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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (E-Ed) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		HMS Eagle was a British aircraft carrier of 22600 tons displacement started in 1913 for the Chilean navy as the Battleship Almirante Cochrane but modified into an aircraft carrier before being completed and handed over in 1923.
		HMS Eagle (formerly Audacious) was a British Ark Royal Class fleet aircraft carrier of 33000 tons displacement begun in 1942 and launched in 1946.
		HMS Edinburgh is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines; two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines used for cruising and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4000 miles at 18 knots.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /R41.HTM (507 words)

	HMS Theseus (1892) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Theseus was an Edgar-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy.
		The Edgars were basically smaller versions of the Blake class.
		On the 14 October, Theseus, accompanied by her sister-ship HMS Hawke, were patrolling the North Sea when they were attacked by U-9.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Theseus_(1892) (291 words)

	HMS Edgar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first Edgar was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1668, rebuilt in 1700, and destroyed in an accidental fire 1711.
		The second Edgar was a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1758 and sunk as a breakwater in 1774.
		The sixth Edgar was a 1st class cruiser launched in 1890 and sold 1921.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hms_edgar (236 words)

	HMS Robin - HMS Snipe - HMS Sandpiper - HMS Nightingale
		HMS Woodcock, HMS Woodlark, HMS Kinsha were on the Yangtze without doubt (although none of these ships are mentioned in the Snipe chapters).
		I would assume the last of the six gunboats mentioned was HMS Nightingale (HMS Widgeon probably had not been shipped out to China yet as she had only been recently built).
		HMS Snipe moored at Nanchang and immediately commenced an investigation, in addition to restoring order to the town.
	www.hmsfalcon.com /Robins/robins.htm (1615 words)

	Armoured Cruisers - WW1 Naval Combat
		HMS Endymion like most of the Edgar class started the war as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron which was tasked with enforcing the northern blockade on Germany.
		HMS Monmouth, Bedford, Donegal, Berwick, Kent, Cumberland, Cornwall, Essex, Suffolk, Lancaster Laid down 1899-1901, completed 1903-1904.
		She was one of the many armoured cruisers sunk during the war with many of the rest relegated to secondary tasks by the end, the type being superseded by the battlecruiser.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /armoured.htm (341 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - My Life in the Royal Navy - A3232379
		HMS Torbay, one of the new subs on trials, sank in Liverpool Bay with great loss of life.
		HMS Scott was the first ship to hold a dance in the Empress Ballroom.
		HMS Duncan was one of the few ships to sink two U- boats in 24 hours and we spent so much time at sea that we ran short of oil fuel.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A3232379 (1771 words)

	PARAGON REVIEW: EDGAR YOUNG'S EASTERN JOURNEYS
		His rapid journey from the conventional right to the far left in politics was matched geographically by his frequent forays to the East, and particularly the countries of the former Soviet bloc.
		Edgar P Young was born to British parents near Calcutta on 5 October 1899.
		His naval career continued to flourish with his appointment as Officer in Charge of HM Signal School at Shotley, where he was responsible for developing the training of ratings in the Visual Signalling and Wireless Trans-mission branches of the Navy.
	www.hull.ac.uk /oldlib/archives/paragon/1997/young.html (2599 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Calling Old Shipmates - V to Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		HMS Victorious: Alexander Macgregor Wilson (Tug) was leading Cook on the Victorious in 1961/1963, and on the Vidal 1964/1965.
		HMS St Vincent, Foretop 163 class, 8/2/1938: Although many of this group were drafted to HMS Hood, some were drafted to HMS Nelson and it those who we are trying to trace.
		HMS York: Seeking former shipmates from the early days of York (Stretch 42), particularly those who served on the ship from being laid down at Newcastle to commission in Rosyth and later onto the middle and Far East as Capt. 'D' for the escort to China etc. with the Royal Yacht.
	www.navynews.co.uk /cos/cosvtoz.asp (1422 words)

	HMSFA Member Articles and Photo Gallery Geocities
		HMS Fiji was launched three months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War but not completed until May 1940.
		On the 23 August 1940 HMS Fiji was allocated to the expedition to Dakar (Operation Menace).
		Additional Notes: When HMS Fiji was torpedoed on her first commission off the Outer Hebrides by the German submarine U-32, the torpedo struck the engine room.
	www.geocities.com /internetaction/hmsfijiphotos.html (1267 words)

	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		On their return to England, Duncan left HMS Monarch and was not in active command again until 1782, when Keppel became First Lord of the Admiralty.
		Duncan was appointed to HMS Blenheim and attached to Lord Howe’s fleet in the Mediterranean, where they were involved in the relief of Gibraltar and an encounter with a combined allied fleet off Cape Spartel.
		He succeeded Sir John Jervis in command of HMS Foudroyant in 1782, and after the peace, was in command of HMS Edgar, a guard ship at Portsmouth for three years.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_adam_duncan.htm (1383 words)

	RNCA - CYS George W Smith DSM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		HMS Repulse, battleship of the "Royal Sovereign" class, (completed 1984, 14,100 tons, 4-13.5in and 10-6in guns, broken up 1911).
		HMS Hawke, large cruiser of the "Edgar" class, (completed 1893, 7,350 tons, 2-9.2in and 10-6in guns, torpedoed and sunk in North Sea by German U.9, Oct 1914).
		HMS Argonaut, large cruiser of the "Diadem" class, (completed 1900, 11,000 tons, 16-6in guns, broken up 1920).
	www.rnca.info /people/rnca2e.htm (1533 words)

	George Rebbeck Family History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The ships company (HMS Excellent) must have thought a lot of their young colleague for they scoured Portsmouth and found a grandfather clock as a wedding present for the couple.
		Alice had spent her childhood as the darling of her family; the only daughter to survive infancy and many years younger than her brothers, save Edgar, and taking up the reins of housekeeping meant she had a lot to learn.
		When Edgar Brenton announced his intention to marry Alice Rebbeck, his parents told him that he would have to "improve his standing and get on in the navy if he wanted to marry Captain Rebbeck’s daughter".
	members.farmline.com /rebbeckhistory/Pages/GR_FamilyHistory.html (1325 words)

	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		He was then given command of the destroyer HMS Onslow on 7th May 1916, in which he made his name at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916, for his great courage.
		In 1925, his flotilla was based at Port Edgar in the Firth of Forth, where Cunningham was in charge.
		HMS Hood was blown up and sunk by the Bismarck and HMS Prince of Wales had to withdraw under cover of smoke, after being damaged, but was able to continue to shadow the German ship.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_john_tovey.htm (963 words)

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		Served at the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and the bombardment and capture of Kinburn.
		HMS Orlando was anchored in Tunis Bay 3rd November 1864.
		He was a Lieutenant (HMS Active) at the destruction of a Turkish squadron in the Dardanelles in 1807; served on HMS Spartan, in boat actions in the Adriatic, and at the reduction of Zante and neighbouring islands.
	www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/AMaltalist2.htm (3965 words)

	Edgar Class
		The Edgar Class of Large Cruisers consisted of HMS Edgar, HMS Crescent, Endymion, Gibraltar, Grafton, Hawke, Royal Arthur, St George and HMS Theseus.
		HMS Crescent : In the Deck-House on the Fore-Bridge
		She was built by contract at the yard of Messrs Earle at Hull and engined by Messrs Maudsley and Co. She was commissioned at Portsmouth in October 1894 as the flagship of the Commander in Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Stations.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /edgar_class.htm (1367 words)

	HMS Hood - TheBestLinks.com - Battleship, Battlecruiser, England, Royal Navy, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		HMS Hood - TheBestLinks.com - Battleship, Battlecruiser, England, Royal Navy,...
		HMS Hood, Battleship, Battlecruiser, England, Royal Navy, World War II, 1914...
		The first Hood was launched in 1859 as HMS Edgar.
	www.thebestlinks.com /HMS_Hood.html (234 words)

	Captain Seth Jermy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He was a midshipman on HMS Monmouth from 2 July 1689 to 2 March 1689/90, and on HMS Edgar from 3 March 1689/90 to 26 October 1691, and later from 16 December 1690 to 2 February 1690/1.
		By 1 July 1691 he was Second Lieutenant on HMS Northumberland, and was with her at the battle of Barfleur in 1692.
		For the next five years HMS Nightingale was on seemingly routine duties escorting colliers and corn ships between the Forth, Tyne, Humber and Thames, protecting them from French privateers.
	stanfield.und.ac.za /sethj.html (1246 words)

	Maritime Limited Editions by Derek Gardner
		HMS Defence seen leaving the fleet anchorage in Torbay, Devon in 1794 when she was serving in the Channel Fleet.
		The 74 gun ship-of-the-line Defence, was one of England's famous "wooden walls" on which the protection of the kingdom chiefly relied, was launched in 1763 and had a distinguished career which spanned almost fifty years.
		Battle honours for HMS Orion: Glorious 1st June 1794, Groix 1795, Cape St Vincent 1797, Battle of the Nile 1798, Battle of Trafalgar 1805, Baltic 1807.
	www.cranston-military-prints.co.uk /gardner.htm (720 words)

	RMS Majestic -- History Part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		H.M.S. Suitably adapted prior to her moving to Port Edgar.
		The plan was that she be converted into a "boys training ship" and moved to permanent moorings in Port Edgar Rosyth in Scotland.
		It was an unfortunate necessity that the ship had to be adapted in order for it to fit under the Forth Bridge.
	www.aoqc42.dsl.pipex.com /majhist/history3.shtml (263 words)

	Edgar Ernest Rebbeck
		Edgar was the youngest son of George and Helen Eliza and only the third son to survive infancy.
		He was never in the best of health having been gassed during the 1st world War and suffered "shell shock".
		Edgar was lucky as the majority of young men who had found themselves in the same situation were court martialled and hanged or shot in spite of extenuating circumstances, including illness.
	members.farmline.com /rebbeckhistory/Pages/EdgarErnest.html (297 words)

	index2
		The Association was formed in 1988 by Edgar Bosworthick(Boz) a Chief Air Artificer of the Unicorn's first commission.
		Membership includes FULL [those who served in her], ORDINARY [wives], ASSOCIATE [ anyone who took transit or the relative of a deceased ex-Unicorn or a relation of the member] or HONORARY [anyone who has done a service for and their support of the Association is recognised by its Committee].
		The HMS Unicorn Association is a member of the Federation of Naval Associates
	www.btinternet.com /~george.w.caton/index2.htm (224 words)

	HMS Nigeria - Contact page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He was on the HMS ‘’ Sheffield ‘’ and ‘’ Sussex ‘’ prior to 1939 (1936-38).
		Another useful site is the ww2 war memories project; this includes sub-sites re hms nigeria and includes some photos and letters/memoirs from ex-nigeria veterans plus a list (work in progress) of men who served on the cruiser.
		My neighbours Father Mr Thomas Leslie Bellamy served on H.M.S Nigeria when she was on Operation Pedestal he was a R.D.F operator on the Nigeria when she was torpedoed.
	www.britishwargraves.org.uk /newsite/hms_nigeria.htm (1263 words)

	Commonwealth biplane fighter aces - Charles Keighly-Peach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The battleships HMS Warspite, HMS Ramilles and HMS Malaya, supported by the cruiser HMS Kent and three flotillas of destroyers bombarded Bardia harbour and Fort Capuzzo on 17 August, starting at 06:45 and continuing for 22 minutes.
		HMS Eagle's Fighter Flight of three Sea Gladiators had been flown to Sidi Barrani airfield in Libya, and from here patrolled over the Fleet.
		His son flew Sea Furies with 807 Squadron aboard HMS Thesus during the Korean war, becoming the third generation of Keighly-Peaches to be awarded a DSO.
	user.bahnhof.se /~surfcity/commonwealth_keighly.htm (3412 words)

	Marine Listing2
		Her served on HMS Aboukir from 6th November 1906 to 14th November 1906, and HMS Irresistible from 27th November 1906 until his death on 4th December 1907.
		HMS Ramillies was off Gozo preparing to enter Grand Harbour, when one of the davits broke loose whilst making ladders ready to hoist out and Sergeant Charles Young was thrown overboard.
		HMS Ramillies was off Gozo preparing to enter Grand Harbour, when one of the davits broke loose whilst making ladders ready to hoist out and he was thrown overboard.
	website.lineone.net /~peterbidmead/marine_listing2.htm (10954 words)

	Go to EdgarWeb the home of Edgar family history online
		Robert Edgar and his wife Catherine lived near Portadown in Northern Ireland.
		Robert had been a sailor and served throughout the Napoleonic wars, he had served on HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar, and was there when Lord Nelson died in 1805.
		The pictures below were taken on the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Helen and Stuart Edgar on the 16th August 1999, they show Helen and Stuart with their sons Gordon and James, and with their sons families.
	www.geocities.com /edgarwebsites/gordon.htm (221 words)

	Index
		Commander Walter William Gilmore was born on February 10, 1895 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
		USS Gilmore (DE-18), initially designated for Britain as HMS Halder, was built by the Mare Island Naval Yard.
		She was taken over for American duties and commissioned April 17, 1943.
	www.marylandsilver.com /gmt.htm (514 words)

	0079r
		J.M. AB, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
		Telegraphist, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
		A.R. Coder, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
	website.lineone.net /~stephaniebidmead/0079r.htm (3806 words)

	Houdini Blues
		Such was the case with Edgars, among the last first-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy.
		Here HMS Hawke achieved a measure of fame by losing her bow in a collision with the liner Olympic (the Titanic’s sister ship) on September 20, 1911.
		In February 1915, the Edgar, Endymion, Grafton, and Theseus were refitted as bombardment vessels for the Dardanelles.
	www.diplom.org /Postal/Zines/TAP/hblues16.html (1693 words)

	Bill Cryderman in Standard
		She was one of a pair of Canadian designed and built for Canada Destroyers, the other being HMCS SAGUENAY.
		He served the summer of 1927 onboard HMS TIGER, which was the last of the coal-fired Battle Cruisers, where she was stationed at Portland Breakwater (i.e.
		Bill qualified as a Diver 2nd on 30 Apr 1926 at Whale Island, which was in the upper reaches of Portsmouth Harbour, and which held both the schoo1 for Gunners and the school for Divers as part of Portsmouth Naval Base, known as HMS EXCELLENT.
	members.shaw.ca /cnda/bill_cryderman.htm (826 words)

	Missing You - UK Missing Persons : Armed Forces : Navy
		I am searching for information about my great-grandfather, George Haycock, a naval man who supposedly served aboard HMS Carrysfort during the 1881 census, and most probably was born in Wolverhampton.
		At that time he was serving on HMS Ulysses, I think he was a Petty Officer.
		He was in the Falklands on HMS Ulysses and at the time the ship had close links with Jarrow PHAB Club.
	www.missing-you.net /Navy.php?startnum=310&shift=P (1804 words)

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