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	HMS Exeter (68) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was launched on 18 July 1929 and completed on 27 July 1931.
		At the end of February 1942 she was damaged in the Battle of the Java Sea when she received a hit in the boiler room and was subsequently ordered to Surabaya.
		When she attempted to reach the Sunda Strait, she was intercepted by the Japanese cruisers Nachi and Haguro on the morning of 1 March 1942 and badly damaged by gunfire and a torpedo from the destroyer Ikazuchi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Exeter_(68) (430 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/HMS Dorsetshire (40)
		HMS Dorsetshire (pennant number 40) was a heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the English county (now called Dorset).
		In 1942 Dorsetshire was assigned to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean.
		Of Dorsetshire's crew, 234 men were killed in the attack; more than 500 survived in the water or on rafts to be picked up by the cruiser Enterprise and the destroyers Paladin and Panther the next day.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/HMS_Dorsetshire_(40) (372 words)

	HMS Dorsetshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Dorsetshire was an 80-gun third-rate launched in 1694, rebuilt in 1712, and sold 1749.
		The second Dorsetshire was a 70-gun third-rate in service from 1757 to 1775.
		The third Dorsetshire was a County-class heavy cruiser launched in 1929 and sunk 1942.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Dorsetshire (132 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire of the Dorsetshire class
		Right after commissioning in 1930 HMS Dorsetshire was the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron Atlantic Home Fleet, serving along her sister ship HMS Norfolk, and the slightly smaller heavy cruisers HMS York and HMS Exeter.
		From 1933 until 1936 HMS Dorsetshire served on the Africa Station, and her first recorded docking in the Selborne dry dock Simonstown, South Africa was on 5 January 1934.
		Dorsetshire was responsible for rescuing the survivors after expending 254 shells and 3 torpedoes of which 2 hit finally sinking the battleship.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1185.html (914 words)

	Norfolk Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Norfolk also took part in the action against the Scharnhorst, she was hit by two, 11-inch shells, one of which went through the X ring bulkhead and went overboard without exploding.
		The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941.
		HMS Norfolk and HMS Belfast of Force I are shown engaging the Scharnhorst which has already been hit and disabled by both HMS Duke of York and the cruiser HMS Jamaica.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /norfolk_class.htm (1431 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS London of the London class
		In May 1941 she was in the North Atlantic, in company with the cruiser HMS Dorsetshire they were re-routed to a search area to join in on the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.
		On 5 June 1941 HMS London in company with the destroyer HMS Brilliant while operating in the supply area off the Freetown-Natal route, intercepted the German supply tankers Esso Hamburg and Egerland which were hurriedly scuttled by their crews.
		During April 1945 HMS London whilst still operating in the Indian Ocean was involved in the shelling of Sabang (operation “Sunfish”).
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1178.html (1027 words)

	HMS Dorsetshire - TheBestLinks.com - Cruiser, Royal Navy, 1942, 1929, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Dorsetshire - TheBestLinks.com - Cruiser, Royal Navy, 1942, 1929,...
		HMS Dorsetshire, Cruiser, Royal Navy, 1942, 1929, 1757, 1775, 1749, 1712, 1694...
		The third Dorsetshire was a cruiser launched in 1929 and sunk 1942.
	www.thebestlinks.com /HMS_Dorsetshire.html (161 words)

	Norwegian Victims of Atlantis - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945
		She was intercepted by minelayer HMS Adventure on Apr. 10-1943, and was scuttled to avoid capture, 43 18N 14 26W.
		Every effort was made by the ship's company in HMS Glasgow to rescue the Regensburg's personnel, but, owing to the effects of icy water and heavy weather, only six out of a large complement survived.
		Among her trophies are a pair of silver mounted carvers made from the trotters of a German pig called "Tirpitz" which was picked up after the sinking of the Dresden in 1915 by the Glasgow of the last war.
	www.warsailors.com /raidervictims/atlantis2.html (3145 words)

	HMS Powerful
		HMS Powerful with her sister ship HMS Terrible made up the Powerful Class of large cruisers.
		HMS Powerful was launched 24th July 1895 and proved to be an expensive ship and spent most of its time in the Royal Navy Reserve.
		She was renamed HMS Impregnable in November 1919 and sold for breaking on 31st August 1929.
	www.naval-art.com /hms_powerful.htm (457 words)

	Hms_dorsetshire_(40) info here at en.beatout.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In World War II, she was commanded latterly by the famous hero, Captain Augustus Agar V.C. In late May 1941, Dorsetshire was one of the ships which engaged the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic.
		In the Indian Ocean raid, Dorsetshire and her sister ship Cornwall were attacked by Japanese dive-bombers 320 km southwest of Ceylon on 5 April 1942.
		HMS Dorsetshire for other ships of this name.
	en.beatout.info /sign-language-for-baby/HMS_Dorsetshire_(40) (378 words)

	ROBERT H. MOUAT, Belfast, Carib, Curacoa, Dorsetshire, North Atlantic, Rodney, Swiftsure, Virago, Warspite.
		The waterline diorama depicts DORSETSHIRE ca 1938 on the "China Station," at her mooring buoy.
		A ship's boat is off her stern, a lateen-rigged boat off her port bow, and a trading junk sails by on her starboard stern quarter.
		She took place in the famous Battle of Trafalgar, in which Admiral Nelson established British naval supremacy over France and Spain, before serving in the Mediterranean Fleet.
	www.shipmodel.com /art-Robert-Mouat.htm (1538 words)

	H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: The Career Timeline of H.M.S. Hood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This bulk of this information was derived from her official logs by Bruce Taylor, author of the magnificent book "'The Battlecruiser H.M.S. Hood: An Illustrated History".
		Hood was commissioned by Captain Tomkinson and 967 crew (the majority of which came from H.M.S. Lion) on 29 March.
		On 31 January, discharged PO Thomas Broad (alias Coombis) who died as the result of an acute haemorrhage of the pancreas.
	www.hmshood.com /ship/history/Timeline.html (4848 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - H.M.S Dorsetshire
		H.M.S Dorsetshire, a County Class Cruiser was launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1929 by the Countess of Shaftesbury.
		The Dorsetshire was sunk on the 5th April 1942, by a Japanese carrier aircraft, three hundred miles west of Colombo, Ceylon.
		My grandfather's uncle, Joseph Austin, served on the Dorsetshire, and went down with her on April 5th 1942.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /ships/dorsetshire.html (200 words)

	HMS Dorsetshire (1929) - TheBestLinks.com - Atlantic Ocean, April 5, Ceylon, December 1, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Dorsetshire (1929) - TheBestLinks.com - Atlantic Ocean, April 5, Ceylon, December 1,...
		HMS Dorsetshire (1929), Atlantic Ocean, April 5, Ceylon, December 1, England...
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	www.thebestlinks.com /HMS_Dorsetshire___28__1929__29__.html (264 words)

	HMS Devonshire (39) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Devonshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, that served in World War II.
		Devonshire was laid down by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth on 16 March 1926, launched on 22 October 1927 and completed on 18 March 1929.
		Devonshire was sold for scrap on 16 June 1954 and arrived at Newport on 12 December 1954 where she was broken up by Cashmore\'s.
	www.bohemianyus.com /section/HMS_Devonshire_(39) (402 words)

	EASTERN CAPE newsletter - No. 18: March 2006 - South African Military History Society - Title page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The cruiser was one of 13 heavy cruisers launched between 1926 and 1929 and was built in Portsmouth.
		The Dorsetshire's first official visit was to Port Elizabeth in October 1933 on the occasion of the opening of the new Charl Malan Quay.
		The result was that the Dorsetshire was to spend much of her time there after doing escort and patrol duties in the Indian Ocean before meeting her end.
	rapidttp.com /milhist/6/p06marne.html (1929 words)

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		Heavy cruiser USS Chicago is torpedoed in a nighttime air strike from a Betty probably belonging to the 701st Air Group.
		By midnight USS Louisville is towing her south 1943 - Auxiliary AA ship HMS Pozarica is damaged by an Italian air-launched torpedo, but manages to make port at Bougie in tow of minesweeper Cadmus.
		However, during salvage operations at Bougie on 13 February, she capsized and was written off 1943 - U-466 had to abort patrol due to serious technical problems 1943 - At 0547, U-255 reported one Myronich-class freighter (2274 GRT) sunk with one torpedo in the Barents Sea.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/january/29Jan.txt (1053 words)

	HMAS Shropshire - Stan Nicholls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HMS Shropshire Given to RAN 1942 to become HMAS
		Shropshire was originally completed at a trials displacement of 10 032 tons in July 1929 and also carried out trials at a full load of 12 700 tons during the same period in l 929.
		So you add approx 1/7th the speed in knots to bring it to 37.419 mph land speed.
	www.hmasshropshire.com /chapter1.htm (3430 words)

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		As they do, screening destroyer HMS Fortune sinks U-44 1940 - US Ambassador to Brazil, Jefferson Caffery, reports to Secretary of State Cordell Hull that the Brazilian government's protesting HMS Dorsetshire's stopping SS Wakama on 12 February had not pleased the British.
		Its escort, commanded by Rear Admiral Sir Phillip Vian, consisting of five light cruisers HMS Cleopatra, Dido, Euryalus and Penelope, the antiaircraft light cruiser HMS Carlisle and 18 destroyers faces opposition from the entire Italian Mediterranean Fleet.
		In fact, sloop HMS Lapwing of the 7th Escort Group & Liberty ship Thomas Donaldson were sunk.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/march/20Mar.txt (713 words)

	HMS Dorsetshire crew members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Comments: I am doing some research in to my grandfather Albert Barrow who served on MV Highland Brigade 1929 - 30 and many other ships mostly troop carriers HMS Dorsetshire; Somersetshire; Majestic; HMS Mersey; HMS Springbank; HMS Mersey; HMS Carnaevon Castle; HMS Pretoria Castle; HMS Assegai; to name a few.
		Did you know my Granddad or have any information on the ships.
		He was Cook, and Troop Baker and Chef.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /biographies/dorsetshirecrew/barrow.html (70 words)

	HMS Dorsetshire oil painting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Naval artist Ivan Berryman, superb oil painting and acrylic painting of HMS Dorsetshire torpedoing the Wreck of the Bismarck is available as signed limited edition art prints at a superb price of only £24 or $45 each.
		In1942 HMS Dorsetshire went tot he eastern Fleet and was bombed by Japanese aircraft of West of Ceylon and sank, 5th April 1942.
		Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and sixteen 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as eight 0.5 inch machine guns in pairs.
	www.military-uniforms.com /hms_dorsetshire.htm (950 words)

	Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - C
		HMS Erebus (monitor; cadet training ship and turret drill ship, Devonport) (for duty with Special Entry cadets)
		HMS Columbine (RN base, Port Edgar) (for charge of Boom Defence Machinery, Rosyth) (for charge of Target Party)
		HM Boom Depot, Clyde [HMS Orlando] (Greenock, Renfrew)
	jnh.nce.buttobi.net /RN_officersC2.html (729 words)

	Letter D - John H Marsh Maritime Research Centre - South African Maritime Museum - Cape Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		DART HMS sloop 694displacement/1918 in abt 1932 (1939 scrapped)
		DJAMBI freighter 6984/1919 in 1940 (1943 sunk in collision)
		DRAGON HMS Br cruiser 4850/1918 in 1940 & '41 (1944 scuttled)
	rapidttp.com /museum/jmmc/jmmcd.html (978 words)

	British 8"/50 (20.3 cm) Mark VIII
		After the initial trials, in an effort to improve the operation of these mountings, the training and elevation rates were reduced prior to commissioning and reduced still further during the 1930s.
		On 26 July 1929, HMS Devonshire suffered a catastrophic breech failure with her first salvo during a practice firing.
		One shell and a number of cordite bags were ignited, blowing off the roof of "X" turret and killing one officer and seventeen crewmen.
	www.navweaps.com /Weapons/WNBR_8-50_mk8.htm (993 words)

	Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - D
		Raised funds for the Samaritans, and was president of the Coastal Forces Veterans' Association.
		CO HMS Iron Duke (Fleet Flagship of the Grand Fleet), as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe (Jutland Battle)
		Commodore and Chief of the staff to Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe, on Naval Mission to India and the Dominions in HMS New Zealand
	www.unithistories.com /officers/RN_officersD2.html (1108 words)

	The Hallowes Genealogy - Page 5
		In 1914 he was with HMS Cornwall at the Battle of the Falklands; later he served in Q ships.
		On November 24th 1941, while on patrol between Pernambuco (Recife) and St. Paul Rocks, HMS Dunedin was torpedoed and sunk by U124, and Commander Unwin was lost with the ship.
		In 1929 and 1930 she cruised in the Mediterranean on SS Ranchi and Ranpura to Constantinople and Naples and nearly married one of the ship's officers!
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gkarmstrong/halgen04.htm (13944 words)

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	HMS Norfolk - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		HMS Norfolk - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		Sunk 5th April 1942, with Dorsetshire, by bombs from Japanese carrier aircraft, west of Ceylon (198 lost).
		Sunk 5th April 1942, with Cornwall, by bombs from Japanese carrier aircraft, west of Ceylon (227 lost).
	home.swipnet.se /ew-11578/hms_norfolk.htm (515 words)

	Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - F
		Admiralty Compass Observatory (ACO) at Slough in 1960, and was
		Served on the West African Committee in Ghana until 1975 and then was secretary of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 and 1785.
		HMS Shoreham (escort vessel) (and for divisional gunnery and minesweeping duties) (East Indies)
	www.unithistories.com /officers/RN_officersF.html (1156 words)

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