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Topic: HMS Illustrious 1896

	List of aircraft carriers by country
		NAeL Minas Gerais formerly HMS Vengeance, purchased December 13, 1956, decommissioned 2001
		INS Viraat (1953) formerly HMS Hermes (R12), purchased April 19, 1986.
		INS Vikrant (1945) formerly HMS Hercules, purchased January, 1957, decommissioned 31 January 1997.
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	British Army in Bermuda from 1776 to 1977
		They arrived from Halifax on HMS Leopard in 1808 (and were present at the famous incident with the USS Chesapeake, later).
		Colonel Arnold devised the early massive building and engineering program for HM Dockyard, that led to Bermuda being referred to later as the "Gibraltar of the West." His accomplishments, skills and obvious leadership qualities in Bermuda were such that he was marked for prompt promotion and increased military responsibilities.
		On Sunday, 24 March 1878 at 4:30 pm, as reported in the British domestic and Bermuda newspapers, the British warship, HMS Eurydice, bound from Bermuda to the United Kingdom, sank en route, from particularly heavy adverse weather.
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	Battleship
		At the Battle of Taranto in November 1940, Swordfish aeroplanes from HMS Illustrious attacked the Italian fleet at their base at Taranto.
		The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and her battlecruiser consort HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers while operating in the defence of Malaya (Malaysia and Singapore).
		Like museum ships, HMS Victory is open to the public, but she is technically still in service with the Royal Navy, being the flagship of the Second Sea Lord/Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and the oldest warship still in commission in any navy.
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	MaritimeDigital Archive Encyclopedia - Home > 003c Surface vessels (1881-1904) > Battleships - Pre-Dreadnoughts > ...
		HMS Jupiter was a Majestic-class pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy launched on November 18, 1895.
		HMS Magnificent was one of the nine Majestic-class battleships of the Royal Navy (RN).
		HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard and commissioned into the Channel Squadron in December 1895.
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	Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: Searchlight Sites in the Newcastle Area: TT122 -- ...
		The gun located here was a twin-barrel 12-inch naval gun removed from the HMS Illustrious (the emplacement was designated 'Tyne Turret').
		With a range of 12 miles, it was situated on land as to defend the approaches to the mouth of the Tyne from German attack.
		(Launched in 1896, the third Illustrious, a battleship with 12- and 6-inch guns, was already obsolete in 1914.
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	H.M.S.Illustrious (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On January 19th the Illustrious was hit again but despite the damage a miracle was performed by the repairers in HM Dockyard Four days later the Illustrious was able to leave and reach Egypt safely The Illustrious' blitz began seventy Ju87's and Ju88's escorted by CR42's attacked Grand Harbour
		The second Illustrious, also a 74 gun frigate, was launched at Rotherhithe in 1803, she had a long career winning battle honours at Basque Roads and Java before becoming a training ship in 1854.She was broken up in Portsmouth in 1868.
		The third Illustrious, a battle ship with 12 and 6 inch guns was launched in 1896, already obsolete in 1914, she spent most of the war as an Ammunition Store Ship and was scrapped in 1921
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	HMS Illustrious at AllExperts
		There have been five ships in the Royal Navy to bear the proud name Illustrious, and as her name suggests, she and her predecessors have had an illustrious history.
		The third Illustrious* was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought, launched in 1896 and scrapped in 1920.
		The fourth Illustrious* was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940, the year she became the first carrier to strike against an enemy fleet, and was in service until 1954.
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		Serving on HMS Britannia when it was torpedoed by a German submarine on 9th November 1918.
		HMS Orlando was anchored in Tunis Bay, 3rd November 1864.
		Action May 1812 (HMS Northumberland) drove on shore and destroyed, near the entrance of Lorient, two French frigates (Arienne and Andromaque), and the brig Mamelouck.
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	History : HMS Illustrious : Aircraft Carriers : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The present HMS Illustrious is the fifth ship to bear that name.
		The first HMS Illustrious, a 74-gun Third Rate ship of the line, was launched at Buckler's Hard in 1789 and saw action against the French off Toulon in 1793 and at Genoa in 1795.
		Launched in Rotherhithe in 1803, the second HMS Illustrious was also a 74-gun Third Rate ship of the line.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/nav.1264 (360 words)

	Battleship information - Search.com
		This arrangement gave South Carolina and her sister Michigan a broadside equal to Dreadnought's without requiring the cumbersome wing turrets that were a feature of the first few British dreadnought classes.
		Instead of further attacks by aircraft, on Monday 27 May the Royal Navy's battleships King George V and Rodney with 2 cruisers and a number of destroyers engaged her with guns and torpedoes.
		Battleships still in existence as museums include the American USS Massachusetts, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas, the British HMS Mary Rose, Victory and Warrior, the Japanese Mikasa, the Swedish Vasa, the Dutch Buffel and Schorpioen, and the Chilean Huascar.
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	Harry Charles Miles
		Alice B. Miles was born on ____ around 1896 in Bournemouth and was married in ____ in ____ to ____ ____.
		HMS Impregnable was a Boys' training ship stuck in the middle of Pompey (Portsmouth) harbour; hard knocks were learned.
		HMS Victory was the Royal Naval Barracks and was/is used for transit purposes and the mustering of ships' companies when being drawn together prior to commissioning.
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		Night of 15th February he was involved in a fight with Robert Dewhurst (sailor from HMS Britannia).
		2nd March 1939 HMS Ramillies was preparing to enter Grand Harbour, when one of the davits broke loose and carried Sergeant Young overboard.
		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.
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	Battleship information - Search.com
		At the Battle of Taranto in November 1940, Swordfish aeroplanes from HMS Illustrious attacked the Italian fleet at their base at Taranto.
		The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and her battlecruiser consort HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers while operating in the defence of Malaya (Malaysia and Singapore).
		HMS Ramillies fired 1,002 15-inch (380 mm) shells at shore targets as well as driving off German aircraft, E Boat and destroyer attacks.
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		HM Prison Langi Kal KalHM Prison LoddonHM Prison Morwell River
		HMS Bamborough Castle (K412)HMS Bangor (1940)HMS Bangor (M109)
		HMS Coventry (F98)HMS Crab (fictional Hornblower vessel)HMS Cressy (1899)
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	BRNC Tours & Events » The College » History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1855 Captain Robert Harris on board HMS Illustrious in Portsmouth Harbour persuaded the Admiralty to allow his son to come on board and be trained, under his father's guidance, as a Naval Officer.
		The cadets were as young as 13 years old, and the Naval Officer training was combined with continuation of their formal education.
		As cadet numbers increased, the HMS Prince of Wales was brought to Dartmouth to replace the aging Britannia and in 1869 the new replacement ship was in her turn named Britannia (the 5
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	Army and Navy Chaplains 1800 to
		Served as Chaplain to HMS Encounter 1907 to 1910, HMS Jupiter 1910 and 1911, HMS Prince George 1911 and 1912, HMS Zealandia 1912, HMS Prince of Wales 1912 and 1913.
		On HMS Pembroke 1900, HMS Prince George 1900 - 1901, HMS Implacable 1901 to 1904, HMS Boscawen III 1904 and 1905, R.M.Dept Walmer 1905 to 1907, HMS Prince of Wales 1907 to 1910, HMS Jupiter 1910 and 1911.
		HM Dockyard and Hospital Hong Kong 1911 to 1914, HMS Indus 1914.
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		Hence there will never be another HMS Devastation as that isn't very friendly and looks bad for peacekeeping operations etc. As has already been pointed out, many famous names are out of circulation through being already allocated to bases (which are considered to be 'ships'), eg HMNavalBase Portsmouth is HMS Nelson.
		HMS Churchill, the C class SSN was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and one of Britain's greatest military heroes.
		HMS Queen Elizabeth (the battleship), the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth and the future carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ALL refer to the 16th century monarch.
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		Instead of further attacks by aircraft, on Monday 27 May the Royal Navy's battleships King George V and Rodney with 2 cruisers and a number of destroyers engaged her with guns and torpedoes, such as the HMS Dorsetshire.
		Battleships still in existence as museums include the American USS Massachusetts, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas, the British HMS Mary Rose and Warrior, the Japanese Mikasa, the Swedish Vasa, the Dutch Buffel and Schorpioen, and the Chilean Huascar.
		Like museum ships, HMS Victory is open to the public, but she is the flagship of the Royal Navy and the oldest ship in commission in any navy
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	Royal Naval Battleships
		Major historical naval website detailing short histories of each battleship and battleship class from pre-dreadnought battleships to the very last HMS Vanguard.
		Included on each web page are battleship data detailing displacement, armaments, complement, speed and range.
		SUNK IN COLLISION WITH HMS CAMPERDOWN 22ND JUNE 1893.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /battleships.htm (534 words)

	Steelnavy.com Feature Articles
		HMS Queen Mary, British Battle Cruiser, NNT 1:700 Scale, Built by Jim Baumann - The next installment of the Baumann Yards rebuilding program is the
		HMS Indomitable, Plan View of Flight Deck as Built 1941 - This is a drawing of the plan view of the flight deck of
		HMS Illustrious 1940, Plan View of Island - These are three drawings of the plan view that depict the fore end of the island at 'flight deck' and 'A' deck level of the island of
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	Oxford Diecast
		In the latter action she was instrumental in the capture of two enemy war ships but suffered severe damage, and under tow was driven ashore by violent storm and abandoned after being set ablaze.
		The second Illustrious, also a 74 gun frigate, was launched at Rotherhithe in 1803, she had a long career winning battle honours at Basque Roads and Java before becoming a training ship in 1854.
		On 11th November 1940 twenty Swordfish from HMS Illustrious attacked the Italian's most important naval base at Taranto inflicting severe damage on the enemy and tilting the balance of sea power in the Mediterranean in the Allies favour.
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	Marine Listing2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
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	Timelines - This Day in Alternate History
		The Force consists of the Carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal, accompanied by 7 Destroyers, 11 Frigates, the Assault Ships HMS Ocean, HMS Fearless and HMS Albion, and 5 Submarines.
		A second Royal Navy Task Force, comprising of HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal, flanked by 2 Destroyers and 2 Frigates each, and 6 Submarines, are sent to intercept them.
		HMS Illustrious has as part of its complement a modified Tornado Fighter-Bomber, which is carrying a special prototype weapon that could be the decisive factor of the battle.
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	CHAPTER 23 The New Zealand Cruisers \| NZETC
		Replacement of HMNZS Achilles by HMS Gambia would be accepted but we are not prepared to press for this as we have no information as to the urgency of providing cruisers for other theatres of war.
		HMS Illustrious, with the Gambia and destroyers Rotherham and Tjerke Hiddes (Dutch) in company, sailed from Trincomalee on 22 February and swept the area south-west of Cocos Island.
		HMS London, cruiser; 10,000 tons standard displacement; 32·25 knots; eight 8-inch, eight 4-inch, and numerous small anti-aircraft guns; eight torpedo-tubes.
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	Battleship - Databank
		HMS Ramillies fired 1,002 15-inch (380 mm) shells at shore targets as well as driving off German aircraft, E-Boat and destroyer attacks.
		Of these, all but HMS Victory were sunk or scrapped by 1957.
		Like museum ships, HMS Victory is open to the public, but she is the flagship of the Royal Navy and the oldest ship in commission in any navy [2].
	www.notd-aftermath.com /databank/index.php?title=Battleship (7155 words)

	Photos of Furness Abbey
		HMS Ajax Completed 1934 - Job No. 682.
		HMS Invincible -completed in 1980 - Yard No. '1098' shown here in company with HMS Illustrious.
		HMS Tiptoe - in a Plymouth breakers yard.
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	The Mariners' Museum \| EXPLORATION through the AGES
		Sir John Franklin, the dividers and ship in the background indicate he was involved in the navy and his hand is covering the Northwest Passage and the Arctic, two areas he explored.
		While in Australia, he saw for the first time the ravages of scurvy among the crew, and his ship, the HMS Porpoise was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef.
		Barrow then picked the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror because they had already been on Antarctic voyages and, with a little modification, they became even more impervious to ice.
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	Family history \| Royal Naval Academy/College
		From 1857 all naval cadets were trained in special training ships: at first on HMS Illustrious and from 1859 on HMS Britannia, stationed at Haslar Creek, Portsmouth.
		Officers undertaking torpedo training on HMS Vernon from 1882 to 1890 are in ADM 29/127
		Service records of gunners at HMS Excellent gunnery school from 1838 to 1898 are in ADM 196/167-170
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /familyhistory/guide/navy/royalnaval.htm (443 words)

	Naval forces of the British Empire: Ships: Battleships: HMS Illustrious
		Illustrious had round barbettes rather than the normal pear-shaped ones.
		She helped introcduce the much lighter and effective cordite as propellant.
		In 1915, her 12inch guns were removed and added to the Lord Clive class of monitors.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/navyships/battleships/hmsillustrious.htm (88 words)

	Royal Navy Battleships
		22 Jun 1893.HMS Victoria sunk by collision with HMS Camperdown.
		The Germans claim a tactical victory, but the battle is a strategic victory for the Royal Navy, which forced the High Seas Fleet had to retreat, and maintained their blockade of Germany.
		10 December 1941:HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers near Singapore.
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	Royal Navy Pay and Conditions
		HMS PEMBROKE, Originally built in 1812 as a 74, she was rebuilt at Portsmouth as a 60 gun steam block ship in 1854-55 and later reduced to 25 guns.
		RN Barracks Chatham, Named HMS PEMBROKE after the hulk that was previously occupied as the receiving ship.
		HMS MARLBOROUGH - Built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in July, 1855, the naming ceremony being performed by Queen Victoria.
	www.pbenyon.plus.com /RN/Establishments.html (1910 words)

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