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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Con-Cq) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		HMS Conqueror was the first nuclear -powered submarine, of any nation, to fire in anger, controversially sinking the Argentine cruiser Belgrano while she steamed away from the Falkland Islands exclusion zone in May 1982.
		HMS Corunna 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.
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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Prince Andrew, Duke of York
		His mother is the current reigning British monarch, HM Queen Elizabeth II, the eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
		In April 2, 1982, the British colony of the Falkland Islands was invaded by Argentina, an event that led to the Falklands War.
		Prince Andrew's ship, HMS Invincible was only one of two operational aircraft carriers available to the Royal Navy, and as such was a to play a major role in the Royal Navy taskforce being assembled to sail south to retake the islands.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Andrew,_Duke_of_York (1389 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Hunt (Type I) class Escort destroyers
		HMS Berkeley (L 17) (lost 19 Aug, 1942)
		HMS Quorn (L 66) (lost 3 Aug, 1944)
		HMS Tynedale (L 96) (lost 12 Dec, 1943)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=22&navy=HMS (283 words)

	HMS Cottesmore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cottesmore after the Cottesmore hunt:
		She served in World War I and was paid off and sold in 1919.
		She served in World War II, was sold to the Egyptian Navy in 1950 being renamed Port Said, and served into the 1980s as a training ship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Cottesmore (157 words)

	Navy News - Young Readers Club - News & Features - Putting the Royal into Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		His first ship was the guided-missile destroyer HMS Norfolk, then he served in two frigates, HMS Minerva and Jupiter.
		He had command of minehunter HMS Cottesmore from 1993-94, and by the time he left the Navy in July 2001 he had earnt the rank of Commander.
		Prince Andrew trained as a helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy, and served in HMS Invincible flying Sea Kings during the Falklands Conflict in 1982.
	www.navynews.co.uk /youngreaders/yr_articles/2003/0309/02030901.asp (267 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Northern Ireland Squadron decommissions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Friends and family watched with pride and emotion as the ship’s companies of HMS Brecon, HMS Dulverton and HMS Cottesmore held a last Divisions and Decommissioning Ceremony at Clyde Naval Bas, Faslane.
		HMS Brecon made the headlines 18 months ago when she because the first large Royal Navy warship to be commanded by a woman, then Lt, now Lt Cdr Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Atkinson.
		HMS Cottesmore, commanded by Lt Dan Knight, has also enjoyed a share of the limelight _ from April 1993 until November 1994 her commanding officer was the Duke of York.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2005/0507/0005071901.asp (374 words)

	Hunt Class Destoryer
		My brother Ellis was Yeoman of Signals on HMS Tynedale when she was attacked and sunk by U593.
		My late husband served in HMS Pytchley, I think he told me that James Mason, the film star, was serving too, at one time.
		My uncle served on HMS Quorn and was lost presumed missing on 4th August 1944.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hunt_class.htm (1406 words)

	Navy Matters \| Editorial 20 August 2004
		The 8 year old HMS Grafton is up for sale, Chile is a likely destination.
		The RN is becoming a fleet of middle aged or old warships, only the decommissioning of old warships is keeping the mean age from growing too rapidly.
		Until the new carriers are order, many senior officials in the Army and RAF will continue to question their need and see cancellation as the best palliative to the MOD’s continuous budget crisis.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /ed200804.htm (1339 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Further tests and interviews were conducted at HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent, and interviews at the Admiralty Interview Board, HMS Sultan.
		He then did a four month helicopter warfare instructors' course at HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton, and served from February 1987 to April 1988 as a helicopter warfare officer in 702 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Osprey, Portland.
		He served on HMS Edinburgh as an Officer of the Watch and Assistant Navigating Officer 1988-1989, including a six month deployment as part of exercise Outback 88 to the Far East.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Prince_Andrew,_Duke_of_York (2151 words)

	News Archive 11
		Your humble webmaster was privileged to be among a group from the Ton Class Association (TCA) which visited the Sandown Class minehunter HMS Ramsey at Portsmouth today courtesy of her CO, Martin Mackey, a fellow member of both the TCA and the MCDOA.
		Buriton is just outside Petersfield in Hampshire and 'HMS Mirtle' was the nickname given to the mine investigation range, established during the Second World War at a nearby quarry, where bombs and mines were taken for steaming out by HMS Vernon's mine investigation teams.
		HMS Hurworth will be open to visitors during a three day visit to Weymouth from Tues 23 Aug as part of the 200th anniversary of the Trafalgar Dispatch (the delivery of news to London of Britain’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and of Nelson’s death).
	www.mcdoa.org.uk /News_Archive_11.htm (5126 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 1 Nov 2004 (241101w03)
		A visit from HMS "Leeds Castle" was planned, but in the event, the port visit offered by the Chilean authorities proved impractical due to time and distance constraints.
		Whether the Royal Navy was responsible for certifying the seaworthiness of the Canadian submarine HMCS "Chicoutimi" (formerly HMS "Upholder") before it set sail for Canada recently.
		Following refurbishment and reactivation, HMCS "Chicoutimi" (formerly HMS "Upholder") met all appropriate Royal Navy standards for acceptance and operational service, by the handover to the Canadians on 2 October 2004.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld200304/ldhansrd/vo041101/text/41101w03.htm (976 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Duke of York chats with the crew of HMS Ark Royal on his last day in the RN After 22 years service, HRH Prince Andrew The Duke of York said farewell to the Royal Navy on 30 July 2001.
		He subsequently qualified as a helicopter pilot in April 1981, and served as a Sea King pilot with 820 Naval Air Squadron aboard HMS Invincible during the Falklands conflict, flying all manner of operational sorties including anti-submarine hunts, transport, casualty evacuation, and search and rescue missions.
		He later flew the Lynx helicopters assigned to HMS Brazen and HMS Campbeltown, as well as holding a watchkeeping billet on HMS Edinburgh.
	news.mod.uk /news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1219 (256 words)

	RAF Active - RAF Cottesmore to HMS Cottesmore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The cunning plan was to canoe to Boston to meet up with HMS Cottesmore, to raise funds for the Cottesmore Supply Sqn charity ‘Willowbrook’ (the home for disabled people in Oakham).
		Fifteen minutes later I climbed aboard HMS Cottesmore, where I explained to the Duty Officer that we were stuck on the far side of the Haven.
		The arrival in the back of a minibus was a bit of an anti-climax, but by that stage we were beyond caring.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafactive/canoeing-ed2.htm (788 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Hunt (Type I) class Escort destroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		They were not required to be fitted with torpedo tubes.
		Due to a substantial error in the design it is reported that HMS Atherstone \'lent against the dock\' when fitting her \"X\" twin 4 inch mount.
		This gun was removed and several changes made, All the first group had 50 tons of steel ingots in their bottom to correct their stability problem.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=22&navy=HMS (272 words)

	ROYAL NAVY PAYS SECOND VISIT TO ABP’S PORT OF KING’S LYNN
		HMS Cottesmore, a Royal Naval patrol vessel, will berth at the Alexandra dock.
		The vessel has maintained strong links with the residents of Cottesmore village, and is affiliated with RAF Cottesmore.
		The ship’s company of 36 officers and ratings will be visiting the village and airbase to say farewell to the many friends they have made, while the Commanding Officer of the ship, Lieutenant Dan Knight, will pay his respects to the Mayor of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, Councillor Trevor Manley.
	www.abports.co.uk /news20054454.htm (222 words)

	Navy Matters \| RN Commitments and Operations
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		HMS Exeter HMS Liverpool (post-deployed August 4th) HMS Cumberland (deployed August 5th) HMS Monmouth HMS St. Albans HMS Sutherland HMS Richmond RSS in refit.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /commitments.htm (1205 words)

	This is Guernsey - Archive
		ISLANDERS were welcomed on board HMS Dulverton yesterday.
		It was in the island with HMS Cottesmore.
		HMS Dulverton sailed from its base on 19 April.
	www.thisisguernsey.com /code/showarchive.pl?ArticleID=012913&year=2005&category=news (431 words)

	Crampton Smith Web - Angus's Potted History
		My sea training was conducted on the Coniston (Ton) Class Mine Hunter HMS GAVINTON where I decided I wanted to be a Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officer, and HMS ROTHESAY where I spent the Falklands War in the Caribbean.
		I joined one of the Royal Navy's Hunt Class Mine Hunter/Sweepers HMS COTTESMORE in late 1985 as Operations Officer for two years and then 18 months as Executive Officer (Second in Command) of HMS LEDBURY.
		During this period I also spent a couple of months as XO of HMS SHERATON for an exercise in the Mediterranean.
	www.crampton-smith.com /Other_Pages/angus.htm (812 words)

	BBC - Guernsey - Features - Hunt Class Vessels In Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		HMS Dulverton and HMS Cottesmore, both Hunt class Mine Counter Measure vessels, will be in St Peter Port Harbour from Friday 6th to Tuesday 10th May.
		HMS Dulverton and HMS Cottesmore have recently been converted for their current role as Northern Ireland Specialist Patrol vessels.
		They are also unique in the Royal Navy for their dual functions of sweeping and hunting mines in a single hull.
	www.bbc.co.uk /guernsey/content/articles/2005/04/28/hunt_class_ships_feature.shtml (289 words)

	British defence cuts official - Hoon - Topic Powered by Groupee Community
		The oldest destroyers - HMS Cardiff, Newcastle and Glasgow will be pensioned off by the end of next year.
		Three anti-submarine frigates - HMS Norfolk, Marlborough and Grafton will be pensioned off by 2006.
		In a written message to service personnel, General Sir Michael Walker, chief of the defence staff, outlined just how many staff would go in the cuts.
	forums.military.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/7421994136/m/892106952 (811 words)

	Journalism jobs and news from Holdthefrontpage.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Reporter James Hardaker was a special guest on board the Navy warship HMS Cottesmore as it dropped anchor near Skegness.
		The Skegness Standard reporter was invited on board by the Mayor of Skegness, Coun Brian O’Connor, who organised the ship’s visit to the Lincolnshire coast.
		It is unusual to see ships inshore at the east coast, and onlookers headed to the beach as it headed to the resort on its final voyage before being decommissioned.
	www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk /news/2005/09sep/050923cott.shtml (230 words)

	News - Skegness Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Enthusiasts pointed their binoculars out to The Wash, eager to catch the first glimpse of the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Cottesmore as she approached the resort as part of her final voyage.
		The Wash is known for its sandbanks and shipping hazards, and officer of the watch Lt Merlin Miall said the voyage had been a challenge to plot because beach renourishment had dramatically changed the shape of the seabed.
		The Cottesmore, which had been on Northern Ireland patrol duty, is due to be decommissioned in two weeks' time.
	www.skegnesstoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=809&ArticleID=1195444 (534 words)

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		Bremen (51000 tons) was intercepted by submarine HMS Salmon but the submarine observed the then current rules of engagement and surfaced to order Bremen to heave-to.
		At least one man, the Chief Engineer, is known to have died during his time as a POW of the Japanese.
		Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga 1993 - Meeting on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of sinking of destroyer HMS Tynedale by U-593 in Hexham, England.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/december/12Dec.txt (503 words)

	Hunt Class Minesweepers
		Photos and details of the Hunt class minesweepers launched 1978 - 1988, including HMS Brecon, HMS Ledbury, HMS Cattistock, HMS Cottesmore, HMS Brocklesby, HMS Middleton, HMS Dulverton, HMS Bicester, HMS Chiddingfold, HMS Atherstone, HMS Hurworth, HMS Berkeley and HMS Quorn.
		HMS Hurworth in the Garloch, Scotland, 18th June 2004.
		Thought to be HMS Hurworth leaving the Gareloch, Scotland, 21st June 2004.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hunt_class_minesweepers.htm (643 words)

	UK Defence Today - News Archive - July 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is with deep regret that the MOD can confirm that an RAF pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed during a training sortie in Alaska on 25 July, and that a Royal Navy parachutist died in an accident at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth on 25 July.
		The Royal International Air Tattoo, this year held at RAF Cottesmore on 28-29 July, marks its 30th anniversary with a celebration of Women in Aviation, and the sixtieth anniversaries of both the Air Training Corps and the incomparable Lancaster bomber.
		A Merlin HM Mark 1 anti-submarine helicopter landed aboard HMS Ark Royal on 14 July, the day after the aircraft carrier returned to sea after a comprehensive refit.
	news.mod.uk /news/press/archive/2001/july.htm (1146 words)

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		I was on number 24 pilot course at No 7 FTS in Cottesmore in 1948/49.
		We all really miss Cottesmore as it is a fantastic village with a fantastic community.
		I was evacuated to Cottesmore during WW2 and boarded at the evacuated Fleet Central(Later Secondary) School, which was situated in Cottesmore Hall.
	www.rutnet.co.uk /pp/location/guestbook.asp?Offset=20&ID=14 (671 words)

	HMBC - Sirmar catalog
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		HMS Kingfisher : Escort Sloop, scale 1 : 48, length : 1543 mm
	www.hmbc.nl /merk/sirmar.html (565 words)

	Royal Navy Analysis - Defence Talk - Defence Forum
		Ingram [holding answer 7 July 2005]: The process of designating ships to receive the reduced level of support referred to by the National Audit Office enables the Royal Navy to maintain its ability to mount a medium scale operation at short notice and maximise its ability to undertake priority peacetime tasks.
		HMS Grafton(Training-Summer leave-in September will be undergoing a period of planned maintenance before sailing once again in support of trainee navigating officers.)
		Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean: HMS York (double assigned as JRRF unit)
	www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2203&goto=nextnewest (2581 words)

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