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	Roll of Honour - Ships - HMS Ceres
		In 1939 Ceres recommissioned from the Reserve Fleet and was sent on Northern Patrol in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland.
		In January 1940, Ceres was refitted by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, Northern Ireland.
		Ceres spent two months in the Persian Gulf, and then arrived at Simonstown for a three month refit.She was then based at Aden and she also participated in the fall of Djibouti.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Ships/HMSCeres.html (493 words)

	HMS Coventry (D 43)
		HMS Coventry (Capt. R.J.R. Dendy) was heavily damaged in the Eastern Mediterranean, northwest of Alexandria, Egypt in position 32.48N, 28.17E by German Ju-87 dive-bombers.
		HMS Coventry was damaged in a German air attack on the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland.
		HMS Coventry was torpedoed and damaged by the Italian submarine Neghelli in the eastern Mediterranean in position 32.37N, 26.44E.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /ImagesJuly12006/Markus/HMS_Coventry.htm (203 words)

	Ceres Class Cruisers
		HMS Coventry went on to serve in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1940-42 when she too was bombed by both German and Italian Aircraft Carriers off Tobruk.
		HMS Curacoa served with the Home Fleet from 1940-42 when she was lost in a collision with the SS Queen Mary near Donegal.
		The cruiser HMS Ceres was in the port of Vela Luka (island of Korcula in Croatia) between 31st July 1933 and 2nd August 1933.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /ceres_class.htm (2407 words)

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		HMS "Caledon," 4,120 tons, built by Cammell Laird in 1916 and was converted for use as an A.A. Light cruiser.
		HMS "Caradoc," built by Scotts 1916 and HMS "Calypso," built by Hawthorn Leslie, 1917, all converted as HMS "Caledon." The three ships measured 450ft x 43ft and were armed with 5 x 6-inch guns and 2 x 3-inch guns before conversion.
		With the exception of HMS "Curacoa," of 4,290 tons, all the ex cruisers are of 4,200 tons displacement, carrying a complement of from 400 to 437.
	www.merchantnavyofficers.com /royalnavy4.html (1278 words)

	HMS Curlew. Royal Navy Ceres Class Cruiser, 1917 - 1940
		HMS Curlew along with HMS Coventry were used as prototype conversions to anti-aircraft cruisers.
		HMS Curlew was sunk due to bombing from German aircraft near Ofot fjord Norway, 26th May 1940.
		HMS Curlew, with HMS Colombo, HMS Cairo and HMS Calcutta, 1922.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_curlew.htm (967 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Ceres of the Ceres class
		In January 1940, Ceres was refitted by Harland & Wolff at Belfast, Northern Ireland.
		Ceres spent two months in the Persian Gulf, and then arrived at Simonstown for a three month refit, where she was dry-docked.
		In April 1944, Ceres received radars type 290 and 273, the 3 inch 2 pdrs were landed and replaced by eight 20 mm singles.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1192.html (632 words)

	ServiceHistory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After six weeks of 'work ship' and 'square bashing', I was drafted to HMS Ceres at Wetherby in Yorkshire for about six months training in the secretarial work I was to perform during my stay in the Royal Navy.
		HMS Dryad - the Radar and Navigational Training School at the village of Southwick in Hampshire and the wartime headquarters of General Eisenhower during his preparations for the invasion of Europe in 1944.
		I spent two happy years aboard HMS Vanguard employed in the Ship's Office and in May 1954 I was drafted to the Royal Naval Air Service Drafting Office at HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent where I was advanced to Petty Officer Writer and remained until I was demobbed in September 1955.
	battleshiphmsvanguard.homestead.com /ServiceHistory.html (389 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Calling Old Shipmates - C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Ceres (Wetherby 1946/58) Supply Branch: Seeking all supply personnel who did their training at Ceres and Moorlands, to attend 5th Reunion in 2006.
		HMS Centaur: Trying to locate any members who served in HMS Centaur and were in the messdeck under the flight deck, during her first two years of commission.
		HMS Collingwood: Fred (Nobby) Hall served his electrician apprenticeship at Collingwood in 1949 and went on to serve in Drake, Albion, Vanguard and Illustrious until 1957.
	www.navynews.co.uk /cos/cosc.asp (2026 words)

	Royal Navy
		HMS Gamecock was also a centre for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Air branch) and was used by 1833 (RNVR) Squadron.
		HMS Gamecock, as the name implies, suggests an association with the game bird and it is believed that a cock-fighting pit did exist within the station perimeter – not far from the Officers Mess.
		HMS Belfast, is one of the two ships forming the final sub-class of the Royal Navy's Town-class cruisers, the other being HMS Edinburgh.
	home.att.net /~b.lockyer/royal_navy.htm (2677 words)

	H.M.S. CERES - Find Friends from H.M.S. CERES at Forces Reunited
		John Bleasdale was at H.M.S. Ceres between 1956 and 1958.
		Ruth Clayton was at H.M.S. Ceres between 1950 and 1954.
		William Lake was at H.M.S. Ceres between 1950 and 1956.
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/H.M.S.-Ceres.html (366 words)

	HMS Ceres Information
		The first Ceres was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1777, renamed Raven in July 1782, and captured by the French in December of that year.
		The third Ceres was a light cruiser launched 1917, sold and broken up in 1946.
		Ceres Division is the Leeds-based satellite unit of Nottingham's Unit, HMS Sherwood in the Royal Naval Reserve.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/HMS_Ceres (138 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Ceres class Light cruisers
		HMS Curacoa was reconstructed as Anti-Aircraft cruiser during the war, see her page for details.
		HMS Coventry (D 43) (lost 14 Sep, 1942)
		HMS Curacoa (D 41) (lost 2 Oct, 1942)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=406&navy=HMs (86 words)

	HMS Repulse crew members
		His first ship was HMS Centurion, but soon after the start of the war he was transferred to the Royal Naval Air Station at Polegate in Sussex.
		His first command was HMS Laburnham on the New Zealand station in the Pacific in 1933.
		In 1944 Captain Maxwell Hyslop assumed command of the battleship, HMS Nelson, which was involved in the bombardment of the Normandy landing area's fortifications.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /biographies/repulsecrew/maxwell-hyslop.html (901 words)

	East Coast Rescue during World War II - South African Military History Society - Journal
		The light cruiser HMS Ceres, based on Kilindini (Mombasa), made patrols, each lasting about a week, off the coast of Italian Somaliland and from time to time reconnaissances were made of the harbours of Mogadishu and Kismayu to check on the movements of ships and dhows.
		After refuelling at Mombasa, Ceres was ordered to proceed to Somaliland to take off merchant seamen who had just been released from the camp near Merca, where they had been imprisoned after their ships had been sunk by the German commerce raider Atlantis.
		Ceres anchored a couple of kilometres off the shore at Merca, as there was no harbour worthy of the name and there was a strong swell running.
	rapidttp.com /milhist/vol054an.html (1621 words)

	Wrens
		HMS Cabbala, Mar to Sept.'44, HMS Valkyrie, Sept. '44 to Feb '45, HMS Drake Feb '45 to Mar.'45 HMS Eaglet Mar to Apl '45 HMS Caroline, Apl to Nov.'45 and HMS Forret Nov.'45 to Feb '46 Now lives in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
		LINDLEY (Taylor) Hilda.Served at HMS Marshal Soult at Portsmouth Dockyard from 1944 to 1946.
		SCOFFIN (Kelson) Maureen 124394 HMS Dauntless Ajax Div 212.
	ca.geocities.com /jennywren1953/WRENS.htm (11290 words)

	Light Cruisers - WW1 Naval Combat
		HMS Royalist and her sisters had a mixed armament of 6in and 4in guns.
		HMS Ceres, Cardiff, Coventry, Curacoa, Curlew Laid down 1916, completed 1917-1918.
		HMS Chester was one of two light cruisers ordered for Greece but taken over by the British in 1915.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /lightcru.htm (488 words)

	First Royal Navy ship visits Croatian naval base
		A Type 22 frigate from HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, HMS Cornwall docked in Split, and took part in numerous activities including hosting a defence industry day to assist with the UK defence industries' marketing efforts in maximising legitimate defence exports.
		The Royal Naval frigate HMS Cornwall became the first British naval vessel to dock in a Croatian naval base when she recently delivered fire-fighting equipment to the island of Brac.
		Five of the ship's rowers entered a mile-long race organised to recreate a race from 1933 when HMS Ceres anchored off the picturesque town of Vela Luka on the island of Korcula, and held a race against a rowing club.
	www.a2mediagroup.com /?c=127&a=13128 (678 words)

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		All were picked up by frigates HMS Affleck & Bentley the next day and were later transferred to the British rescue ship Accrington when the frigates rejoined the convoy.
		On the night of the 25th, the Dido-class light anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Black Prince lead an offensive sweep along the French coast with Ashanti & Huron in column as a sub-division to port & with Haida & Athabaskan to starboard.
		Astiz was taken aboard HMS Antrim where he signed the surrender document in the presence of Captain Brian Young.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/april/26Apr.txt (2794 words)

	Untitled Document
		HMS Orlando was anchored in Tunis Bay 3rd November 1864.
		2nd March 1939 HMS Ramillies was preparing to enter Grand Harbour, when one of the davits broke loose and carried Sergeant Young overboard.
		He was a Lieutenant (HMS Active) at the destruction of a Turkish squadron in the Dardanelles in 1807; served on HMS Spartan, in boat actions in the Adriatic, and at the reduction of Zante and neighbouring islands.
	www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/AMaltalist2.htm (3965 words)

	HMS Pembroke
		Some memories may return as you look at the history of HMS PEMBROKE from 1903 to the final departure of the Royal Navy in 1984 and their universtiy role in the 21st century.
		On the 31st of March 1961, the Commanding Officer rank at HMS PEMBROKE was downgraded from Commodore to Captain as the departing CO Commodore L W L Argles DSC was succeded by Captain H S Spittle who was also the Captain of the Supply School.
		By 1045 on Friday the 3rd of June 1983 almost everyone in HMS Pembroke was in No.1s and fallen in on the hallowed and much trodden Parade Ground in the company of a large group of local Mayors, Churchmen and other dignitaries awaiting the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
	www.burrill12.freeserve.co.uk /RNB/HMSPembroke.htm (2843 words)

	HMS Cornwall visits Split British Embassy, Zagreb
		The Royal Naval ship HMS Cornwall, a Type 22 frigate, was warmly welcomed to Split in spring 2007 for a busy three-day stay.
		The British Embassy Zagreb is grateful to HMS Cornwall for the ship's help in bringing over a donation of equipment from the London Fire Service to the volunteer firefighting association of the island of Brac.
		It was organised to recreate a race that took place in 1933, when HMS Ceres anchored off the picturesque town, and held a race against a local rowing club.
	www.britishembassy.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1171456103987 (556 words)

	Unwin, EO
		His first appointment was as a midshipman to the Emperor of India (1923-1925), serving in the Mediterranean, and he was also in the Mediterranean for his next seagoing appointment on HMS Ceres (1926-1927) where he reached the rank of Lieutenant.
		The next two years were spent alternately in the Admiralty and as Flag Lt to Rear-Admiral RB Davies at the Fleet Air Arm Headquarters at HMS Daedalus, where frenetic attempts were made to get the previously underfunded FAA ready for action when war broke out in September 1939.
		After another spell at the Signals Department at the Admiralty, he was appointed to HMS Dunedin in March 1941, as her Commander and Executive Officer, where he remained until her sinking in November 1941.
	www.hmsdunedin.co.uk /unwin,_eo.htm (504 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Oldest sailor (105) given a rare send-off
		During World War I he served in HM ships Vivid, Faulknor, the battleship HMS Centurion - from which he was drafted a few days before she took part in the Battle of Jutland - and the destroyers HMS Contest and HMS Valorous.
		In 1920 Billy was in the Revenge when she was sent to Ismir to protect British interests during the Greco-Turkish war.
		During World War II he served in the cruiser HMS Ceres in the early stages of the Battle of the Atlantic, subsequently serving at the shore bases HMS Drake and HMS Kestrel - the RN air station at Worthy Down.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0004/0000040503.asp (317 words)

	PORT JACKSON (SYDNEY HARBOUR) - SHIPWRECKS
		She was refloated with the assistance of HMS Fly and sailed for port Macquarie on 3 Ocrober 1826.
		A pinnace from HM Penguin, screw steamer, was lost near Dawes Point, Sydney Harbour, 9 July 1914.
		Refloated withh assistance from HMS Tamar, but found to be unseaworthy, and purchased by the colonial authorities and converted to a prison hulk for convicts awaiting transportation to Norfolk island, Moreton Bay and other penal settlements.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /portjackson-wrecks.html (9355 words)

	D/S Dah Puh - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945
		On June 30, 17 of her complement including 6 officers and 2 gunners were picked up by the minesweeper HMS Atmosphere and taken to K. Kuwai with arrival on July 1.
		The 1st mate went on board HMS Adria to find out how to proceed, whereupon 6 officers and 9 from India were sent on board the Dutch M/S Tosari, while the gunners and Dah Puh's armament were taken on board Adria.
		The Commanding Officer of HMS Atmosphere and divers from HMS Ceres agreed with this conclusion.
	www.warsailors.com /singleships/dahpuh.html (858 words)

	Theatres EJ Phillips 1830-1904
		[H.M.] Pitt for his old part of "Percival" This will give us rehearsals as the cast must be changed considerably.
		H.M. Pitt had died at 3 PM that day in New York and she would have to go on to New York to attend the funeral -- so I took a couple of gowns and went.
		The [New] Chestnut Street Theatre was built in 1862 on the north side of Chestnut Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets, a full seven blocks to the west of the old theatre, and considered by many too far removed from the theatre district to succeed.
	home.comcast.net /~m.chitty/theatres.htm (3475 words)

	HMS Ceres
		Seamen from many of the ships played an important role in moving heavy guns over difficult terrain and in the various assaults required to subdue the Island.
		Circa 10 Apr 1794 the frigates Quebec, Ceres and Rose were detached to take the three small islands adjacent to Guadeloupe, called the Saintes.
		21 Mar 1796 St.-Domingo, W.I., a squadron, including the Ceres, Captain James Newman Newman, arrived off town of Léogane with troops, with a view to reducing the area, but was found to be too strongly defended : however an attempt on Bombarde proved successful.
	www.pbenyon.plus.com /18-1900/C/00886.html (159 words)

	Ceres Class Cruiser - HMS Ceres, Cardiff, Coventry, Curacoa, Curlew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ceres Class Cruiser - HMS Ceres, Cardiff, Coventry, Curacoa, Curlew
		A significant improvement on the previous classes of 'C' cruisers with the bridge moved further aft and one of the 6 inch guns moved into a forward super-firing position giving improved arcs of fire.
		All five survived World War 1 and went on to serve in World War 2 during which three of the class were sunk.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /light-cruiser/hms-Ceres.html (240 words)

	News : HMS Cornwall : Type 22 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy
		HMS Cornwall was warmly welcomed to Split, Croatia, as she took part in numerous events when they arrived on Wednesday 7th February, for a three-day visit.
		The British Ambassador, Sir John Ramsden, said ‘I would like to welcome the crew of HMS Cornwall to the City of Split. There is a long tradition of good relations with the Croatian Navy and I hope it shall continue to prosper.’
		Since embarking the equipment that weighed over 120kgs, and includes a cutter, spreader and hoses, it has travelled over 3,000 miles, from Holland, via Plymouth, Barcelona and Malta.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server?show=ConWebDoc.8022&outputFormat=print (164 words)

	Overview of Belizean History
		The only ship identified by name was the "HMS Triumvirate" lost at St. George's Caye which was carrying a large amount of silver specie.
		The large ballast pile off St George's Caye may be from this ship.
		1793 English gunship, "HMS Advice", with 4 cannon, Capt Edward Tyrell, lost to leeward of Rey Bokell (southern tip of the Turneffe Atoll), her crew saved.
	ambergriscaye.com /fieldguide/history2.html (7867 words)

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