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	HMBC - HMS Black Swan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Black Swan was built at Yarrow in Scotland, launched in July 1939, and completed in January 1940.
		When taking part in the Norwegian campaign in 1940 she was struck by a bomb on the quarter-deck, which went through all three decks and the bottom of the ship before exploding on the seabed.
		Then in 1949 the Black Swan was one of the ships that figured in the Yangtse river incident.
	www.hmbc.nl /cat/blackswan.html (104 words)

	HMS Black Swan (L57) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Black Swan (L57), named after the Black Swan, was the name ship of the Black Swan-class of sloops of the British Royal Navy.
		She was laid down by Yarrow Shipbuilders on 20 June 1938, launched on 7 July 1939, and commissioned on 27 January 1940.
		On 2 April 1943 Black Swan and the corvette Stonecrop sank the top-scoring U-boat U-124 off the coast of Portugal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Black_Swan_(L57) (109 words)

	HMS Opossum - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Opossum was built as a sloop of the modified Black Swan type, but from June 1947, all vessels designed or adapted for trade defence duties were classified as Frigates, and she was reclassified accordingly.
		HMS Opossum left Singapore on 11th October 1947 to return home at the end of her commission, and arrived at Portsmouth on 17th November.
		In the spring of 1952 she was brought forward to relieve HMS Black Swan on the Far East Station, leaving Portland on 23rd May 1952.
	www.hmsopossum.org /History.htm (590 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Grey Wolf, Grey Sea by E. B. Gasaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black Swan swept on in wide zig-zags ahead of the convoy, as the twenty-odd merchantmen behind her struggled to keep station in the dark.
		HMS Black Swan was the first of the "Black Swan" class of anti-submarine sloops, a tough and fast 2,000-tonner, designed specifically for ocean escort duty.
		Black Swan's place was now back in her position at the head of the convoy.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook2295.htm (1584 words)

	Naval General Service Medal
		This clasp was issued to the officers and men of HM Ships who were employed in the operations for the control of arms traffic in the Arabian Sea or Persian Gulf, north of Latitude 22N and west of Longitude 64E, between the dates 19 October 1909 and 1 August 1914.
		HMS Amethyst was ordered up to Nanking, during the Chinese Civil War, to relieve HMS Consort and to take up supplies to the British community based at Nanking.
		HMS Consort attempted tried to help the Amethyst but she was unable to stop, and arrived at Kiangyin with 12 casualties.
	stephen-stratford.co.uk /ngs.htm (1149 words)

	HMS Lapwing - Black Swan Sloop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the afternoon on 20 March 1945, U-968 attacked the convoy JW-65 and reported a destroyer and a Liberty sunk and another Liberty ship torpedoed.
		In fact, the sloop HMS Lapwing of the 7th Escort Group and the Liberty ship Thomas Donaldson were sunk.
		HMS Lapwing was hit amidships at 13:25 and sank 20 minutes later.
	www.mikekemble.com /ww2/lapwing.html (69 words)

	Convoy HG 73 - September 1941
		In the course of her duties with HG 73 her Fulmar aircraft was launched on 18 September and the enemy aircraft was attacked but escaped; when the aircraft arrived at Gibraltar it was discovered that faulty ammunition had caused all but one of the guns to jam.
		HMS Jasmine went alongside to take off survivors and after unsuccessfully attempting to sink her with depth charges did so by shelling.
		She was sunk on 25 April 1943 south of Cape Farewell by bombs from aircraft operating from the British escort carrier HMS Biter and depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder.
	www.amhinja.demon.co.uk /archive/HG73.htm (1005 words)

	HMS AMETHYST
		The frigate, HMS Amethyst, steamed up the Yangtze River to relieve the guard ship HMS Consort at Nanking, prepared to evacuate British and Commonwealth citizens caught up in the advance of the Chinese Communist Forces.
		HMS Amethyst steamed on and was attacked again by batteries around Xou An Reach and Rose Island where she took three direct hits.
		HMS Consort turned about with all guns blazing at the north bank batteries, destroying an enemy position.
	britains-smallwars.com /RRGP/AMETHYST.htm (1471 words)

	Argylls in Korea
		We, the Black Swan and an American anti-aircraft cruiser, were attacked on one occasion by eight Korean motor torpedo boats.
		We visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki while we waited for transport back to Hong Kong, eventually boarding HMS Ocean, an aircraft carrier that was being used as supply ship between Singapore and Japan/Korea.
		HMS Belfast, wearing the Flag of Rear-Admirable Scott-Moncrieff, Commander in Chief of British Naval ships in Korean Waters, was there to see us off.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /korea/Jones.htm (5554 words)

	The Yangtse Incident In Pictures
		Above: (left) H.M.S Amethyst's torn white ensign was proudly flown throughout the attack.(right) A particularly large hole near Amethyst's bridge, caused by a 75mm shell.
		" I was at HMS Fisgard from January 1949 until April 1950 and, during that time, spent a freezing morning on the deck of an MFV in the Hamoaze where we waited to welcome the Amethyst on her return from the China station.
		London and Black Swan rendezvoused with the frigate Consort at Kiangyhn.
	www.geocities.com /rnships/amethyst.htm (627 words)

	Black Swan Class
		Four ships were built two by Yarrows (HMS Black Swan, HMS Flamingo.) and two at Furness (HMS Erne, HMS Ibis,) HMS Ibis was sunk by an Airborne Torpedo on the 10th November 1942.
		The Modified Black Swan Class.These were the last war time escort sloops built, they were slightly longer in the beam by 1 ft.
		I'm crrently researching info on the 'HMS wild Goose' as my Grandfather served on this ship during WW2, any info regarding this ship or routes it may have sailed would be gratefully received, please contact: jay03h@hotmail.com, thanks.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /black_swan_class.htm (1408 words)

	Shane's Shiplist
		HMS Agincourt 1914 conversion IPMS(UK) 3/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
		HMS Ramilles conversion IPMS(UK) 5/94 pp 14 1994 Airfix 1/600
		HMS Warspite 1916 conversion IPMS(UK) 2/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
	smmlonline.com /articles/shiplist.html (8743 words)

	Yangtse Incident (aka Battle Hell in the US) [Free Republic]
		To help HMS Consort evacuate embassy staff at Nanking(so we were told) not all Brits believed it.
		On April 20, 1949, HMS Amethyst (frigate),was proceeding upriver to relieve Consort when it came under heavy fire from Communist shore batteries, as a consequence of which it ran aground.
		HMS London (cruiser) and HMS Black Swan (frigate) attempted to join up with Amethyst but had to turn back under heavy shelling by shore batteries.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3ace55893367.htm (753 words)

	HMS Erne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Erne (U-18) is a Black Swan-class frigate laid down by Furness Shipbuilding at Barrow-in-Furness on May 26, 1938, launched on April 18, 1939 and commissioned on November 3, 1939.
		The HMS Erne was reduced to a drill ship on June 4, 1952 and renamed Wessex.
		She arrived at Antwerp on October 27, 1965 where she was broken up.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Erne.htm (121 words)

	Simon and the Amethyst
		Capable of 19 knots, the Black Swan sloops had a speed advantage when needed, but also better anti-aircraft defence, and a greater long-range endurance than the corvettes, making them ideal for the Atlantic convoys, even though they had originally been intended for the Mediterranean and South Pacific theatres.
		Flying three Union Jacks and seven White Ensigns, and with fl smoke belching from her funnel, when she too became the target of the Communists she replied without hesitation, quickly knocking out three of the enemy guns.
		Although the WW2 cruiser HMS Belfast was not directly involved in the Yangtze Incident, it was part of the Royal Navy's South China Sea Squadron at the time.
	www.cwgcuser.org.uk /personal/moggies/simon/simon.htm (4635 words)

	Skytrex Triton 1/600th WWII Coastal Forces
		HMS GREY GOOSE (1942) This class of 7 steam MTB's was large enough to warrant names.
		HMS LINDISFARNE Isle class trawler, one of a class of 130 vessels built, used for minesweeping, anti-submarine work and coastal convoy escort.
		HMS KELLY with sister ships Jervis and Napier, these ships acted as leaders for the J/KN flotillas and had additional deck housing for the Captain (D) staff officers
	www.warweb.com /miniatures/coastalforces.html (762 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| BRANCH COMMITTEE
		David has been Chairman of the Branch for the last 12 years, David is an ex Naval man who enlisted on the 6th of June 1949 and served until 1980 retiring with the rank of Warrant Officer.
		Arthur enlisted in September 1947 as a boy seaman, he served during the Korean War from 1950 until 1951 in HMS Black Swan.
		He is a piper of high quality and an essential part of the Branch on formal functions where his musical skill will be much in demand, as is his playing of the more popular tunes of the day at social functions which are guaranteed to get the feet tapping.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/nescot/page5.phtml (498 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Sloop HMS Black Swan of the Black Swan class
		HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)
		The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41.02N, 15.39W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr.
		J.P. Smythe) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Cdr.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3872.html (97 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Calling Old Shipmates - S to U (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS St Angelo: The Lascaris Malta 68-69 Contacts and Reunion group is keen to hear from Chad Ellis, Malcolm ‘Ginge’ Pearce, ‘Jan’ Vance, ‘Tug’ Wilson (owner of DOG, the dog), Lou Rowson, Jock Waugh, Graham ‘Joe’ Mercer, Martin Goldsmith and the many others in Malta between 1967-71.
		HMS St Barb: Information sought as to the present whereabouts of Ordinary Seaman Clements last heard of in St. Oswald Place, Vauxhall, Ordinary Seaman Gibbs, last heard of in Garfield Road Battersea and Ordinary Seaman Bostock from the Mansfield area.Their former CO would like to hear from them.
		HMS Trenchant SSN17: Darrell (Paddy) Francis is seeking anyone who was in the build crew from August 1986 until his very dramatic exit in August 1990 in Gibraltar.
	www.navynews.co.uk /cos/cosstou.asp (2081 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Commander F.I. Walker in Black Swan was senior officer of the escort.
		HMS Vanoc, Velox, Zetland, and Wivern were slated for GUS 4; FFS La Malouine, HMS Aubretia and Boreas, HMCS Weyburn, Summerside, Pan Arthur, Alberni, and Lunenburg for MKS 8.
		The destroyer HMS Wivern immediately came to her assistance, and Black Swan detached from the convoy to provide an A/S screen.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/031012.shtml (4162 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw
		The HMS Wild Goose AKA Mad Duck was one of the most active of the Black Swan class sloops.
		The Black Swan class was an improved Egret Class Sloop with increased size and speed.
		They had an impressive armament packed on their 1300 ton displacement, and were well suited for the convoy escort role.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/hms/wild-goose/700-ihp/wild-goose.html (477 words)

	PHILIP S. REED, Lapwing, Lizard, Majestic, Washington
		Living in a historic coastal city, he is a recipient of the coveted Championship Cup awarded by the Mechanical Engineerium Museum, Brighton, and has exhibited work at the Parker Gallery, Philadelphia Maritime Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA Lapwing
		Modified Black Swan class naval sloop built by the British shipyard of Scotts and Stephen, launched June 16, 1943 and sunk by German torpedoes off Kola Inlet on the White Sea on March 20, 1945, following service as an escort sloop to a North Atlantic convoy bound for Archangel during the war.
		She had a gun deck length of 95', a beam of 25' and tonnage of 264.
	www.shipmodel.com /art-Phillip-Reed.htm (605 words)

	HMS Consort - Suicide Missions to Order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a short book relating to an incident that occurred on the Yangtze River of China in April 1949 where four Royal Navy Ships were by order sent on suicide missions, H.M.S. Amethyst, Consort, London and Black Swan.
		Servicemen serving on board three of the ships were killed and on all four of the ships servicemen were wounded.
		This happened at a time when Great Britain was at peace, but it was an incident that took us to the brink of a third world war.
	www.thehmsconsort.co.uk (86 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Amethyst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Following World War II, HMS Amethyst was stationed with the British fleet in the Far East.
		On April 19, 1949, Amethyst was dispatched to relieve HMS Consort.
		Consort was forced back under heavy fire, and the next day the cruiser HMS London suffered three killed and fourteen seriously injured before retiring in company with Black Swan.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_004800_hmsamethyst.htm (389 words)

	Ship Photographs - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		Commences with historical views of HMS GLORIOUS during her 1935/37 Med commission, operating various types of aircraft and on exercise with the Home Fleet.
		Finding film in the archives of HM Submarines is somewhat rare, thus it is quite pleasing to add to this programme views of the 8th flotilla and their depot ship HMS MAIDSTONE.
		Only one carrier, HMS INDEFATIGABLE, received a direct hit on the armoured flight deck, and although casualties were sustained, aircraft were able to land-on again within an hour, a considerable contrast with US carriers which were always more seriously damaged because they only had wooden flight decks.
	home.swipnet.se /ew-11578/photos.htm (1937 words)

	Prevelly, Australia. Geoff Edwards' Battle of Crete story
		Geoff Edwards was evacuated from Crete on the HMS "Thrasher", he vowed that he would never forget the Cretan people and Monks of the Holy Monastery of Preveli for saving his and other Allied troops lives during the "Battle of Crete".
		The Shrine is to honour and remember the Cretan civilian men and women, the Greek militia and the servicemen of Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand who gave their lives in the Battle of Crete, 1941.
		The story continues with the struggle to establish the holiday resort, develop the village of Prevelly and finally build the lovely Greek Chapel of St. John the Theologian on the hillside overlooking the village and ocean.
	www.explorecrete.com /preveli/prevelly.html (1138 words)

	Latest
		Photo of HMS London at Malta 1945 - 46 added to history section.
		Original Oil Painting of HMS London at Hong Kong by Paul Joyce.
		HMS Black Swan site up and running and link activated.
	freespace.virgin.net /michael.overton1/latest.htm (1401 words)

	Korean War--British and Commonwealth Forces
		During the first weeks of UN involvement in the Korean War, one of the two aircraft carriers on the scene was the British light fleet carrier Triumph.
		She remained in action during much of the conflict's first three months, and was relieved by a sister ship, HMS Theseus, in September 1950.
		In July-September 1950, HMS Black Swan (frigate), HMS Comus (destroyer) and cruiser Jamaica were hit by enemy air strikes, among the few such attacks made on ships during the entire conflict.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/kowar/un-rok/uk-s.htm (864 words)

	Korean War, Part 1: 1950-1951
		During the same day strafing attacks were directed against the HMS Black Swan and two ROK vessels while four Yaks dropped anti-personnel bombs on ROK troops south of Kimpo, killing 68 ROK soldiers.
		Being the fl sheep in the bomber wings also meant it had limited radar and no high altitude capability.
		On July 8 a special FEAF Bomber Command was set up in Yokota under the command of Major General Emmett "Rossie" O'Donnell, the famed pacific B-17 pilot and the bomber leader who was at the head of the B-29 force on the first strike to Tokyo.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_98.shtml (15232 words)

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