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	HMS Chatham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The third Chatham was a fourth-rate launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness in 1749.
		The tenth Chatham was transport launched in 1811 and sunk as a breakwater in 1825.
		The eleventh Chatham was a 74-gun third-rate, originally the French Royal Hollandais, captured on the stocks in 1809 at Flushing, launched in 1812, and sold in 1817.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Chatham (337 words)

	HMS Victory; Admiral Lord Nelson's Flagship HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar
		HMS Victory's fore top sail is a unique artifact from the battle and the period, the fact it remains intact today is a testament to the skill of the Georgian sail makers who manufactured the sail over two centuries ago.
		HMS Victory's firepower alone was superior to all of Wellingtons cannons used at the Battle of Waterloo.
		HMS Victory and No 4 Boathouse were the carving took place, alongside one of the ships original 32 lb cannon under repair, along with part of the original badly decayed oak carved scrollwork that had been removed from the starboard side entrance port.
	www.sculptor-iangb.com /hms-victory.htm (8120 words)

	Chatham, meet Chatham (October 30, 2006) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chatham is the sister city of the famous British shipbuilding port by the same name.
		One of the more famous predecessors was the HMS Chatham that carried Lord Horatio Nelson's body back to England after he was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar.
		The current Chatham is en route to Boston from duty in the South Atlantic.
	www.capecodonline.com /cctimes/chatham.htm (329 words)

	Trafalgar 200 - Ship Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		HMS Chatham is the fourth and last of the Batch 3 Frigates and she is the seventh ship to bear the name.
		HMS Chatham’s design was modified after experience with earlier versions of the ship in the Falklands Conflict.
		One of the most famous of our predecessors, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1741, had the sad, but great, honour of transporting the body of Lord Nelson from HMS Victory, to Greenwich Hospital where he was to lie in state until his funeral at St Pauls.
	www.trafalgar200.com /tallships_details/chatham.html (508 words)

	INSECT CLASS GUNBOATS - Yangtze - China gunboats
		I know that HMS Colombo (cruiser) and four sloops set off with with the five Insects, these ships escorting for the purpose of towing in bad weather and at the exhaustion of the Insects' fuel (some legs of the trip were beyond the fuel capacity of the Insects).
		On August 24, 1919, HMS Glowworm went to the assistance of a barge that was burning on a bank of the Dvina River.
		HMS Ladybird was on the Yangtze and about 20 miles away from USS Panay when she was fired upon by a Japanese shore battery.
	www.hmsfalcon.com /insect/insect.htm (1387 words)

	index
		HMS York was one of two York class heavy cruisers built in the late 1920's.
		HMS Exeter-built by Devonport Dockyard, (Plymouth) laid 1929, launched 1929, commissioned 1930.
		The early years of HMS York were spent on the America and West Indies Station as Flagship to the 8th Cruiser Squadron but she was recalled to Europe in 1935/1936 as a result of the Abyssinian Crisis.
	www.geocities.com /hmsyork/index.html (391 words)

	London calling (November 1, 2006) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was hearing only half of a radio conversation between Chatham Harbor Master Stuart Smith and the HMS Chatham, a 485-foot-long British frigate somewhere off the coast off Lighthouse Beach.
		Royal Navy Capt. James Morse, commanding officer of the HMS Chatham, stepped out of his flight gear and indulged in a bit of British ice breaking by apologizing for the helicopter taking a couple passes before settling in.
		The HMS Chatham was named after the British shipbuilding port, which also happens to be the Cape town's sister city.
	www.capecodonline.com /cctimes/londoncalling1.htm (647 words)

	HMS Firedrake Page 8
		Earlier that year Dennis was on board HMS Cornwall when it was bombed and sunk on April 5th 1942, he was rescued after 36 hours in the sea (see attached telegram reporting him missing and the cable from Dennis saying he was OK after his rescue).
		So I was drafted to HMS Harrier (Fleet Mine sweeper) her duties were mine sweeping on Russian Convoys to Murmansk and Archangel and sweeping invasion troops ashore on D-day after the invasion we were kept busy clearing mines from around channel ports.
		I then joined HMS Calder for three months on Atlantic patrols in that time we contacted and sunk one U-boat, by this time we had got on top of the U-boat threat and were winning the war in the Atlantic.
	www.hmsfiredrake.co.uk /firedrake8.htm (1021 words)

	Accra Daily Mail - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		HMS Chatham is part of the Royal Navy's South Atlantic patrol force providing a tangible UK maritime presence in the South Atlantic as well as providing a presence in West Africa in support of UN and UK interests.
		HMS Chatham (F87)) is a Type 22 (Batch 3) Frigate.
		HMS Chatham is supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary Gold Rover, which also supported HMS Liverpool when she visited Tema in February 2006.
	www.accra-mail.com /mailnews.asp?id=16830 (195 words)

	Chatham Welcomes Chatham - Nov. 2, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Royal Navy vessel to bear the name --- the first was a captured French vessel in 1666 --- the HMS Chatham has been on a six-month tour of the South Atlantic, including stops in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Falkland Islands and drug interdiction work with the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in the Caribbean.
		Chatham is now a part, and presented the town and Coast Guard Station with the ship’s crest as well as photographs of the vessel.
		Chatham resident for the past 15 years, was also on hand for the visit.
	www.capecodchronicle.com /chatnews/chat110206_1.htm (826 words)

	The Offshore Radio Fleet
		Ship details: HMS Chatham is the fourth and last of the Batch 3 Frigates and she is the seventh ship to bear the name.
		On the 24th and 25th December 1805 she carried Vice Admiral Lord Nelson from HMS Victory, at the Nore, to Greenwich Hospital where he was to lie in state.
		HMS Chatham (pennant number F87) is a type 22 batch 3 frigate.
	www.offshore-radio.de /fleet/chatham.htm (807 words)

	Chatham Dockyard
		Chatham dockyard, situated on the Medway, was a major naval base for the Royal Navy for many centuries during the reigns of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. For ex-employees and families of ex-employees of Chatham Dockyard a message board has been set up click here to view messages.
		The Naval importance of Chatham is shown by the institution of the Chatham Chest by Hawkins, Drake and others in 1590, for the relief and support for injured or disabled sailors.
		This immense addition to Chatham dockyard, which was practically the creation of a new establishment fitted to cope with the growing needs of the Fleet, was completed in 1885, when a simple inaugural ceremony took place in September.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /chatham_dockyard.htm (5022 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - HMS Chatham sails to relieve sister frigate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chatham will initially take part in live firings of guns and missiles off the coast of the United Kingdom before deploying to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, where she will take over the duties of HMS Cumberland, which has been on station since June.
		This will be Chatham’s third operational tour in support of the ‘war on terrorism’ since last January – although it will also be the first extended time away for many of the younger members of the ship’s company.
		The Commanding Officer of HMS Chatham, Capt The Honourable Michael Cochrane, said: “As Chatham deploys away from the UK once more, her ship’s company are in good spirits, fully refreshed after the holiday period, but most importantly of all, we are ready for any operation that may arise.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2003/0301/0003011401.asp (284 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 Tracker was one of the many Landing Ship, Tanks (LST's) constructed in the latter stages of the Second World War.
	home.att.net /~b.lockyer/royal_navy.htm (1505 words)

	New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		HMS Dunedin replaced HMS Chatham on the New Zealand Division, while the rest of the cruise carried on its voyage.
		In conjunction with HMS Diomede, she arrived in Napier on 3 February from Auckland with food, tents, medical supplies, doctors and nurses, and stayed until 11 February.
		HMS Dunedin twice left the New Zealand station for refits in the UK, once in 1927 and later in 1931, when she was away for seventeen months.
	www.hmsdunedin.co.uk /new_zealand.htm (363 words)

	HMS Cavalier Refloated and Restored
		HMS Cavalier is being preserved as a national memorial to the 153 Royal Navy destroyers and their 30,000 crew lost in action during the Second World War.
		She was purchased by South Tyneside Council and moved to Hebburn to become the centrepiece of a new museum of shipbuilding.
		Above: HMS Cavalier was built on the Isle of Wight and entered service in 1944, receiving a battle honour for action in the Arctic.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/News/25july012.htm (413 words)

	HMS VANGUARD - Chatham Casualties
		Son of Charlotte Lyratt (formerly Bearman) of 2 Bark Hart Cottages, Orpington, Kent and the late Edward Robert Bearman.
		Son of Mr and Mrs A. Deadman of 89 Nelson Rd., Perry St., Gravesend; husband of Daisy Eileen Deadman of 15 Stone St., Gravesend, Kent.
		Husband of Beatrice Alice Evans (formerly Hodges) of 26 The Paddock, Chatham.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/vancchat.htm (3437 words)

	HMS Chatham (F87) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Chatham (F87) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy.
		On April 18, 2005, Chatham, at Alexandria, Egypt, sent a party ashore to provide a burial for the recently-uncovered remains of thirty British sailors and officers who had died during or after the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
		HMS Chatham also hosted the BBC for the television programme Shipmates which charted the life of ordinary sailors in the Royal Navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Chatham_(F87) (304 words)

	HMS Ganges Royal Navy Association - RNTE Shotley
		Admiralty order for old HMS Ganges to be renamed HMS Tenedos III and to become part of the Boy Artificers Establishment at Chatham.
		HMS Ganges II moved closer inshore, between the piers (bows facing downstream).
		HMS Ganges II put all boys ashore into Shotley and was then used as Naval Operations Ship, Harwich.
	www.hmsgangesassoc.org /rnteshotley.html (2493 words)

	Chatham Class Light Cruisers, Royal Navy
		HMS Dublin served with the 1st battle squadron once commissioned and transferred to the 1st light cruiser squadron in the Mediterranean in July 1913.
		HMS Southampton served with the 1st battle squadron from February 1913, she then became flagship to the Commodore of the 1st light cruiser squadron of the Home Fleet in July 1913 until 1915.
		HMS Brisbane served in the Pacific from 1916-1917 transferring to the East Indies in 1917.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /chatham_class.htm (2100 words)

	UASI
		To explain the circumstances for the loss of the anchor we begin with the departure of the HMS Chatham in England...
		HMS Chatham in the background and a foundered HMS Discovery in foreground 1792.
		The wind had failed and as the Chatham was crossing an unknown channel when, she was caught by the flood tide and swept helpless, to the northeastward.
	www.nwrain.com /~newtsuit/uasi/vancouver.html (1809 words)

	MoD Oracle
		HMS Chatham has been visiting Nigeria as part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Nigerian Navy.
		Chatham, a Type 22 Batch 3 Frigate, arrived in the Nigerian capital Lagos on 1 June 2006.
		HMS Chatham sailed from her homebase of Devonport on 15 May 2006 at the start of a six month deployment as the Atlantic Patrol Ship (South), protecting British interests in the Atlantic region, including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
	www.modoracle.com /news/detail.h2f?id=10935 (303 words)

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		HMS Megaera, built as a frigate for the Royal Navy, was one of the last and largest.
		HMS Megaera at last became an operational ship in the Royal Navy and made several trips to the Crimea, but she was not anyone's favorite ship.
		HMS Rinaldo was bound for England and the Malacca was bound for Australia.
	www2.xlibris.com /bookstore/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=1535 (15958 words)

	Old Glory - Magazine
		One of the impressive exhibits on display at Easter was HM Submarine Ocelot which was built in Chatham and launched in May 1962 remaining in service until 1981.
		HM Submarine Ocelot returned to Chatham in 1992 for restoration and preservation and is now in one of the dry docks.
		She was the Royal Navy’s last operational Second World War destroyer and is now preserved by the HMS Cavalier (Chatham) Trust as a memorial to the Royal Navy destroyers sunk during that war.
	www.oldglory.co.uk /archive/01june03/ft2.htm (974 words)

	uboat.net - About - Join the Conning Tower
		The HMS Dunedin (I 93) joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet and was then loaned to the New Zealand Division in May 1924, replacing the cruiser HMS Chatham.
		The HMS Dunedin (Captain Lambe) was allocated to the 12th Cruiser Squadron in the Home Fleet and in September to the 11th Cruiser Squadron in the Orkneys and Shetland Command, based at Kirkwall for service on the Northern Patrol.
		In December 1940, the HMS Dunedin formed part of the escort for the troop convoy WS-5A (consisting of 20 merchants and the British aircraft carriers HMS Argus and HMS Furious, used to ferry aircraft to Takoradi), together with the British cruisers HMS Berwick and HMS Bonaventure.
	uboat.net /about/members/attacked_demo2.html (1274 words)

	HMS Ganges Association Noticeboard - November 2005
		It largely features HMS CHATHAM, her 2004/5 deployment to the Gulf and her involvement in post-tsunami relief operations in January this year.
		He trained at HMS Caledonia (Tommy is on the left in the photo).
		She also said that HMS Indomitable had a steel deck and the U.S.N. wanted this as theirs were wooden.
	www.hmsgangesassoc.org /nov05.html (1387 words)

	L/Seaman Thomas W R Ingram RN
		Tommy had risen to the rank of Leading Seaman when HMS Grasshopper, an "insect" class river gunboat with a ship's company of 74, left Singapore on 12 Feb 1942 bound for Batavia, now Jakarta, prior to the imminent arrival of the Japanese invaders.
		HMS Grasshopper was attacked by Japanese aircraft in the Riouw Straits on 14 Feb. The vessel was hit aft and set on fire.
		The Royal Navy establishment at Chatham was known as HMS Pembroke.
	www.kinnethmont.co.uk /1939-1945_files/thos-ingram.htm (388 words)

	HMS Echo - Death of two crew in Thames Estuary
		As is customary the kit of Geoff Orgill and Frank Dunham was auctioned in Chatham Barracks (HMS PEMBROKE) on the 24th of April - in the presence of the Squadron ship's companies and others - with the proceeds later being passed to their families.
		He was acquitted on charges of neglecting to perform his duty by failing to ask for outside assistance to secure the recovery of the party under his command and for failing to give instructions for a careful watch to be kept on the weather.
		He died there in tragic circumstances in 1982 when the wooden floor of the office he was vacating gave way under him resulting in splinters penetrating his chest.
	www.burrill12.freeserve.co.uk /Echo/echoloss.htm (2652 words)

	Press Releases: South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004, Sri Lanka: Work parties continue to assist in Batticaloa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		HMS CHATHAM remains in company with RFA DILIGENCE, anchored on the east coast of Sri Lanka near the devastated town of Batticaloa.
		HMS CHATHAM’s Lynx helicopter has been busy supplying medical stores and aid to the village of Kallar, which remains cut off by flooding.
		HMS CHATHAM landed three work teams today and the Fleet Support Unit, based on RFA DILIGENCE also landed a team.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/JWIN-68HC7M?OpenDocument (740 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Chatham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There have been a dozen or so HMS Chathams before the current frigate, but many were small fry, such as the sheer hulk of 1694 which was actually built as a hulk, or the eighth, a ten-gun sloop hired between 1793-95.
		The fifth Chatham, a six-gun yacht launched in 1741, served as the Commissioner’s Yacht at Chatham; she and her company of ten had the honour of transporting Nelson’s body from HMS Victory at the Nore to Greenwich, where it lay in state before the funeral.
		The 12th Chatham was the nameship of a class of 5,400-ton light cruisers, built in 1911 and seeing much service in the First World War.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/chatham.asp (687 words)

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