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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (C-Car) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS Cadiz was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War.
		HMS Campbeltown is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots.
		HMS Captain was a British turret ironclad of 6950 tons displacement, built in 1869 and lost by capsizing off Finisterre on September the 7th 1870.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /R3.HTM (2371 words)

	HMS Campbeltown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Campbeltown (I42), was a destroyer given to the Royal Navy by the United States Navy as part of the 1940 Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
		Campbeltown achieved fame for her role in the St.
		The second Campbeltown (F86) is a frigate of the Royal Navy.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Campbeltown.htm (141 words)

	The HMS Campbeltown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS Campbeltown was an old destroyer, one of the fifty superannuated American boats provided by President Roosevelt in exchange for the lease of British bases.
		The officer in charge of Campbeltown’s demolition, proposed that the ship be scuttled immediately after ramming and that her charge be exploded while she rested on the bottom, several hours after the force had cleared the area.
		Campbeltown was due to ram her caisson at 01.30 hours BST on the morning of Saturday 28 March.
	www.stnazairesociety.org /Sections/cambeltown.html (397 words)

	USS Buchanan (DD-131) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ship's bell from the first HMS Campbeltown was presented to the town of Campbelltown, Pennsylvania, United States at the end of the World War II as a token of gratitude to the USA for the lend-lease programme.
		Upon her arrival at Devonport, England, on 29 September 1940, HMS Campbeltown was allocated to the 7th Escort Group, Liverpool, in the Western Approaches Comm and.
		Campbeltown blew up on her delayed fuzes at 11:35 on 28 March 1942, destroying the 160 ton caisson and rendering the dock out of action until 1948.
	www.tocatch.info /en/USS_Buchanan_(DD-131).htm (1052 words)

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		Air attacks were not considered feasible because of the proximity of the Dock to the town and the danger to French civilians and it was therefore decided to mount a daring raid from the sea directly on the dock itself.
		Campbeltown was adapted to give her the very convincing profile of a German destroyer and she was to be supported on the raid by Motor Launches (MLs), Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) and a Motor Gun Boat (MGB).
		The interior of Campbeltown was stripped of all but essentials and her bows were packed with four tons of explosives.
	www.fettes.com /scotsatwar/AZindex/s/stnazaire.htm (518 words)

	Ocean Sails to Relieve Illustrious (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS Ocean was last in the Middle East at the end of last year, as part of Exercise Saif Sareea.
		Instead, HMS Illustrious remained on station and was converted for helicopter operations.
		HMS Ocean will be joined in the Middle East by the Type 22 Frigate HMS Campbeltown.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/News/afghan8.htm (203 words)

	campbeltown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Campbeltown’s most famous exploit, however, was the legendary St Nazaire raid.
		Drastically refitted to resemble a German Mowe class torpedo boat, the Campbeltown and her commando detachment entered the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire, France on the night of March 28, 1942.
		Nevertheless, the Campbeltown achieved her goal of ramming the lock gates protecting the repair facilities of the German battleship Tirpitz.
	www.steelnavy.com /campbelt.htm (582 words)

	Destroyers transferred to Britain under Destroyers for Bases agreement
		USS Evans (DD-78), commissioned as HMS Mansfield (G-76) on 23 Oct. 1940; heavily involved in the critical convoy actions of Mar. 1943 with convoy HS229, landing survivors in the United Kingdom; sold 24 Oct. 1944 for scrapping.
		USS Rodgers (DD-254), commissioned as HMS Sherwood (I-80) on 23 Oct. 1940; stripped of usable parts, Sherwood was beached on 3 Oct. 1943 as a target for RAF rocket-equipped Beaufighters.
		USS Swasey (DD-273), commissioned as HMS Rockingham (G-58) on 26 Nov. 1940; while returning to Aberdeen on 27 Sep. 1944, poor navigation brought her into the defensive minefields off the east coast of the United Kingdom, and after striking a mine Rockingham was abandoned and sank with the loss of one life.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq59-24a.htm (1371 words)

	Type 22 Broadsword frigate
		Two of the Batch 1 frigates (HMS BROADSWORD and HMS BRILLIANT) served with distinction in the Falkland's war and HMS BRILLIANT was the subject of a BBC documentary shortly before she was decommissioned.
		HMS Brilliant was the third of the Type 22 frigates commissioned by the Royal Navy.
		HMS Sheffield remains armed with a potent mixture of weapons and sensors including Seawolf Anti-Air Missiles, Stingray Anti-Submarine Torpedoes and a helicopter able to carry the Sea Skua Anti-ship missile.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/type22.htm (583 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Home run for Campbeltown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS CAMPBELTOWN received a warm welcome from the people of her affiliated port when she arrived at Campbeltown on a wet and blustery morning.
		On their last visit sailors from HMS Campbeltown built a picnic table and benches and Development Worker Lorraine Ley was delighted to see them back again.
		HMS Campbeltown is to take part in Sea Wolf trials and will take charge of a 22-ship anti-submarine warfare exercise before a deployment to the Baltic which will include visits to Poland, Latvia and Russia.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2001/0101/0001011803.asp (276 words)

	Naval Refits: 24 Feb 2003: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMS Monmouth's refit at Rosyth is planned for completion in June 2003 and following associated sea trials she is expected to be ready for operational deployment later that month.
		HMS Campbeltown's refit at Devonport is planned for completion in March 2003 and following associated sea trials she is expected to be ready for operational deployment in April 2003.
		Like HMS Monmouth, her final refit costs will be agreed once all work is completed, but are expected to remain within budget and be in the region of £10 million.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2003-02-24.304W.3 (233 words)

	FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES: On This Day ... in 1860 & Others
		The cruiser HMS Orion spotted Iachino's flagship Vittorio Veneto in the early morning, and HMS Formidable launched a series of air strikes.
		The elderly destroyer HMS Campbeltown, formerly the USS Buchanan given to the Royal Navy 9 September 1940, led the attack, her bows packed with 4.5 tons of explosive to make her into a massive bomb.
		Campbeltown's superstructure had also been modified, to give her the approximate appearance of a German Mowe class escort vessel, in the hope that uncertainty as to her identity would help her get past the formidable shore batteries guarding the Loire estuary.
	www.fmft.net /archives/000847.html (802 words)

	Campbeltown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Campbeltown was converted for use in the commando raid on St. Nazaire of March 1942.
		She successfully rammed the lock gates and lodged there, while the troops landed and destroyed much of the additional lock equipment.
		Although there were heavy casualties among the assaulting men, the explosives in Campbeltown detonated later that morning, destroying the lock and accomplishing her mission.
	rasputin.physics.uiuc.edu /~wiringa/Ships/Period3/GreatBritain/Destroyers/Campbeltown.html (187 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 4 Jul 2000 (pt 8)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason and for what period the crew of HMS Tireless was accommodated in hotels overseas; what has been the cost per night per person; and if he will make a statement.
		HMS Tireless arrived in Gibraltar on 19 May with a propulsion defect.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last agreed guidelines with HM Treasury for greater commercial utilisation of MOD property and assets; and what proportion of its commercial returns may be retained by the MOD under such guidelines.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000704/text/00704w08.htm (1004 words)

	Raid on St. Nazaire (Operation Chariot), Part Two (28 March 1942)
		Campbeltown drew just eleven feet of water on this journey, but there was one vital addition to her in the forward compartments - a massive charge with four-and-a-quarter tons of high explosive.
		The Germans were singling out Campbeltown more and more as her size gave her an obvious importance but with the heavier guns being left behind it was only the smaller calibre shells that were hitting her as time went on.
		Campbeltown hit the anti-torpedo net but the 1,000 tons of onrushing warship tore through it and hit the massive steel caisson with a low groan and shuddered to a halt.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_stnazaire1.html (6753 words)

	Old destroyers in early WWII - Defence Talk - Defence Forum
		HMS Campbeltown (ex USS Buchanan) Between 1917-19 Transferred to Britain in 1940.
		HMS Caldwell (ex USS Hale) Between 1917 and 1920 Transferred to Britain in 1940.
		HMS Sherwood (ex USS Rodgers) Between 1917 and 1920 Transferred to Britain in 1940.
	www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3701&goto=nextoldest (1382 words)

	Royal Navy: HMS Campbeltown
		Campbeltown was built by Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Ltd in Birkenhead, and was launched on 7 October 1987; entering service on 27 May 1989.
		These are Battle of the Atlantic 1941-1942 and St. Nazaire 1942, which is often referred to as "the greatest raid of all" as it had the largest number of Victoria Cross medals awarded for a single operation.
		HMS Campbeltown is the present platform that young Naval Officers carry out their
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/1568.html (173 words)

	Warships Magazine - WEB SPECIAL - Attack on America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean (L12) left UK waters for the Middle East in mid-February, due to replace HMS Illustrious (R06), which has been operating in a secondary LPH role since the end of last year.
		Aboard HMS Ocean are 250 Royal Marines from 45 Commando, who have replaced RMs from sister unit 40 Commando as the rapid-reaction spearhead unit of 3 Commando Brigade.
		The Type 22 (Batch 3) frigate HMS Cornwall (F99) has also headed home, after being replaced by sister ship HMS Campbeltown (F86) on station at the head of the RN task group's escort force.
	www.warshipsifr.com /pages/terrorism_special5.html (859 words)

	WebEdition 35/6
		At the age of around 94, she was writing articles for the Campbeltown Herald about life in the town when she was a child.
		The last connection with family in Campbeltown was with Latimer McInnes who was well known in literary circles and for his interest in the local dialect and the spoken Gaelic of Kintyre.
		Recently, we were invited on board HMS Campbeltown which we appreciated because of the connection - but that's a story for another time.
	www.kintyremag.co.uk /1999/35/page6.html (592 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - St Nazaire Raid - A1150787
		HMS Campbeltown, a US destroyer commanded by Lieutenant Commander SH Beattie, was disguised as a German MOWE class torpedo boat.
		She was filled with explosives to be detonated after the commandos and demolition squads (a total of 621 men) had done their work.
		HMS Campbeltown still succeeded in bluffing her way through and rammed the caisson (port gates) while the commandos landed to destroy the machinery.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1150787 (514 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Divers repair grounded warship
		HMS Campbeltown went into a sandbank while returning from a voyage to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied convoys to Russia in World War II.
		Quentin Davies, the Conservative defence spokesman in the Commons, said he is concerned that it was the second time a Royal Navy ship had grounded on the Norwegian coast in two years.
		HMS Campbeltown hit the sandbank on Wednesday last week while making way for a ferry entering Tromso harbour.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/1540213.stm (337 words)

	Pravda.RU HMS Campbeltown Captain Praises Results Of Joint Russian-British Maneuvers
		Mid-way between Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, the frigate crossed an area where the Soviet fleet lost its ship Passat in the summer of 1941, with all those on board gathering on the deck to cast wreaths and flowers into the water in memory of the perished sailors.
		A similar ceremony was held as the HMS Campbeltown crossed the meridian of the Kursk submarine disaster.
		Talking to journalists aboard the HMS Campbeltown as it approached Arkhangelsk, captain of the frigate Alistair Holiday said he was pleased with results of joint maneuvers with the Russian ships Zadorny and Alexander Otrakovsky.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2001/08/30/13792.html (1705 words)

	HMS CAMPBELTOWN - Find Friends from HMS CAMPBELTOWN at Forces Reunited
		Jennifer Anderson was at HMS Campbeltown between 2000 and 0
		Colin Brooks was at HMS Campbeltown between 1979 and 2005
		Rachel Chesterman was at HMS Campbeltown between 1988 and 1995
	forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Campbeltown.html (769 words)

	BRK's previous seasons
		The Campbeltown was in the midst of a rugby tour through Scandinavia, with Bergen being one of those stops.
		Campbeltown were forced to reshuffle their midfield, which greatly disrupted their team organization.
		Campbeltown were an experienced well-drilled team and the come-from-behind effort of Bergen boosted the confidence of the team for the season ahead.
	www.rugby.no /bergen/past/past_reports.html (7923 words)

	HMS Cornwall, Type 22, Batch 3 Frigate.
		HMS Cambeltown is sister ship to HMS Cornwall The hull size is 81.5"" x 8.125" beam in 1/72nd.
		HMS Cornwall, the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name is the lead vessel of the new Eight Frigate Squadron consisting of her sister ships HMS Cumberland, Campbeltown and Chatham.
		HMS Cornwall is the first Type 22 Batch 3 Frigate, designed to detect and destroy submarines at long range using bow mounted 'active' and towed-array 'passive' sonars, plus torpedoes fired from a triple tubes or dropped from the ship's helicopter.
	www.fleetscale.co.uk /pages/type22/cambltwn.htm (169 words)

	SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE - This Is The West Country archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Royal Navy Broadsword class type 22 frigate HMS Campbeltown came into the bay to land personnel and sailed.
		HMS Campbeltown came into the bay to transfer personnel and sailed.
		Sunday, March 23 Royal Navy Island class fishery patrol vessel HMS Lindesfarne arrived at the docks from sea with the arrested Anglo-Spanish fishing vessel Grampian Duke.
	archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk /2003/03/27/31708.html (610 words)

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		Subject: HMS Campbeltown The 50 four-pipers such as HMS Campbeltown (as I recall, the ex-USS Buchanan) which were sent to the UK early in the war were all given names of towns which existed both in the UK and the USA.
		There is a useful Profile on Campbeltown (long out of print) which includes some photographs of the work being done to convert her for the St. Nazaire raid and I think these are IWM photographs so prints should be available (around four pounds per 5 by 7 inch fl and white print).
		Subject: Campbelltown Hi all The destroyer HMS Campbelltown as used in the heroic but not that successful raid on the French port of St. Nazaire was named after the Scottish town of the same name.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0378.txt (4590 words)

	Campbeltown, - Google Directory - Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Royal Burgh of Campbeltown the principal town of Kintyre, is at the head of a Ardshiel Hotel, Kilkerran Road, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland PA28 6JL
		Campbeltown standing stone - Stones of Wonder is a comprehensive guide to the astronomy of the ancient stone circles, cairns and megaliths in Scotland.
		The Campbeltown Courier - !http://www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/ A local newspaper for Campbeltown and the surrounding area.
	publicwindow.com /pw/campbeltown.html (233 words)

	A Survey of US Ships Transferred to Britain in Exchange for Western Hemisphere Basing Rights
		The new HMS Hamilton was damaged in a collision with the new HMS Georgetown and subsequently transferred from the RN to the RCN, becoming the HMCS Hamilton.
		One of the destroyers lost achieved unique fame; the HMS Campbeltown being expended as a floating bomb in a daring commando attack in which it rammed the gates of the French dry-dock on the Biscay Coast capable of accepting the battleship Tirpitz.
		The Campbeltown's explosive exploit ensured the German battleship would find no repair base in the Atlantic should it break out of the Arctic, diminishing the raider threat and making Campbeltown the most famous of the transferred destroyers.
	www.navweaps.com /index_tech/tech-072.htm (1208 words)

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