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Royal Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia HMS Warspite, the Royal Navy's third nuclear-powered submarine. HMS Conqueror is the only nuclear-powered submarine to have engaged an enemy ship with torpedoes, sinking the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. HMS Invincible the former flagship of the Royal Navy en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_navy   (4541 words)

HMS Dunkirk (D09) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia HMS Dunkirk (D09) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the British Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the dramatic, and at times, tragic and heroic Evacuation from Dunkirk between late May and early June 1940, in which over 300,000 British, as-well as French troops, were rescued by a ragtag fleet of ships. Instead of returning home to the UK from the deployment's culmination Dunkirk deployed to the Mediterranean where Broardsword, a Weapon-class destroyer, and of the 7th Destroyer Squadron, which was based in the Mediterranean, had experienced some engine problems and therefore had to be replaced. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Dunkirk_(D09)   (274 words)

HMS Locust - HMS Mosquito - HMS Dragonfly - HMS Grasshopper - Royal Navy Gunboats H.M.S. Bideford was also saved from the beach at Dunkirk after being towed back home by the Locust; the Sloop Bideford had her stern blown off during a sustained air attack. H.M.S. Mosquito however was not so fortunate, she was sunk with great loss of life on 1st June after being bombed by JU87 Stuka dive-bombers off Dunkirk Mole. HMS Dragonfly sank in the shallow waters of the Riau Archipelago (her wreck is still there and has become a dive site) and HMS Grasshopper, heavily damaged, managed to beach herself. www.hmsfalcon.com /locust/locust.htm   (2230 words)

1 June 1940 As the Dunkirk evacuation continues under heavy air attack, destroyers HMS Keith, HMS Basilisk and HMS Havant and the French 'Le Foudroyant' are bombed and lost off the beaches. HMS Skipjack is overwhelmed by air attacks as she is evacuating soldiers from Malo les Bains. HMS Mosquito, a Yangtse river gunboat is overwhelmed by air attacks and sinks in the English Channel off Dunkirk. homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1940/06/01.htm   (763 words)

31 May 1940 She and seven other nurses were driven to Dunkirk in a truck by a colonel. HMS Ark Royal et al arrive in Scapa 0529 and commence refueling operations. Finally, HMS Glorious is to re-embark the surviving Gladiators of 263 Squadron, RAF as well as the Walrus amphibians of 701 Squadron, FAA. homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1940/05/31.htm   (804 words)

HMS Intrepid One Of The Ships At The Battle of Dunkirk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) On 28th May 1940 HMS Intrepid arrived at Dover to take part in Operation 'Dynamo' the withdrawal of the British Expendiary Forces from France and Belgium. On 29th May she landed 661 troops at Dover but on her return trip to Dunkirk she was damaged by air attack, with two killed and 19 wounded, HMS Intrepid had to return to Dover. On the morning of 26th September 1943 HMS Intrepid received a direct hit during an air raid on Leros and sustained damage amidships. www.doverpages.co.uk /albums/dunkirk/pages/intrepid_jpg.htm   (149 words)

Destroyer Prints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the old carrier HMS Eagle as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean early in 1941. HMS Glowworm, burning severely after receiving hits from the mighty Admiral Hipper, is depicted turning to begin her heroic sacrifice off the Norwegian coast on 8th April 1940. HMS Cossack, one of the fast Tribal class destroyers will always be remembered for the daring rescue of 300 prisoners of war from the German Altmark in Norwegian waters. www.naval-art.com /destroyer_prints.htm   (1786 words)

uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Gallant of the G class HMS Gallant was damaged by a mine at 0834 hours on 10 January 1941 some 25 miles south-west of Pantelleria in position 36.27N, 12.11E. She lost her bow and was taken in tow to Malta by HMS Mohawk. Instead of this, she was ordered to enter Dunkirk harbor together with the British destroyer HMS Vega and conduct a night reconnisance mission. uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4391.html   (281 words)

Last Dunkirk Destroyer Survivors Reunited With Recovered Artefacts - Leicester City Guide news HMS Wakeful was sunk during the heroic mass evacuation of the Dunkirk beaches in the early hours of May 29 1940. But once on board HMS Grafton and after being treated by her medics, the Grafton was torpedoed and the decision was taken to transfer off the majority of personnel. HMS Wakeful has remained on the seabed 17 metres (57 feet) under the surface, 13 miles off the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge ever since. www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /leicester/news/ART22986.html?ixsid=   (1097 words)

[No title] Itasca was present at Howland Island in 1937 during the Amelia Earhart around-the-world flight 1941 - HMS Calcutta was bombed and sunk by two German Ju-88 bomber aircraft in the Mediterranean north-west of Alexandria, Egypt, during the Battle of Crete. In spite of HMS Ramillies' severe damage there were no fatalities on board and injuries were limited to one broken arm and some bumps, bruising and concussion. Signalman Harry Barnet was watching from the deck of HMS Ramillies and was horrified to see the track of a second torpedo, which appeared to be heading directly towards his ship. www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/may/30May.txt   (2132 words)

Naval Actions and losses 1940 HMS Ivanhoe struck a mine and sank in the mouth of the River Texel. Destroyer HMS Javelin of the 5th destroyer flotilla torpedoed by German destroyers Richard Beitzen, Lody and Galster in the Channel. Destroyer HMS Hyperion struck a mine and was torpedoed by the destroyer HMS Janus. www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW240.html   (1763 words)

HMS Intrepid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first Intrepid was a third rate ship of the line captured from the French in 1747. The eighth Intrepid (L11), launched 1964, was a landing platform dock that served in the Falklands War. The ships named HMS Intrepid have amassed a sizeable number of battle honours. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Intrepid   (185 words)

Just Some Of Royal Navy Ship At Dunkirk After the former was sunk by the Bismark and the Prince of Wales damaged, she escorted the latter back to Iceland for repair. She survived the war and for a short time afterwards she was used as a courier ship to and from Norway. On arrival the area was too dangerous to set up the operation planned and she re-routed east of the harbour. www.doverpages.co.uk /rnships.htm   (486 words)

HMS Express   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) HMS Express served throughout the second world war and took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. History of the HMS Express from her launch to her transfer to the Canadian Navy. VIC EVANS Anyone who served on the Express or was picked up by her, from Dunkirk, and would like to contact me can do so by e-mail at vic.evans@which.net or call 01323 733966. www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_express.htm   (1473 words)

HMS Jaguar During Operation Dynamo (the evacuation of Dunkirk) HMS Jaguar was bombed and heavily damaged by German aircraft. The battleship HMS Revenge sails from Plymouth with the destroyers HMS Javelin, HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin, HMS Kipling, HMS Jackal, HMS Jaguar and HMS Kashmir to shell the French port of Cherbourg. The British destroyers HMS Kashmir, HMS Jaguar, HMS Broke and the Polish destroyer Blyskawica conducted a patrol in the English Channel. www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F34   (115 words)

Navy News - Jack to Jack - Calling Old Shipmates - D to F   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) HMS Dunkirk: Seeking shipmates of Dunkirk, especially the 1960/3 Commission when the ship accompanied HMS Tiger to South America on the first leg of her World Tour. HMS Exeter: Seeking Tony Hancock served Exeter 82 or anyone else from crew of 82 with regards to a reunion in april 2005. HMS Dryad/HMS Pembroke: John (Fergie) Ferguson was in the RN between 1950 and 62. www.navynews.co.uk /cos/cosdtof.asp   (3190 words)

Group Two   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Destroyer website dedicated to the history of HMS Agincourt, HMS Aisne, HMS Alamein, HMS Corunna, HMS Dunkirk, HMS Malplaquet (Jutland) and HMS Matapan from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of Battle Class destroyers. My father served on HMS Dunkirk years ago but I never knew when he served or much about the ship he served on. I was christened aboard HMS Matapan in late 1973 / early 1974. www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /group_two.htm   (1454 words)

Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) The result was the United Kingdom and France left on the front-lines facing the Germans, with loyal support from the British Empire (including Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) and from a number of exiles from places such as Poland. There were isolated engagements during the "Phony War" period, including the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in the anchorage at Scapa Flow and Luftwaffe bombings of the naval bases at Rosyth and Scapa Flow. Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands fell quickly against the attack of Army Group B, and the British Expeditionary Force, trapped in the north, was evacuated at Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo. www.hallencyclopedia.com /World_War_II   (9827 words)

uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - HMS Grafton (H 89) (Destroyer) The British fleet minesweepers HMS Gossamer (J 63) and HMS Lydd, the British M/S-trawlers HMS Comfort (a former Scottish drifter of 60 tons) and HMS Nautilus (a motor drifter of 64 tons) and the HMS Grafton (H 89) (Cmdr Charles Robinson) began picking up the men swimming in the water and lowered lifeboats. At 02.50 hours, the HMS Grafton (H 89) was hit by one torpedo from U-62 and caught fire. At dawn, the burning HMS Grafton (H 89) was scuttled by three shells from the HMS Ivanhoe (D 16). uboat.net /allies/merchants/ship.html?shipID=328   (356 words)

HMS Express Randall Wilson Royal naval destroyer HMS Express shown at Dunkirk under attack by German Stukka's while evacuating the British Expeditionary Force. With the harbour under attack, HMS Express casts off having embarked troops of the British Expeditionary force (B.E.F.). Leaving with her are the trawlers, which were part of the small boat armada which played such a major part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. www.military-art.com /dhm732.htm   (542 words)

'G' Class Fleet Destroyer The 'G' class fleet destroyers were built in 1935 and were designed to participate in normal fleet duties and convoy protection. Of the nine ships that were built, only HMCS Ottawa survived the war, 3 being hit by mines in 1939 - 41, two being lost during the Dunkirk evacuation (HMS Grenade to aircraft and HMS Grafton to the U-62). Eight of these ships were built for the Royal Navy, HMS Gallant, HMS Gipsy, HMS Glowworm, HMS Grenade, HMS Grenville, HMS Greyhound, HMS Garland and HMS Grifton. www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_gclassdestroyer.html   (168 words)

Dunkirk Evacuation Dunkirk, In Military and Naval art prints of this Evacuation of British and French troops form the beaches of Dunkirk, by Top military and naval artists Ivan Berryman, David Pentland and Terence Cuneo. Dunkirk, Between 24th may and 4th June 1940 an extraordinary armada of craft, large and small, naval and civilian, embarked on one of the greatest rescue missions in history. Such actions came to symbolise the spirit of the 92nd Squadron which went on to see intense fighting during the Battle of Britain and by the end of 1940 had claimed an astonishing 127 enemy aircraft destroyed. www.second-world-war.com /dunkirk_evacuation.htm   (1500 words)

HMS AISNE HMS Aisne was originally built as a battle Class Destroyer by Vickers Armstrong 12th May 1945. HMS Gabbard on her speed trials 8th January 1947. Its pride had been badly hurt in incidents such as the joint loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in a single Japanese air raid at sea. www.rjerrard.co.uk /royalnavy/aisne/aisne.htm   (1030 words)

Wartime 1940 History of the former HMS Daedalus Royal Naval Air Station During the British Expeditionary Force evacuation from Dunkirk in May and June 1940, land based aircraft from Lee-on-Solent and other FAA air stations played a vital part, several squadrons operating in numerous roles including bombing enemy tanks around Dunkirk and Gravelines. After the fall of France, and the threat of invasion of southern England, Lee-on-Solent became a front-line base in attacks in the Channel and against mainland Europe by Fleet Air Arm and RAF aircraft of Coastal Command. This raid caused serious bomb damage to HMS Daedalus, three hangers and forty two aircraft were destroyed, 14 people were killed and 5 wounded. www.fleetairarmarchive.net /daedalus/History_WW2_1940.html   (593 words)

HMS Conway The front piece is "HMS Conway in the glory of her last year in the Menai Strait". This is a story of the life of HMS Conway, written by the author and Poet Laureate John Masefield who was a Conway Cadet. The early history of H.M.S. Nile, up to the time she became the third replacement 'HMS Conway' on 23rd June 1876, is to be found in some detail in the book. www.hmsconway.org /bibliography.html   (5329 words)

About us Captain of HMS Repulse at the time she was sunk by the Japanese, Captain Tennant was saved by the Destroyer escort ships and taken back to Singapore with the rest of the survivors. He was born in 1890 and joined the Navy in 1905 at the age of 15. He was instrumental in the saving of countless lives during The Dunkirk evacuations, and became Captain of HMS Repulse in 1940. www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /biographies/repulsecrew/tennant.html   (982 words)

HMS Ganges Association Noticeboard Royal Navy My son is off to join the Army (with the state of the Navy today who can blames him) in September this year and my daughter has just got to her teens and is still at school. Old Ships/Comments:- HMS Newcastle 1954 to 1955, HMS Excellent 1955 to 1956, HMS Armada 1956 to 1958, HMS Fraser 1958 to 1959, HMS Dunkirk 1959 to 1961, HMS Drake 1961, HMS Duncansby Head 1961 to Nov 1962. We were both at Ganges together and then HMS Newcastle before our ways parted for nearly 50 years. www.hmsgangesassoc.org /notice.html   (1596 words)

wimain Pictures: Charles de Gaulle, Mr & Mrs Beavis looking at their bombed home, HM Queen Elizabeth in Valetta, full double page photo of houses in Cambridge destroyed by Nazi bombs on June 18 1940, troops on the way from Dunkirk, Low cartoon Tribute, the return of the Naval demolition part from Brest. HMS Liverpool, Gen Alois Elias, Nebe Hueber Himmler and Mueller, Soviet battleship Marat, Gruman Martlet in RAF colours in the Western Desert. Pictures/illustrations HMS Barham Lieut Commander J F van Dulm captain of a Dtuch submarine of Queen Wilhelmina's navy, Commander H F Bone DSO DSC on the coning tower of the Tigris, HMS Thanet. www.folder2.co.uk /wimain.htm   (10092 words)

BBC - WW2 People's War - In 1973 I was promoted to Chief Immigration Officer and later to H.M. Inspector, respectively at Terminals 2 and 3, Heathrow Airport. Dunkirk Memoirs of Sgt 7346129 Norman Smith RAMC Dunkirk - first hand account of one of the small boats www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/user/78/u521078.shtml   (2379 words)

Great British Cruisers the destroyer HMS Ashanti is shown in the foregound with the carrier HMS Indomitable 9with her Hurricanes circling the convoy) and the3 cargo Ship "Port Chalmers" to the right of the picture. One of thirty ordered on 31st August 1939, K41 was built by Smiths Dockyard in just 9 months and 6 days, completed on 25th January 1941. HMS Celandine flower class corvette escorting Atlantic convoy in the middle distance the carrier HMS Biter is shown. www.navalprints.com /rn_5.htm   (1523 words)

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