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	HMS Dido (F104) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Dido (F104) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN).
		Dido was launched on the 22nd December 1961 and commissioned on the 18th September 1963.
		In 1983, Dido had a brief stint with STANAVFORLANT before, due to defence cuts, she was sold to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and was renamed Southland, becoming the third RNZN Leander in the process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Dido_(F104) (298 words)

	HMS Dido (F104) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Dido (F104) was a (additional info and facts about Leander-class) Leander-class frigate of the (additional info and facts about Royal Navy) Royal Navy (RN).
		In 1975, Dido underwent modernisation that included the removal of Dido's one twin 4.5 in (114 mm) gun, with it being replaced by the (additional info and facts about Ikara) Ikara anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missile launcher, in effect creating Dido into a specialised ASW warship.
		In 1983, Dido had a brief stint with STANAVFORLANT before, due to defence cuts, she was sold to the (additional info and facts about Royal New Zealand Navy) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and was renamed Southland, becoming the third RNZN Leander in the process.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/HM/HMS_Dido_(F104)3.htm (347 words)

	HMS Dido
		The second Dido was an 18-gun corvette launched in 1836, used as a coal hulk after 1860, and sold 1903.
		The fourth Dido was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1869, hulked 1886, renamed Actaeon in 1906 and sold 1922.
		Dido also took part in the Second Battle of Sirte during 1942, sinking three supply ships off North Africa, and in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/h/hm/hms_dido.html (243 words)

	Dido
		Virgil names Dido's father as Belus, this Belus sometimes being called Belus II by later commentators to distinguish him from Belus son of Poseidon and Libya in earlier Greek mythology.
		It is sometimes stated in such discussion that Dido caused her thong to be placed as a half circle touching the sea coast at each end (which would add greatly to the perimeter) but the sources mention the thong only and say nothing about the sea.
		R.C. Ketterer, The perils of Dido: sorcery and melodrama in Vergil’s Aeneid IV and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, 1992.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/dido (2665 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 august 1952 HMS Euryalus was decommissioned, and later during the year she was recommissioned and again rejoined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4011.html (1487 words)

	Dido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Also as a ghost, Dido told her sister, Anna Perenna, that Aeneas' wife, Lavinia, was a jealous person.
		Dido is also the stage name of the singer Dido Armstrong.
		HMS Dido was a British light cruiser, launched in 1939.
	www.portaljuice.com /dido.html (390 words)

	HMS Dido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fifth Dido was a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1896, used as a depot ship after 1913 andsold 1926.
		Dido also took part in the Second Battle of Sirte during 1942, sinkingthree supply ships off North Africa, and in the Anzio landings and the invasion ofSouthern France in August 1944.
		The seventh Dido (F104) was a Leander-class frigate laid down in 1959 and launched in 1961 at Yarrow, Scotstoun.After being sold to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1980 the ship was renamed HMNZS Southland, later sunk as an artificial reef.
	www.therfcc.org /hms-dido-298733.html (239 words)

	HMS Cleopatra (F28) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Cleopatra (F28) was a (additional info and facts about Leander-class) Leander-class frigate of the (additional info and facts about Royal Navy) Royal Navy (RN).
		In 1973, Cleopatra began her modernisation, becoming the first Batch Two Leander to do so, which included the removal of her one twin 4.5-in gun to allow the addition of the (A guided anti-ship missile developed by the French government) Exocet anti-ship missile system.
		Cleopatra was positioned in the middle of HM ships (additional info and facts about Zulu) Zulu and (additional info and facts about Arethusa) Arethusa.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/HM/HMS_Cleopatra_(F28)3.htm (323 words)

	Chris Drage's models - 1942-43
		HMS Dido bombards the Italian coast whilst two USN Livermore Class destroyers (one shown) circle her providing AA cover.
		HMS King George V signalled all ships to cease zigzagging forthwith, but this was not received aboard Punjabi in time.
		HMS Sussex owed her modernisation to heavy damage from enemy action.
	smmlonline.com /members/mainbrace/chris_drage/42.html (809 words)

	HMS Naiad by Steven Backer
		The kit is for HMS Sirius 1942, however, I chose to build it as the sister ship HMS Naiad as she appeared in 1940.
		Dido, Euryalus, Naiad, Phoebe were in the 1936 program, Bonaventure and Hermione in the 1937 program, Charybdis, Cleopatra and Scylla in the 1938 program and Argonaut in the 1939 program.
		Ensign Two has pictures of Dido taken in 1940 and 1947 clearly showing open galleries and a picture of her taken in 1945 with the area closed off with a series of vertical lines or panels at the appropriate location.
	www.commanderseries.com /pages/Naiad.html (1955 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Dido of the Dido class
		During May she was involved in the escorting of convoys from Alexandria to Malta, on the 29th of that month, Dido in company with the cruiser HMS Orion were both badly damaged after being bombed by the Germans after embarking troops from Sphakia and Heraklian in Crete.
		In November, HMS Dido, HMS Arethusa, HMS Euryalus and ten destroyers, proceeded from Alexandria to Malta with a supply convoy, despite many heavy German air attacks, the convoy of four supply ships reached Malta.
		In November 1956 Dido and her sister ship HMS Cleopatra which formed the Reserve Fleet flagship group were replaced by the battleship HMS Vanguard.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4010.html (887 words)

	HMS Janus
		HMS Janus was involved in convoy escort duties in Norwegian waters.
		The destroyer HMS Ilex attempted to tow the ill fated destroyer, but failed and the vessel had to be abandoned, Janus was tasked to sink her.
		Janus in company with HMS Javelin, HMS Jervis and HMS Kelvin surprised the Italian torpedo boat Lupo, which was rescuing survivors from the freighter Veloce off Kerkennah and sank it.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F53 (682 words)

	HMS Dido - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first ''Dido'' was a 28-gun 6th_rate launched in 1784 and sold 1817.
		The sixth ''Dido'', a light_cruiser, was launched on July_18 1939.
		''Dido'' also took part in the Second_Battle_of_Sirte during 1942, sinking three supply ships off North Africa, and in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944.
	www.erdmond.com /HMS_Dido.html (269 words)

	White Ensign Models 1/700 HMS Dido
		These mounts were optimized for the anti-aircraft role and the Didos were to be used wherever protection from the air was required.
		Other documentation includes: a short history of HMS Dido, textual sequential instructions, exploded drawing of all parts, colour profile of HMS Dido after her 1942 refit.
		The Dido class are my favourite ships bar none, and I have longed for one for quite some time.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/april/first-looks/wem_dido.htm (855 words)

	HMS Dido, Royal Navy Light Cruiser
		Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Dido took part in the battle of Crete, Battle of Sirte and the Anzio landings during the second world war.
		HMS Dido (Light Cruiser) was launched on 18th July 1939, she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men.
		HMS Dido took part in the second Battle of Sirte during 1942, she sank three supply ships off North Africa.
	www.cranstonfinearts.co.uk /dhm936.htm (576 words)

	HMS DIDO History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HMS Dido appeared in the TV series Warship".
		Also made a historic visit was to Australia for the grand opening of the Opera house opened by HM Queen Elizabeth.
		He was involved in the famous night-time duel with the Spanish frigate Sabina and was put on board her, as one of the 40-man prize crew, along with Lt. Hardy, Nelson's friend and, later, Captain of HMS Victory at Trafalgar.
	www.hmsdido.co.uk /history.htm (360 words)

	Royal Navy Corvettes
		In 1871 the “Dido,” commanded by Captain William Cox Chapman, an officer of great tact and good temper, was instrumental in settling without bloodshed a dispute among the Kings of New Calabar, Bonny, and Ekrika, on the Niger, and in procuring safety for British trade in that river.
		In 1873 the “Dido” was similarly successful in settling a number of difficulties which had arisen in Fiji between the natives and the white settlers.
		In 1874 the “Dido” was present at the formal transfer of the Fiji Islands to the British flag, and was so unfortunate as to introduce measles among the native population, which resulted in a lamentable loss of life.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /corvettes.htm (1364 words)

	HMS DIDO built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun
		HMS DIDO was originally ordered and laid down as the Rothesay Class frigate HMS HASTINGS but was completed as a unit of the Leander Class.
		Although the naming ceremony still went ahead, fog prevented HMS DIDO's launch occurring on the 21st December 1961 and she took to the water the following day.
		On the 16th May 1969 HMS DIDO attended a Fleet Review at Spithead to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of NATO.
	www.clydesite.co.uk /clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1579 (270 words)

	RN Cruisers, HMS Norfolk, Suffolk, Cardiff
		Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939.
		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.
		HMS Ajax was built as a light cruiser at Barrow and launched in 1935.
	www.ivanberryman.co.uk /rncruise.htm (1679 words)

	Final salute of the Dido veterans - This Is Lancashire
		Bolton adopted HMS Dido in 1941 when townsfolk raised £1million - despite the incredible hardships of the Second World War.
		One of the Dido old sailors Eric Hensey, aged 80, from Southend on Sea, Essex, said: "I is a sad occasion and it will be even poignant knowing we will never come again as a group although I'm sure individuals will still make the trip to Bolton in years to come.
		The original Dido was scrapped and replaced in the 1950s but the name was lost when the second warship was sold in 1983.
	archive.thisislancashire.co.uk /1999/11/13/750825.html (422 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Light cruiser HMS Hermione of the Dido class
		In June she joined the Mediterranean Fleet, 1st Cruiser Squadron Force H, and was involved in the escorting of the carriers HMS Ark Royal and HMS Furious, bound from Gibraltar to Malta enabling their aircraft to be flown off and based at the island as a means of defence.
		In July she operated as a cover group for the battle cruiser HMS Renown, battleship HMS Nelson and the carrier HMS Ark Royal in the western Mediterranean while these ships were tasked to attack an airfield at Aghero (Sardinia).
		In June she was once again operating in the Mediterranean and joined the 15th Cruiser Squadron in the east where she found herself operating with her sister ships HMS Cleopatra, HMS Dido and HMS Euryalus.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4016.html (655 words)

	HMS Dido prints
		HMS Dido (Light Cruiser) built by Cammell Laird and laid down 20th October 1937 was launched on 18th July 1939, and commissioned into the Royal navy on 30th September 1940.
		Served with the home Fleet 1940 - 1941, then moved to the Mediterranean, she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men.
		HMS Dido was launched on 18th July 1939, she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men.
	www.ivanberryman.com /hms_dido.htm (744 words)

	Dido Hms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Spartan, a 'Dido' Class Cruiser of 5770 tons standard displacement with a main armament of eight 5.25 inch...
		The cruisers H.M.S. Belfast, H.M.S. Dido and H.M.S. Scylla in heavy seas as an ArcticJuly 1939 and completed in September 1940, Dido (centre) was bui...
		Balkans, Greece, Crete, HMS, Gloucester, Nubian, Ajax, Fiji, Greyhound, Formidable, Hereward, Dido,
	www.weknowmusic.co.uk /Pop/Dido/Dido-Hms.html (247 words)

	HMS DIDO - Find Friends from HMS DIDO at Forces Reunited
		William Barber was at HMS Dido between 1940 and 1947
		Thomas Beattie was at HMS Dido between 1965 and 1971
		Benjamin Furney was at HMS Dido between 1939 and 1946
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Dido.html (1010 words)

	Dido...Astroppo.com
		Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong (born December 25, 1971), is a British pop singer who goes by the stage name Dido.
		She is best known for her 2001 hit song Thank You, which was used by the rapper Eminem as the basis for one of his own hit singles, Stan.
		Named after the Greek mythological character, Dido was educated at Thornhill Primary, City of London Girls', and Westminster Schools.
	www.astroppo.com /dido.htm (295 words)

	HMS Euryalus world war two cruiser
		HMS Euryalus cruiser of the Dido Class, shown in Naval painting, and Giclee canvas and art prints by renowned naval artist Ivan Berryman.
		HMS Euryalus was built at Chatham Dockyard and laid down on the 21st October 1937, launched 6th June 1939 and completed 30th June 1941.
		HMS Euryalus, a Dido class cruiser, shown off the Bay of Naples.
	www.navalprints.com /hms_euryalus.htm (673 words)

	HMS Black Prince
		HMS Black Prince was a British World War II cruiser.
		This ships belongs to the 'Improved' Dido Class, the first 7 ships of the Dido Class were HMS Dido, HMS Euryalus, HMS Phoebe, HMS Sirius, HMS Cleopatra, HMS Scylla and HMS Argonaut.
		HMS Black Prince was used for coastbombarment on D-Day (june 6th, 1944).
	www.jeroenkoppes.com /ww2/ships/hms_blackprince.asp (127 words)

	HMS Isis, Royal Navy Cruiser
		HMS Isis was an Eclipse class masted cruiser of the Royal Navy launched in June 1896.
		Sister ships were HMS Eclipse, HMS Diana, HMS Dido, HMS Doris, HMS Isis, HMS Juno, HMS Minerva, HMS Talbot and HMS Venus.
		HMS Isis at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1913 before commencing her service for the 11th Cruiser Squadron in the first world war.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_isis.htm (854 words)

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