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	BBC - Guernsey - About Guernsey - HMS Charybdis
		Charybdis Weekend is held in Guernsey each year to commemorate not only the sailors and marines who lost their lives, but also the bravery of the Islanders.
		Charybdis was a Dido-class cruiser, one of a series of 11 built during the 1930's and commissioned in 1941.
		Charybdis had picked it up and was swinging to port but was hit by a full salvo of six enemy torpedoes.
	www.bbc.co.uk /guernsey/content/articles/2004/10/06/hms_charybdis_feature.shtml (970 words)

	HMS Charybdis - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The third Charybdis was a screw corvette launched in 1859, loaned to Canada from 1880 to 1882, and sold 1884.
		The fourth Charybdis was a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1893, converted to a cargo ship in 1918 and sold to Bermuda in 1922.
		The fifth Charybdis was a cruiser launched in 1940 and sunk in the English Channel by German torpedo boats in 1943.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/HMS_Charybdis (188 words)

	Science Fair Projects - HMS Charybdis (F75)
		HMS Charybdis (F75) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN).
		Charybdis was launched on the 28th February 1968 and commissioned on the 2nd June 1969.
		From 1979-82, Charybdis underwent modernisation that included the fitting of Exocet and SeaWolf, and the removal of her single twin 4.5-in gun.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/HMS_Charybdis_%28F75%29 (483 words)

	HMS Wensleydale - Charybdis and Limbourne page
		HMS Charybdis was due for a refit, had just arrived from the Mediterranean and had never been on this sort of operation before.
		Charybdis was spotted by the German destroyer T23 who fired six torpedoes at Charybdis.
		HMS Charybdis was sinking fast with one torpedo hitting the port side and flooding boiler room B; and the other hitting further aft, flooding the after engine room.
	www.hmswensleydale.co.uk /charybdis.htm (1615 words)

	HMS Charybdis et Münsterland
		Then the cruiser HMS Charybdis and the destroyer HMS Limbourne arrived at the scene, but the 4th German E-Boat flotilla was guarding, and in two minutes both British ships were sunk by torpedoes.
		Most of the 600 men on the Charybdis were killed.
		The Charybdis was located in 1993 on 83 m depth.
	www.abc.se /~m10354/mar/charybdis.htm (1691 words)

	HMS Euryalus (42) Information
		HMS Euryalus was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy.
		During August 1943, HMS Euryalus, HMS Dido and HMS Sirius with four destroyers, shelled the bridge in the Gulf of Eufemia Calibria, in support of the 8th Army under Lt-General Clarke in the Bay of Solerno, in overall command of the operation was Admiral Cunningham (R.N.) in Malta.
		In August 1952, HMS Euryalus was decommissioned, and later during the year she was recommissioned and again rejoined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/HMS_Euryalus_(42) (1942 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Euryalus of the Dido class
		In January 1943, during the night of 22-23rd Force K, consisting of HMS Euryalus, HMS Cleopatra and four destroyers, shelled the withdrawal routes of the German-Italian panzer forces near Zuara Libya, Tripoli was evacuated by the rearguards on the 23rd.
		During August, HMS Euryalus, HMS Dido and HMS Sirius with four destroyers, shelled the bridge in the Gulf of Eufemia Calibria, in support of the 8th Army under Lt-General Clarke in the Bay of Solerno, in overall command of the operation was Admiral Cunningham (R.N.) in Malta.
		In April 1951, she sailed for the Persian Gulf, to relieve the cruiser HMS Mauritius of the East Indies Squadron, and make her presence known to the Iranians who were threatening to take over the Anglo Iranian oil wells.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4011.html (1487 words)

	Order of Battle - Battle off the Coast of North Brittany - 23 October 1943 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HMS Charybdis finds the German ships via radar at 0136 and opens fire with starshell a few minutes later, but the British never visually sight the Germans.
		HMS Charybdis is sunk by two torpedoes from T23 and T27.
		HMS Limbourne is crippled by one torpedo from either T22 or T26.
	www.navweaps.com /index_oob/OOB_WWII_Atlantic/OOB_WWII_North_Brittany.htm (131 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Richmond - Richmond visits Guernsey to pay tribute (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1943 HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne were sunk in a night action with the Germans ‘E’ Boats T23 and T27 off the north coast of Brittany.
		To mark this turning point, the Charybdis Weekend is held in Guernsey each year to commemorate not only the sailors and marines who lost their lives, but also the bravery of the Islanders.
		Although HMS Richmond has hosted a number of similar functions in the past few months, to be involved in such an historic commemoration was a great honour and one which was taken very seriously.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/richmond/rich03101801.asp (935 words)

	HMS Charybdis (88) Information
		On 25th November 1942 she was allocated to the 12th Cruiser Squadron in Force "H" and sailed from Gibraltar for Algiers carrying the Allied Force H.Q., Operation Torch - the landings in Morocco and Algeria.
		On 23rd October 1943, she took part in the disastrous Operation Tunnel in the English Channel with destroyers HMS Grenville, Rocket and four Hunt class destroyers (HMS Limbourne, Wensleydale, Talybont and Stevenstone).
		Charybdis sank in position 48 59'N: 3 39'W, with the loss of 30 officers and 432 ratings just off the North Coast of Brittany.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/HMS_Charybdis_(88) (936 words)

	HMS Charybdis
		HMS Charybdis was launched in 1893 and was part of the Special Flying Squadron under Captain John McQuhae.
		Charybdis was then used for harbour duties in 1917, being converted to a cargo carrier in March 1918 when loaned to merchant shipping.
		In 1896 the “Charybdis,” commanded by Captain John McQuhae, was one of a squadron of six ships which was specially commissioned as a reply to a congratulatory telegram from the German Emperor to President Paul Kruger on the occasion of Dr. Jameson’s raid.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_charybdis.htm (783 words)

	Operation Tunnel the story of Charybdis & Limbourne
		HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne Expeditions By Leigh Bishop
		During the early hours of the 23rd two warships were sunk in combat HMS Charybdis and Limbourne between them they took over 500 men with them.
		This is of course a story of divers and researchers of the modern age working alongside survivors of incredibly courage, from the sinking to the discovery's many have been involved, this is their story.
	www.deepimage.co.uk /wrecks/charybdis_limbourne/operation-tunnel.htm (911 words)

	ReadyAyeReady.com - The Canadian Navy
		By early 1881, HMS CHARYBDIS was officially transferred to the Canadian Government for training and became the first warship that was ever owned by the Dominion Government.
		However, after arriving in St. John NB, she broke loose in a gale and damaged shipping in the harbour, and on another occasion, two citizens of Saint John, who were trying to go on board broke through a rotten gang-plank and were drowned.
		It was first used by HMS CANADA, a composite steel, iron and wooden warship of 2,770 tons.
	www.readyayeready.com /timeline/pre-1910/index.htm (1600 words)

	HMS Charybdis at AllExperts
		* The second Charybdis was a 10-gun brig-sloop in use from 1831 to 1843.
		* The third Charybdis was a screw corvette launched in 1859, loaned to Canada from 1880 to 1882, and sold 1884.
		* The fifth Charybdis was a cruiser launched in 1940 and sunk in the English Channel by German torpedo boats in 1943.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hm/hms_charybdis.htm (257 words)

	Navy WWII (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HMS Avenger was an auxilliary aircraft carrier and was sunk by a U-boat torpedo West of the Gibraltar Straits.
		HMS Polyanthus was a Flower Class corvette and was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in the North Atlantic.
		The cruiser HMS Charybdis was sunk by E-boat torpedoes in the English Channel.
	freespace.virgin.net /war.memorial/html/navy_wwii.html (733 words)

	HMS Grenville (R97) at AllExperts
		This HMS Grenville was the second ship of the name to serve with the Royal Navy in World War II.
		HMS Grenville and seven other U class destroyers were ordered as part of the Emergency Programme.
		In this operation, cruiser HMS Charybdis and destroyer HMS Limbourne were sunk.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hm/hms_grenville_(r97).htm (236 words)

	leigh bishop shipwreck articles
		HMS Charybdis sunk in 280ft depth during WW2 after she was hit by torpedo fired from German Elbing Class boats.
		HMS Limbournes bridge bell lying in the sand seabed deep in the English channel at 280ft depth.
		Limbourne a British Hunt class destroyer was lost on the same night as HMS Charybdis when acting against enemy action as part of Operation Tunnel.
	www.deepimage.co.uk /online_articles/main-articlepage.htm (2080 words)

	About Yeovil Town
		ROYAL NAVY H.M.S. HMS Charybdis was a Royal Naval Cruiser involved with the destroyer HMS Limbourne and five other vessels, in an offensive sweep seeking out an important German convoy which intelligence indicated would be off the French coast between Ushant and the Channel Islands on the night of 23 October 1943.
		During a clash with a German force of light fast warships, HMS Charybdis was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 29 officers and 432 ratings.
		HMS Limbourne was also torpedoed and badly damaged losing one officer and 41 ratings; the destroyer could not be towed to safety and was sunk by the naval ships in company.
	www.yeoviltown.com /Static/War_Memorial/ww2details.asp?ID=95 (349 words)

	HMS Naiad naval art
		HMS naiad served in the Home fleet between 1940 till 1941 going to the Mediterranean 1941- 1942, in this time she took part in the action against the French Guepard in 1941.
		HMS Naiad by Ivan Berryman The Dido class cruiser HMS Naiad is pictured together with the cruiser HMS Leander during the encounter with the French Guepard in 1941 whilst they were both engaged in operations against the Vichy-French forces in Syria.
		The Dido class cruiser HMS Naiad is pictured together with the cruiser HMS Leander during the encounter with the French Guepard in 1941 whilst they were both engaged in operations against the Vichy-French forces in Syria.
	www.naval-art.com /hms_naiad.htm (609 words)

	RN Service Record
		HMS CHARYBDIS, a cruiser of the Dido class was authorised under the 1938 programme.
		She was laid down at Cammell Laird's yard, Birkenhead, Cheshire on 9th November 1938, launched on 17th September 1940 and completed on 3rd December, 1941 with 8-4.5in guns instead of the planned 10-5.25in.
		On 23 October 1943, Ordnance Artificer George Smith was discharged from the Royal Navy as having lost his life on war service when HMS CHARYBDIS was sunk.
	www.naval-history.net /RecordRN193843SmithGCW.htm (533 words)

	John Ford HMS Carybdis - Perak Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HMS Audacious — 13th October 1872 to 30th July 1873 — ‘Fair’ — From this grade we can suppose that Ford was not a model sailor!
		HMS Charybdis (No.61 on books) — 24th September 1873 to 8th May 1877.
		HMS Royal Adelaide - 18th February 1879 to 5th July 1880 (3 days in cells from 27th-31st October 1879), character ‘Fair’.
	hometown.aol.co.uk /elasplin/JFord.html (2019 words)

	British WWII Warships
		HMS DIDO (DIDO CLASS CRUISER) (1940) PAINTED NN MD2p
		HMS DIDO (DIDO CLASS CRUISER) (1940) - Painted on wooden plinth, with brass name plate NN MD2pw
		HMS CHARYBDIS (1941) - Painted on wooden plinth, with brass name plate NN MD3pw
	www.skytrex.com /contents/en-uk/d401.html (106 words)

	HMS Astraea, Bonaventure, Cambrian, Charybdis, Flora, Forte, Fox, Hermione
		HMS Astraea, Bonaventure, Cambrian, Charybdis, Flora, Forte, Fox, Hermione
		HMS Fox, one of two of the class to still be active as cruisers by the end of World War 1, the rest having been reduced to auxiliary use.
		Fox was involved in the blockade of SMS Königsberg and on Christmas day 1914 sent the German cruiser the message "Kony, we wish you the best of good cheer, but blame you for stopping our Xmas beer." - clearly the crew contained many talented poets.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /light-cruiser/hms-Astraea.html (274 words)

	Tom Richards’ Log
		This plug is a piece of wood about 5 feet long and about 15 or 16 inches in diameter and fits into the hawse pipe in the bows where the cables run out.
		In the "Charybdis" this happened to be on the lower deck.
		On the outside of the hawse pipe is a circular piece of wood with a ring in the middle named a buckler.
	www.pbenyon.plus.com /Tom's_Log/Charybdis.html (1359 words)

	This is Guernsey - News - Feature Articles - Charbydis Memorial
		The ceremony was a thanksgiving for the victory at Trafalgar, a commemoration of the men who lost their lives on HMS Charybdis and Limbourne and a tribute to the quiet resistance of Guernsey's population during the Occupation.
		Islanders, relatives and dignitaries gathered at the Foulon Cemetery to remember the sailors of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne.
		Many of the 107 survivors owe their lives to the bravery of the crew of destroyer HMS Wensleydale whose captain, Lt-Commander Goodfellow, insisted on helping fellow sailors.
	www.thisisguernsey.com /code/showfeaturesarticle.pl?ArticleID=000271 (743 words)

	World War II Commemorations: 1945 - 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Charybdis dead were washed up in Jersey and Guernsey – 29 on the former, 21 on the latter – during the closing weeks of 1943.
		More than 60 years later, sailors from HMS Albion paid their respects to their forebears with the same act of remembrance at the Charybdis graves.
		Fortunately for the crew it was not the dead of night and helicopters were on the scene within minutes to spare the destroyer sailors the effects of hypothermia.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ww2/channel_islands5.asp (406 words)

	1st Canadian Troop Convoy
		Rear-Admiral Wemyss, in command of the 12th Cruiser Squadron, HM Ships Charybdis (flag), Talbot, Eclipse and Diana, was orderd to act as escort for the troop convoy.
		HMS Majestic from the 7th Battle Squadron was ordered to reinforce the escort.
		Promptly at 3 pm, the Eclipse led column Z out of the anchorage, followed by Diana with column Y, and in due corse astern of her came Charybdis leading column X. Talbot brought up the rear of the long column which had a total length of 21 1/2 miles.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/1cdncvy.htm (3354 words)

	NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
		This site is partly dedicated to my father, Ordnance Artificer George Smith (above at Gibraltar in 1942, before Malta convoy Operation 'Pedestal'), lost in the sinking of HMS Charybdis (below) off the Brittany coast on 23rd October 1943.
		In 2003, Guernsey Post issued a stamp bearing a painting of HMS Charybdis as well as Hunt-class escort destroyer HMS Limbourne, torpedoed at the same time (by T-type small destroyers, not E-boats as often described).
		Post-war, he served with the North Russian Expeditionary Force 1919, cruised the Baltic in 1921, escorted the Prince of Wales on his Round-the-World Tour in 1923 and was on the China Station in the 1920's.
	www.naval-history.net (696 words)

	Trafalgar 200 - Ship Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HMS Montrose is a Type 23 Frigate; she was launched at Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd in Glasgow on 31st July 1992 and was accepted formally in to the Royal Navy at a commissioning ceremony on 2 June 1994.
		His Fleet time was spent in HMS Plover in the Hong Kong Squadron, and then HMS Charybdis in home waters, before volunteering for service in submarines.
		Returning to the surface flotilla in 1995, he qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer (PWO) specialising in Communications and Electronic Warfare, and was appointed to HMS London in 1996 where he served as PWO and then Operations Officer.
	www.trafalgar200.com /tallships_details/montrose.html (527 words)

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