirmarmodelships.com /plans.asp (3005 words)

	The writing of David H. Lippman:::Wildbill Guarnere.com World War 2 Repository
		HMS Gambia was given to the Royal New Zealand Navy to replace HMNZS Leander when the latter was gravely damaged at Kolombangara.
		HMS Nelson was sister ship to HMS Rodney and compiled a formidable war record in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans.
		HMS Duke of York carried Winston Churchill to conferences in America and hurled her 14-inch shells into the German battleship Scharnhorst on New Year's Eve, 1943 (December 31, 1943), sending that legendary German dreadnought to the bottom.
	davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com /weblog.php?id=D20030825 (1129 words)

	WI Index2
		HMS Hermes — The story of the ships of that name.
		HMS Lyme Regis — the story of a minesweeper.
		HMS Malta — Research into a projected warship.
	www.warship.org /wi_index2.htm (2270 words)

	Battle of Heligoland Bight
		HMS Arethusa, flagship of the Harwich Force commanded by Commodore Tyrwhitt.
		Arethusa had only been in service a couple of days before the Battle of Heligoland Bight but despite the risk of teething problems she was so much faster, better armed and protected than Tyrwhitt's previous flagship, HMS Amethyst, that he took the risk.
		Unfortunately it was not until the 26 August that the Admiralty informed Admiral John Jellicoe (C-in-C Grand Fleet) that a major operation was planned in the North Sea, and even when they did inform him the information they sent was limited and vague.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /heligoland-bight.html (817 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		HMS Ark Royal in company with the destroyers HMS Brazen, Encounter & Volunteer in one force, while HMS Glorious and HMS Furious form the core of a second force.
		Mountbatten was still on the bridge of the ship when it finally flipped over; nevertheless, he managed to swim to shore and take control of the rescue operation.
		II, aircraft "B" of No. 819 Squadron in the escort aircraft carrier HMS Archer, damages the German submarine U-752 in the North Atlantic with rockets and the sub is scuttled by her crew in position 51.40N, 29.49W; 17 of the 46-man crew survive.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/may/23May.txt (2045 words)

	Convoy ON 14 (U.K.-Norway 1940) - warsailors.com
		HMS Electra was sent 30 miles to the south with orders to make the expected time of arrival of ON 14 at Kirkwall and rejoin at full speed.
		HMS Electra eventually met up with the majority of the remaining ships and the escort was reformed.
		Edinburgh, Arethusa, Escort and Escapade proceeded east to locate stragglers, finding 7 ships astern, which hove to the minute they saw the escorts, but eventually 6 of them were persuaded to come on, and a convoy of 10 ships was formed.
	www.warsailors.com /convoys/on14norw.html (2076 words)

	EARLY HISTORY OF SHAFTESBURY HOMES & ARETHUSA
		HMS Arethusa was the fourth Naval ship of this name which derives from the water nymph Arethusa of Greek mythology who, when she was being pursued by Alpheus the River God, turned herself into a fountain to escape his advances.
		The new Arethusa, her conversion completed, was moored at Upnor on 4th July 1933 for a fee of £25 per year and she was officially opened by HRH Prince George on 25th July.
		The old Arethusa was towed away from Greenhithe on 18th July 1933 and thus ended an era of training Shaftesbury boys at Greenhithe which had been going on since the inauguration of the Chichester on 18th December 1866.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /arethusa/history.htm (6138 words)

	Fiji Class
		HMS Fiji was built at Clydebank by John brown ship builders and laid down on the 30th march 1938, launched 31st May 1939 and completed 17th may 1940.
		HMS Jamaica was built at Vickers Armstrong at barrow, and laid down on the 28th April 1938, launched 16th November 1940 and completed 29th June 1942.
		HMS Kenya was involved in the Hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /fiji_class.htm (1432 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Arethusa of the Arethusa class
		In the afternoon they left the harbor with the British light cruisers HMS Arethusa, HMS Galatea and three British destroyers.
		This convoy was escorted by the British light cruisers HMS Arethusa, HMS Euryalus, HMS Dido and 10 destroyers.
		On the 18th HMS Arethusa (Capt. A.C. Chapman, RN) was hit by a airial torpedo.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4009.html (232 words)

	Merville Gun Battery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the same time, "C" Company would make the main assault by proceeding along the cleared paths through the minefield, quickly followed by the remainder of "A" and then "B" Companies.
		In the event of failure, the battleship, HMS Arethusa, would open fire on the Battery at 05:30 if no success signal had been received.
		The entire plan, as laid out above, broke apart completely.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merville_Battery (1406 words)

	The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - Naval and Aviation: 90th Anniversary Timeline
		Tyrwhitt's flagship Arethusa was getting the worst of her fight with Frauenlob, having two of her 4" guns knocked out almost immedeately, as well as the loss of her wireless and flooding in the engine room.
		A bizarre aftermath to the Battle of Coronel: The chief engineer of HMS Canopus, William Denbow, reported to captain Heathcoat Grant that Canopus' engines were faulty and she could make no more that twelve knots.
		Among this group was HMS Glasgow, the sole survivor of the Coronel disaster.
	www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4014&whichpage=1 (8568 words)

	Naval Actions and losses 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		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)

	Bismarck
		On 24 May 1941, accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen[?], she was engaged in battle by the British battlecruiser HMS Hood and the newly commissioned battleship HMS Prince of Wales, which was still being worked up.
		An attack was made by Swordfish biplane torpedo planes from aircraft carrier HMS Victorious[?] during the early evening of 24 May. The Bismarck sustained one hit.
		In subsequent manouevring, it was able to break contact, though its crew was not aware of this, as they could detect British radar but did not know that the return signals were too weak.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Bismarck.html (760 words)

	Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1916 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		HMS Hampshire survived Jutland only to be mined in severe weather off the Orkney Isles a few days later, losing all but twelve of her crew.
		Her stern was later combined with the remain of Zulu to form HMS Zubian.
		The British light cruiser HMS Falmouth sinking after having been torpedoed by U66 and then later by U52 whilst with the Grand Fleet which was attempting to intercept one of the High Seas Fleet rare post Jutland sorties.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /sunk16.htm (918 words)

	German battleship Bismarck resource page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Her fame came from her sinking of the pride of the Royal Navy, the battlecruiser HMS Hood in 1941, and for the subsequent pursuit by the Royal Navy which ended with her destruction just three days later.
		Later, in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland, she encountered and was shadowed by the radar equipped heavy cruisers HMS Suffolk and Norfolk who had been patrolling the Denmark Strait.
		The British light cruisers HMS Kenya, Galatea, Aurora, Neptune, Hermione, Edinburgh, Manchester, Arethusa, Birmingham, and Sheffield; and Cairo, with convoy WS-8B.
	www.bizapedia.com /GatoGn/German_battleship_Bismarck.php (2701 words)

	University Press of Kentucky
		On bomb hit the light cruiser Arethusa on her port side, abreast `B’ turret and flooding quickly had her down by the bow and listing fifteen degrees to port.
		Arethusa’ crew reduced her list to five degrees and Petard began towing the crippled cruiser toward Alexandria at ten knots.
		The British have not confirmed two of these claims, but admit that the destroyer HMS Porcupine was torpedoed sixty-five miles north of Oran on Dec. 9th.
	www.kentuckypress.com /0813123380excerpt.cfm (7413 words)

	About us
		Captain of HMS Repulse at the time she was sunk by the Japanese, Captain Tennant was saved by the Destroyer escort ships and taken back to Singapore with the rest of the survivors.
		He was born in 1890 and joined the Navy in 1905 at the age of 15.
		He was instrumental in the saving of countless lives during The Dunkirk evacuations, and became Captain of HMS Repulse in 1940.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /biographies/repulsecrew/tennant.html (982 words)

	50 Gun Frigate launched at Pembroke 1849 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Henry Rogers was a Lieutenant on board HMS Arethusa between 9 June 1852 and 15 January 1855.
		The Mutine was wrecked on the island of Palestrina, off Venice, on 21 December 1848, when Henry was one of those who tried to swim ashore with a rope but was drawn back nearly dead, for which he was mentioned in the Admiralty despatches.
		After the Arethusa left the Crimea, Henry himself had to return to Britain for medical reasons and later joined the Hastings serving in the Baltic.
	www.hms-arethusa.co.uk /service/1849/1849.html (476 words)

	HMS Resolution - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		Early in May 1940, Resolution was being employed as a support ship for land based operations in the vicinity of Narvik.
		On 16th May, she was anchored at Tjeldsundet, about thirty miles west of Narvik, when she was located and attacked by enemy Heinkel 111 bombers from III/KG 26.
		She was hit by one 250pound armourpiercing bomb on the upperdeck between 'X' and 'Y' turrets, and this penetrated to the slope of the middledeck before partially exploding.
	home.swipnet.se /ew-11578/hms_resolution.htm (462 words)

	RN Photos
		Her sister HMS Caroline remains in Belfast, and is the last veteran of the Battle of Jutland still afloat!
		HMS Canterbury leading the cruisers on entering the Dardanelles and flying the silk Ensign presented by the people of Canterbury
		Technically under the Turkish flag from 1914 as Midilli, she was sunk at 09:10 on the 20th of January 1918 in the Aegean (position 40 deg 05N 26 deg 02E) after striking 5 mines (and not directly by RN vessels as described above).
	www.gwpda.org /naval/w0200000.htm (656 words)

	Shugborough Hall Monument Identifies A Masonic Altar
		26), they might not be worked by an iron tool." The reference to marble associates it with the Shugborough monument, which is a marble bas-relief.
		A painting of the Tiber River God and the twins Castor and Pollux appeared under the stairway in the house at Shugborough.
		During the War of the Austrian Succession, which went on between 1740-48, he had commanded HMS Centurian on a mission to harass and capture Spanish ships en-route from Acapulco to the Philippines.
	www.themasterofspeech.com /shugboroughhall.html (12175 words)

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