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	Fearless
		HMS Fearless will be extended in service until HMS Albion’s in-service date in March 2003 to mitigate the loss of capability resulting from the delays to the new ships.
		HMS Intrepid remained at a low state of readiness and downgraded capability because of her material condition until her Out of Service Date (OSD) of June 2001.
		HMS Fearless was built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff launched in December 1963 by Lady Hull.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/fearless.htm (846 words)

	HMS Intrepid One Of The Ships At The Battle of Dunkirk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		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)

	HMS Fearless
		HMS Fearless was built by Harland and Wolf in Belfast and launched on the 19th December 1963.
		Fearless and Intrepid 1965 - 2002 by Neil McCart.
		HMS Argonaut lies at anchor to her starboard with HMS Antrim in the extreme distance.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_fearless.htm (597 words)

	Naval Technology - LPD(R) Albion Class - Landing Platform Dock
		HMS Albion was launched in March 2001, commissioned in June 2003 and declared fully operational in April 2004.
		HMS Bulwark was launched in November 2001 and entered service in December 2004.
		HMS Albion was commissioned in June 2003, the first of two new Landing Platform Docks (LPDs) for the Royal Navy.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/lpd/index.html (970 words)

	GDR 99 - Seaborne Systems
		This close co-operation was highlighted during HMS Ocean's trials in the Caribbean when the carrier spearheaded a mercy mission off the Mosquito Coast of central America in the wake of Hurricane Mitch.
		HMS Ocean's commanding officer, Capt Bob Turner, had to interrupt the ship's trials and render assistance to the civil population in central America supplying food, medicine and humanitarian aid across the country, including supplies of freshwater from the ship that can produce 300 tons of water a day.
		By mid-1999 HMS Ocean will have completed both hot and cold weather trials and after official acceptance into the fleet she will deploy for amphibious exercises in the US prior to heading a multi-national deployment to the Mediterranean that will culminate in a seaborne assault into Egypt.
	www.global-defence.com /1999/seasys/sea4.htm (1226 words)

	Albion LPD(R)
		HMS Ocean, a helicopter carrier, joined the Fleet in 1998, and four Bay Class auxiliary landing ships are planned, to replace the Sir Bedivere class of Landing Ships Logistic, operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
		HMS Albion and her sister HMS Bulwark will be pivotal elements of the UK’s powerful amphibious capability and will introduce a huge range of improvements over the ships they replace, the elderly HMS Fearless and HMS Intrepid.
		HMS Ocean was the United Kingdom's first purpose built Landing Platform, Helicopter, designed to take Royal Marines and Army units anywhere in the world and land them by large helicopters and by landing craft.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/albion.htm (1344 words)

	Harpoon HQ - Harpoon Classic, Harpoon II, Harpoon 3, Harpoon 4
		HMS Plymouth was involved in the operation to recapture South Georgia, and later covered the landings at San Carlos.
		HMS Antrim, Ardent, Argonaut and Broadsword were all attacked in the air strikes on 21 May. HMS Antelope was hit by several UBX's, one of the bombs detonated during the removal of its fuse.
		HMS Coventry and HMS Broadsword were attacked by several waves of Skyhawks while positioned to the north of Falkland Sound as a 42-22 missile trap.
	www.harpoonhq.com /harpoon3/scenarios/plot-falklands.html (8989 words)

	HMS Intrepid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sixth Intrepid was a cruiser which was sunk as a blockship in the Zeebrugge raid.
		The seventh Intrepid, was an I-class destroyer launched in 1936, that served in World War II and was sunk by air attack in 1943.
		The eighth Intrepid (L11), launched 1964, was a landing platform dock that served in the Falklands War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Intrepid (190 words)

	HMS Intrepid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		During the cutbacks in 1976 HMS intrepid was placed in reserve and paid off and in 1981 was de-stored and was about to be sold to Argentina, just as the Falklands emergency started.
		HMS Intrepid alongside Portsmouth's South Railway Jetty in August 1975.
		HMS Intrepid embarks some of her landing craft during the Falklands conflict of 1982.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_intrepid1.htm (701 words)

	Visual signalling
		HMS LOTHIAN with No. 4 Ship Signal Section was deployed to the Pacific where it remained in support of Australian and US forces until the Japanese surrender.
		HMS LARGS sailed for the far east in 1944 and took part with PERSIMMON in the operations to reoccupy Malaya and Rangoon.
		HMS FEARLESS took part in the Rhodesia talks of October 1968 at Gibraltar, providing a conference centre and communications for Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalsignalsmuseum/postalcovers/visualsignalling.htm (585 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Princess launches new assault ship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		HMS Albion and her sister ship HMS Bulwark are the long-awaited replacements for the veteran assault ships HMS Fearless and HMS Intrepid and when the new vessels enter service with the Royal Navy in 2003 they will be a powerful boost to Britain's amphibious capabailty.
		Working closely with the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean and a new breed of Landing Ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark will be able to land up to 600 Royal Marines and their fighting vehicles while acting as command ships for Amphibious Task Group operations.
		The Princess Royal was accompanied at the launch of HMS Albion by her husband, Commodore Tim Laurence, and Naval VIPs included the Controller of the Navy, Rear Admiral Nigel Guild.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2001/0103/0001030901.asp (467 words)

	L10 HMS Fearless
		With her sister ship Intrepid, Fearless has served longer than ever anticipated by the MOD and this has meant that the number of people who served on her has been greater than many ships in the fleet.
		Albert had opportunity to vist the port of Lakki where Intrepid lies recently, he was saddened that there were plaques for the Germans Italians and Greeks who died in the area but nothing to commemorate those from the Intrepid.
		This has led to a delay in disposal of Intrepid as it is felt that the companies tendering for the scrap have not the means to deal with the problems associated with safe removal of the asbestos.
	www.hmsfearless.co.uk /home.htm (810 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Intrepid of the I class
		The minelayers were from the 20th Destroyer Flotilla and consisted of the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus, HMS Intrepid and HMS Ivanhoe.
		The minelayers were escorted by members of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla consisted of the destroyers HMS Kelvin, HMS Jupiter and HMS Vortigern.
		HMS Express struck a mine and was badly damaged, HMS Esk went to her assistance and hit mine and sank immediately, HMS Ivanhoe also went to her assistance and hit a mine and was badly damaged, so much so she she had to be sunk by HMS Kelvin.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4417.html (289 words)

	Trafalgar 200 - Ship Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		HMS Middleton is the seventh Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) to be built for the Royal Navy.
		He joined HMS Raleigh in March 1987 as an Artificer Apprentice and after a short period at sea in HMS Intrepid off northern Norway he was selected for training at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and joined in January 1990.
		After initial warfare training in ships varying from the destroyer HMS Bristol to the Northern Ireland patrol vessel HMS Nurton, he was appointed to read for the 2 year BA (Hons) degree in Maritime Defence at the Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, graduating in 1994.
	www.trafalgar200.com /tallships_details/middleton.html (743 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 15 Apr 2002 (pt 6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		On current plans, HMS Albion will be available for operational tasking early in 2003, and she is expected to be fully operational by mid 2003.
		HMS Fearless would have needed to undergo and assisted maintenance period at an estimated cost of about £1.5 million to allow her to continue in service for a year beyond her decommissioning date.
		HMS Ocean is available for amphibious force tasking until October this year when she is due, on current plans, to commence a docking period before she again becomes available for tasking early in 2003.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020415/text/20415w06.htm (1345 words)

	THORNABY ON TEES
		HMS Intrepid ordered Altmark to heave to and fired a shot across her bows but with Norwegian patrol ships hampering the British ships, Altmark slipped into JÃ¸ssingfjord.
		HMS Cossack arrived at dusk and, after a conference with the Norwegians, who insisted that the Altmark had been searched and nothing found amiss, reported by wireless to the Admiralty and awaited their reply.
		HMS Cossack sailed out of JÃ¸ssingfjord at 23.55 hours with 299 merchant seamen who had been released and they were landed at Leith after a fast passage home.
	thornabyontees.freeservers.com /thornabyairfield.html (1318 words)

	HMS Liverpool - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		The bows and roof of 'A' turret were blown off and she was taken in tow, stern first by HMS Orion.
		Along with this convoy was the covering force of the battleship HMS Malaya, the aircraft-carriers HMS Argus and HMS Eagle, three cruisers and eight destroyers.
		Nevertheless the Polish destroyer Kujawiak hit a mine and was sunk and two other destroyers HMS Badsworth and HMS Matchless and the supply ship Orari were damaged by mines, the latter at the very entrance to Grand Harbour.
	home.swipnet.se /ew-11578/hms_liverpool.htm (776 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS Intrepid was extensively modernized by the Navy in 1954 to convert her to a modern attack carrier capable of handling jets.
		USS Intrepid was hit by enemy action on five occasions and fought in the largest naval battle in history at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
		USS Intrepid is in good condition and although extensively modernized in the years since 1945 retains much of her wartime integrity.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/intrepid.htm (822 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Over To You - G to I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		HMS Intrepid: Curious to know more about a ‘Fisgig’ (a form of harpoon), which is mounted on a polished wooded plinth and was presented to HMS Intrepid by HM Dockyard Portsmouth ‘to commemorate a successful combined op.
		He was at HMS Ganges as a boy sailor some time in the 1930s, and later was at the 2nd Battle of Narvik and the Bismarck hunt (possibly in HMS Foxhound).
		HMS Grove: Robert Palmers uncle, Douglas James Holdaway, was killed in action whilst serving on HMS Grove, sunk by a german U-Boat on June 12th 1942.
	www.navynews.co.uk /oty/otygtoi.asp (2969 words)

	Shipbreaking Site English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Currently HMS Intrepid (1) - an amphibious landing vessel - is berthed at Portsmouth awaiting export to an overseas breakers yard, believed to be in Turkey (2).
		1) HMS "Intrepid" is an amphibious landing vessel, built in 1967 by John Brown and Co. (Clydebank) Ltd. Along with HMS Fearless, Intrepid continued to be used throughout the 1980's, including service in the Falklands War, and through to the late 1990's.
		According to information leaked to Greenpeace a 2001 British Navy inventory of asbestos on the HMS "Intrepid" reportedly found asbestos throughout the vessel, including asbestos insulation on pipework throughout the ship and the insulation on the 2 funnels.
	www.greenpeaceweb.org /shipbreak/news76.asp (971 words)

	ROYAL NAVY HMS OCEAN HELICOPTER CARRIER STATS
		HMS Ocean is the newest addition to the Royal Navy's Fleet and its pride and joy, as well as its largest serving ship.
		HMS Ocean is based upon the Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers, albeit with a modified superstructure, and no ski-ramp,) that has seen the latest incarnations of HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrius, and HMS Ark Royal.
		HMS Ocean constitutes the first part of a programme to revitalise the United Kingdom's amphibious capability.
	unsd.macrossroleplay.org /hmsoceancarrier.html (1192 words)

	Armchair General Magazine: Interactive Military History
		HMS Leeds Castle is one of two large Patrol Ships in service with the Royal Navy.
		HMS Bristol, D23, was intended to be the first of an entire Class of large Destroyers designed to perform escort duties for Aircraft Carrier-led Task Forces.
		HMS Ark Royal once served as the flagship of the Royal Navy.
	www.armchairgeneral.com /articles.php?p&page=1&p=2110&page=10 (558 words)

	Albion Class Landing Platform Dock Replacement (LPD(R)s)
		Under the notorious 1981 Defence Review HMS Fearless (L10) and her sistership HMS Intrepid (L11) were to have been withdrawn from service without replacement.
		The slipway was assembled, triggers were positioned, poppets were constructed forward and aft and 1150 tons of carefully laid chain was attached to Albion to arrest her once she entered Walney Channel after the 15mph journey down the slipway.
		She was the largest warship launched at Barrow since HMS Invincible in 1978.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/albion.htm (2723 words)

	Free Picture of HMS Intrepid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		L11 HMS Intrepid was a vital part of the Falkland Islands Task Force campaign in 1982, she has a large floodable dock in stern and a displacement of 12,500 tons, 19,500 tons (flooded).
		HMS Intrepid was withdrawn in 2001 and is pictured with her sister ship HMS Fearless.
		Copyright-free-pictures.org.uk are the sole copyright holders of this HMS Intrepid picture, unless otherwise stated.
	www.copyright-free-pictures.org.uk /warships/18-hms-intrepid.htm (207 words)

	TT2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Numerous Royal Navy units are at this moment deployed in support of the 1700 strong force of the Royal Marines involved in the fight against international terror in Afganistan.
		Among these is the Helecopter carrier HMS OCEAN which has acted as a base for the Marines and has also supplied aircraft to the force.
		HMS Intrepid has been decomissioned after over 30 years service.
	home.clara.net /marksimpson/tt2.htm (80 words)

	H.M.S. MERCURY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		H.M.S. I joined HMS Mercury in February 1968 to begin my Comms training in earnest and if my memory serves me right I think we were billeted in Pasco Block under the watchful eye of CRS Collinson.
		Now I was ready for a draft to sea and after two weeks leave I was off to the Far East to join my first ship, HMS Intrepid.
		A BRIEF HISTORY OF H.M.S. The school was commissioned as HMS Mercury on 16th August 1941, under the command of a new CSS, Captain Gerald Warner.
	www.maxwall.co.uk /navy/mercury.htm (479 words)

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		All hands lost 1942 - Destroyer HMS Blean commissioned 1942 - Escort carriers USS Croatan & Prince William launched 1943 - The 40th Escort Group, consisting of sloops HMS Landguard, Bideford, Hastings and frigates HMS Exe, Moyola & Waveney were deployed on a U-boat hunt off Cape Ortegal.
		HMS Landguard & Bideford were the first of the Allied and RN 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.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/august/23Aug.txt (1817 words)

	HMS Fearless & Intrepid Association.
		The ‘HMS Fearless and Intrepid Association’ does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via the website is accurate, complete or correct and accepts no liability whatsoever in respect of any use which an individual makes of such information.
		The information provided on this website has not been written to meet individual requirements and it is the responsibility of the individual to satisfy themselves prior to using the information in any way that is suitable for that purpose.
		Whilst the ‘HMS Fearless and Intrepid Association’ makes all reasonable attempts to exclude viruses from the website it cannot ensure such exclusion and no liability is accepted for viruses.
	www.hmsfearless.org.uk (498 words)

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		The master and 87 crewmembers landed at Enniscrone, Co. Sligo 1940 - Corvette HMS Clover laid down 1940 - Destroyer HMS Tetcott laid down 1940 - Corvette HMS (ex-FS) La Malouine commissioned 1940 - Destroyer HMS Delight is bombed and sunk escorting a channel convoy off Portland.
		Destroyer HMS Delight is set on fire by the German air strike.
		HMS LST 3553 & 3554 ordered from Yarrows Ltd Esquimalt BC 1944 - Destroyer USS Gregory commissioned 1944 - Destroyer escort USS Parle commissioned 1944 - Minesweepers USS Pledge & Skurry commissioned 1945 - American and British carrier-based aircraft attack airfields and naval targets in the Inland Sea sinking a destroyer and 12 merchant vessels.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/july/29Jul.txt (961 words)

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