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	HMS Egret (L75) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Egret (L75) was a sloop-of-war of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class.
		Egret has the dubious distinction of being the first ship to be sunk by a guided missile.
		Egret's sinking led to the anti-U-boat patrols in the Bay of Biscay to being suspended.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Egret_(L75) (208 words)

	hms egret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		HMS Egret was a British sloop, launched on May 31, 1938.
		HMS Egret has the dubious distinction of being the first ship to be sunk by a guided missile, when it was attacked by a squadron of Dornier Do 217 aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on August 27, 1943.
		194 of HMS Egret's crew were killed in the attack.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /HMS_Egret.html (142 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Sloop HMS Egret of the Egret class
		Dallison), consiting of the sloops HMS Landguard, HMS Bideford, HMS Hastings and the frigates HMS Exe, HMS Moyola and HMS Waveney were deployed on a u-boat hunt off Cape Ortegal.
		Tweed), consiting of the British frigates HMS Nene, HMS Tweed and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Calgary, HMCS Edmundston and HMCS Snowberry were deployed to relieve the 40th Escort Group.
		Brewer) consisting of the sloops HMS Pelican, HMS Egret and the frigates HMS Jed, HMS Rother, HMS Spey and HMS Evenlode.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3909.html (380 words)

	HMCS Athabaskan
		Dallison), consisting of the sloops HMS Landguard, HMS Bideford, HMS Hastings and the frigates HMS Exe, HMS Moyola and HMS Waveney were deployed on a u-boat hunt off Cape Ortegal.
		HMS Landguard and HMS Bideford were the first of the Allied and R.N. ships to be attacked and damaged by them.
		HMCS Athabaskan was heavily damaged and HMS Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /G07 (350 words)

	Royal Navy Sloops
		HMS Warspite shown on left, the flagship of the station with HMS Icarus and Amphibian naval sloops and the ill-fated HMS Condor.
		HMS Fantome The third “FANTOME” was a 4-gun screw sloop, launched at Pembroke in 1873.
		HMS Verbena built by Blyth shipbuilders on 9th November 1915 was an Arabis class fleet sweeping sloop.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /naval_sloops_.htm (1894 words)

	Glide bomb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Attacks were also made on the USS Savannah, causing heavy damage, and on several transports off (A town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II) Anzio.
		(additional info and facts about HMS Warspite) HMS Warspite was also hit, had to be towed to (A strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta and was out of action for six months.
		The Hs 293 was first used operationally in the (An arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain) Bay of Biscay against RN destroyers, sinking the (additional info and facts about HMS Egret) HMS Egret on August 27, 1943.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gl/glide_bomb.htm (1319 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The master and 45 crewmembers were picked up by HMS Marguerite & landed at Freetown on 6 June 1941 - Gravelines, a straggler from Convoy HX-127, was torpedoed by U-147 NW of Bloody Foreland and broke in two.
		The afterpart of the Gravelines sank and the forepart was towed to the Clyde and beached at Kames Bay on 3 June.
		On 1 June, they were picked up by HMS Pict after being located by aircraft and taken to Freetown, where the wounded men were taken to a hospital ship.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/may/31May.txt (2004 words)

	Roll of Honour - Bedfordshire - Flitwick
		Special note: In the early hours of the morning of 22 September 1914, HMS Cressy along with HMS Aboukir and HMS Hogue were sunk by torpedoes from a U-boat under the command of Otto Weddigen, in the North Sea.
		Special Note: HMS Egret was the first ship to be sunk by a radio controlled rocket propelled glide bomb, when she was in the Bay of Biscay.
		Egret was cut in half and sunk within 14 seconds taking her full complement of 200 sailors with her.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Bedfordshire/FlitwickRollofHonour.html (858 words)

	The Second World War Experience Centre - Lt Derric A Breen RNVR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It was high water and she lay alongside, shining in her coat of North Atlantic grey: I saw her as a thing of beauty, neat, compact and to me so big.
		HMS Egret sailed down the East Coast at the head of a convoy and Derric went to look at the Thames Estuary as Egret steamed in toward Sheerness:
		Again and again, Egret buried her bow into an unheralded monster and she staggered to a standstill in a chaos of breaking furniture and straining gear.
	www.war-experience.org /collections/sea/alliedbrit/breen (2279 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Over To You - D to F (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		HMS Eskimo: Looking for former ships company who served on the Eskimo during her Commissions, who are willing to put pen to paper and tell what they did during their Commissions.
		HMS Egret: The grandfather of Spencer Chapman, John William Chapman was an ordinance mechanic in HMS Egret when it was sunk by the 1st guided missile on August 27, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay.
		HMS Dauntless: Does anyone have a spare copy (willing to pay) or know where a copy of a book about HMS DAUNTLESS, the one where the Wrens did their basic training can be obtained.
	www.navynews.co.uk /oty/otydtof.asp (2034 words)

	27 August 1943
		Whilst on A/S duties in the Bay of Biscay sloop HMS Egret is attacked by 13 Dornier aircraft one of which released an Hs.293 glider bomb.
		When the smoke of the initial explosion cleared, all that could be seen of Egret was her upside down bow section.
		Egret was thus the first ship to be sunk by a guided missile.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1943/08/27.htm (1103 words)

	More Maritime Disasters of WWII 1943
		Built as HMS Handy for the Brazilian Navy but before completion she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and remaned Harvester.
		Five officers and 76 men were rescued by the destroyer HMS Itchen which in turn was torpedoed the day after by the same U-boat.
		In the Straits of Malacca, 215 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the Harukiku was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS Truculent.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/maritime-2a.html (5341 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw
		The HMS Wild Goose AKA Mad Duck was one of the most active of the Black Swan class sloops.
		The Black Swan class was an improved Egret Class Sloop with increased size and speed.
		They had an impressive armament packed on their 1300 ton displacement, and were well suited for the convoy escort role.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/hms/wild-goose/700-ihp/wild-goose.html (477 words)

	wreck archive history
		The submarine sank but the bows of the destroyer were seriously damaged as the submarine was a much bigger vessel than HMS Fairy and she, herself, later sank.
		A River class destoyer of 570 tons, built in 1905, she was rammed and sunk by HMS Attentive, a scout cruiser of 2.670 tons and built in 1904, in the North Sea near the Outer Gabbard Light vessel, off Harwich, during night exercises.
		One that is deserving of mention is the sad loss of HMS Hazard, the doughty ex-torpedo gun boat which had given such sterling service as the tender to the early submarines.
	users.telenet.be /tree/db/histories/histories_d_k.html?en (15087 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		HMS Egret, the name ship of her class of sloops, was hit and sunk, the first kill by the HS-293 weapon.
		She was transferred the survivors from Egret and detached for Plymouth, which she reached under her own power on 30 August after a very difficult voyage.
		HM ships Grenville, the flotilla leader for the U-class fleet destroyers, Rother & Jed, both River-class frigates, were undamaged in the engagement 1944 - USS Stingray lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese 1944 - Escort carrier HMS Nabob made port under her own power.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/august/27Aug.txt (2165 words)

	HS293 and Fritz-X
		They scored the new weapons¼ first success with their first launch destroying the sloop HMS Egret, which exploded and capsized when the fire started by the missile's direct hit reached the aft magazine.
		Ironically, the existence of the HS293 had already been reported to the Admiralty, and the Egret was carrying a number of "boffins" who believed they knew the frequency that was to be used, and who were attempting to jam the guidance signals.
		With their second attack one of the destroyers, HMCS Athabaskan was set on fire and stopped by damage from a near-miss (after the attack it was able to get under way, and returned to port at fifteen knots).
	users.bigpond.net.au /mantis/FW/HS293.htm (2692 words)

	Glide_bomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		HMS Warspite was also hit, had to be towed to Malta and was out of action for six months.
		The Hs 293 was first used operationally in the Bay of Biscay against RN destroyers, sinking the HMS Egret on August 27, 1943.
		Full scale use started along with the Fritz X in the Mediterranean, where its smaller warhead limited it to attacks on destroyers and transport ships.
	www.buyitfast.org /q/Glide_bomb (1152 words)

	wrecks libya HMS Auckland
		The HMS Auckland was an Egret-class British sloop, built in Dumbarton by William Denny and Bros. during 1937, and launched during 1938.
		L' HMS Dumbarton era uno sloop Britannico della Classe Egret, costruito a Dumbarton nei cantieri William Denny and Bros. nel corso del 1937, e varato nel 1938.
		hen she was cruising in Central Mediterranean off the coasts of Eastern Libya, the HMS Auckland was spotted and bombed by a German aircraft: she was severely damaged by the bombs, and sank off Tobruk.
	www.sportesport.it /wrecksLB019.htm (140 words)

	Lt Derric A Breen RNVR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It took me only a few minutes to realise my limitations as a wireless operator: I also, in the same brief period, developed a determination to make the grade; to be of use as soon as was possible.
		Having survived another journey, when Egret’s engines broke down midway, Derric was drafted to HMS Victory and then to King Alfred as a prospective Officer Cadet.
		He would later lose many of his good friends from Egret when she was sunk in August 1943.
	users.aber.ac.uk /azb/outside/dad-biog-short.html (4949 words)

	Germany's Guided Bombs - FileFront Gaming Forums
		The Hs 293 was first used in 1943 to attack the British Egret and Athabascan in the Bay of Biscay.
		During the 1943 Salerno operation Fritz X bombs were used to damage or sink the battleship HMS Warspite, the cruiser HMS Uganda, the cruiser USS Savannah as well as several other ships.
		The allies soon began to use jamming or spoofing to disrupt the signal between the controller and the bomb which ended their effectiveness for the rest of the war.
	forums.filefront.com /showthread.php?t=165614 (1261 words)

	Bletchley Park
		Taking a huge risk, the ageing battle-ships HMS Warspite and Valient steam into the fray close to the shore, along with several British and US smaller vessels.
		The sinking of the Italian battleship Roma on 8th September soon followed this, despite warnings from BP issued a few hours earlier that an attack by the specially equipped Dorniers was authorised.
		These attacks severely damaged the cruiser USS Savannah and disabled the cruiser HMS Uganda on 11th September when their guns were much in demand, and nearly sank the battleship HMS Warspite on 16th.
	www.bletchleypark.org.uk /print-page.cfm?PageID=261&NewsID=73 (2293 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Egret class Sloops
		To see all Egret class ships click here.
		HMS Auckland (L 61 / U 61) (lost 24 Jun, 1941)
		HMS Egret (L 75 / U 75) (lost 27 Aug, 1943)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=167&navy=HMs (60 words)

	wimain
		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.
		Pictures/illustrations HMS Li Wo, S W Sharp, POW's at Kloein Bartelsee, P H martin, HMS Bickerton, Major L L Bearman, J Bentham, S Bell, Capt A Patterson DSO and G Smith of the Royal Daffodil, Roll of Honour:.
	www.folder2.co.uk /wimain.htm (10092 words)

	HMS Travel - Home->DMC->Recreation
		HMS Destination Management will create the perfect day of recreation for your group.
		A few swift currents make this exciting and believe us when we say "Your going to get wet".
		We might come across a rope swing or see a blue heron or snowy egret.
	www.hmstravel.com /html/recreation.html (819 words)

	War at Sea - Allied: British (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Lt Derric A Breen RNVR served as a Telegraphist on HMS Egret during the Battle of the Atlantic, before moving to Coastal Forces in command of HDML 1388.
		His tape-recording, photographs and original diaries document his service aboard HMS Eclipse on Russian Convoys including the dangers faced from harsh weather conditions as well as enemy attacks.
		Volunteering for the WRNS as soon as she reached the age of 18, Patricia served on H.M.S. Osprey in Dunoon, Scotland.
	www.war-experience.org /collections/sea/alliedbrit (481 words)

	LDJ Trust - Historic Ships
		Vessels of all types designed after the influence of steam but before the 1906 influence of HMS Dreadnought on warship construction.
		Vessels of all types designed after the 1906 influence of HMS Dreadnought and before the influence of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1921.
		Vessels of all types designed after the influence of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 on warship construction and before the end of World War II.
	www.jreality.com /ldj/l.ships/muster_by_era.html (104 words)

	HMS EGRET
		My Grandfather was also on the Egret and was sadly lost when it was sunk in 1943.
		It would be great to see the photo's as i am trying find out about the crew that may of known my grandfather.
		I had an uncle Felix Gatt Maltese steward who once told me that at the beginning of the war was on the Egret on the North Sea patrols.
	storm.prohosting.com /wartime/messageboard/messages/20.shtml (435 words)

	Gavin Johns's Guestbook..
		Some of the men on this photograph have names of ships on their hats:- HMS Pembroke, HMS Trooper and HMS Implacable and I was searching the internet for further clues and information about these ships.I have been told that my granddad was at Scapa Flow during WW1, and also Belgium.
		Comments: My father was a HMS Eagle survivor and used to recant his memories of the experience often, we subsequently lived in Malta when I was a child.
		I tried HMS Centurian but only got a brief history of his service career and a lot of it was missing.
	guestbooks.pathfinder.gr /read/Navy?pass=&page=6 (1242 words)

	Naval Actions and losses
		Japanese cruiser Kuma sunk by submarine HMS Tally Ho.
		Japanese submarine RO 110 sunk off the coast of India by Egret class Indian sloop Jumna.
		Japanese submarine I27 sunk by HMS Paladin and HMS Petard 60 miles from Addu Atoll.
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW244Pac.html (940 words)

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