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  HMS Avenger (F185) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Avenger (F185) was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy.
Avenger took part in the Falklands War and by the mid- 1980s was suffering from cracking in her hull.
Avenger decommissioned and was sold to Pakistan on 23 September 1994, being renamed Tippu Sultan.
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 BEK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
HMS Avenger was built in the USA at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania, and laid down as mercantile Rio Hudson, where she was launched 27 November 1940 and subsequently converted as BAVG-2.
HMS Avenger and the "Avenger" Class ships were basically similar to the "Archer" Class, but differed sufficiently to be regarded as a separate class.
Avenger was hit on the port side amidships, which in turn ignited her bomb room, blowing out the centre section of the ship.
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 British naval forces in the Falklands War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Conqueror returning to Faslane Naval Base after the war, flying the Jolly Roger to signal her sinking of the ARA General Belgrano
HMS Glasgow (D88) - damaged by unexploded bomb from a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, withdrawn from war
HMS Broadsword (F88) - slightly damaged by IAI Dagger cannon fire, later damaged by bomb from Douglas A-4B Skyhawk
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 Hms avenger f185 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 NCC-99483 - USS Avenger - Fides - Veneratio - Virtus
The Avenger was assigned as convoy escort in the North Atlantic during which it engaged German Aircraft and U-Boats.
Commissioned in 1974, the H.M.S Avenger was involved in the Falklands War, a conflict between Britian and Argentine in the mid-1980s.
The HMS Avenger’s service in the Royal Navy continued until 1994 when it was sold to Palenstine, where it was rename the Tippu Sultan.
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 HMS Avenger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avenger (D14), launched 1940, was the lead ship of her class of merchant ships converted to escort carriers.
She fought in World War II and was sunk by U-155 in 1942.
Avenger (F185), launched 1975, was a Type 21 frigate that fought in the Falklands War.
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''Avenger'' decommissioned and was sold to Pakistan on 23 September 1994, being renamed PNS Tippu Sultan ''Tippu Sultan''.
See HMS Avenger HMS ''Avenger'' for other ships of the same name.
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 HMS Avenger (F185)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Avenger took part in the Falklands War by the mid- 1980s was suffering from in her hull.
She was taken in refitting with a steel plate being welded each side of the ship.
Exocet was not transfered to Pakistan Tippu Sultan had her obsolete Sea Cat launcher A quadruple Harpoon missile launcher was fitted place of the Exocet launchers and a CIWS was fitted in place of the Cat launcher.
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 Paxman History Pages - Paxman and the Royal Navy
HMS Prince of Wales lost in action in December 1941.
The only one of her type built, HMS Bristol was commissioned in 1973 and withdrawn from service in 1991.
HMS Invincible was 'mothballed' in 2005, pending the construction of two new carriers for the Navy.
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 Science Fair Projects - Battle of Mount Longdon
Naval gunfire support was provided by HMS Avenger's 4.5-in gun.
Private Leonardo Rondi having dodged groups of Paras to deliver messages to Castaneda's section leaders, in a gunfight with British Paratroopers, shot a Paratrooper and grabbed his red beret and SLR which he later gave to Major Carrizo-Salvadores as a present, and was awarded the Gallantry In Combat Medal.
Following fierce fighting on Fly Half, Major Argue pulled back 4, 5 and 6 Platoons, and began pounding Fly Half from the sea with barrages fired from HMS Avenger, after which a left flanking attack is put in.
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 Avenger
The GAU-8 Avenger cannon carried by the A-10 Thunderbolt II
The M-1097 Avenger - An air defence system consisting of eight Stinger missiles mounted on an HMMWV chassis.
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 HMS Avenger (F185) - meaning of word
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''Avenger'' decommissioned and was sold to Pakistan on 23 September 1994, being renamed PNS Tippu Sultan.
Mark 36 SRBOC chaff launchers and 20mm and 30mm guns were fitted.
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HMS Antelope (F170) - sunk by unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (Bomb exploded during defusing)
HMS Ardent (F184) - sunk by bombs from IAI Daggers and Douglas A-4Q Skyhawks
HMS Argonaut (F56) - damaged by Aermacchi MB.339A cannon/rocket and unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks
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 Amazon Class Type 21 Frigates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Two of the class were lost during the Falklands war HMS Antelope Sunk 24th May 1982 after being hit by bombs on the 23rd.
Type 21 frigate HMS Ambuscade (F172) is shown passing the swing bridge as she enters Taranto Harbour.
Spearheading the Falklands Task Force as it heads south in 1982, the carrier HMS Hermes is shown in company with two Type 21 frigates, HMS Arrow on the left and HMS Ardent in the near foreground.
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 HMS Avenger (F185)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SRBOC chaff launchers and 20mm and 30mm guns were fitted.
Tippu Sultan remains in service with the Pakistani Navy See HMS Avenger for other ships of the same name.
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 The Ultimate Avenger - American History Information Guide and Reference
Fiery Avenger - A paladin's sword in the EverQuest MMORPG
Avenger - a fictional vigilante in the [[Eagle(comic)]] comic
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 HMS Avenger (F185) - Free net encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
HMS Avenger (F185) - Free net encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)
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 Games Mix : AstroAvenger : Description, screenshots and free download
Fighting takes place in five distinct and expansive galaxies, with over 25 different enemy ships types to combat.
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