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HMS JUNO - Find Friends from HMS JUNO at Forces Reunited Troy Anderson was at HMS Juno between 1985 and 1997. Donald Harrison was at HMS Juno between 1972 and 1977. Stephen Williams was at HMS Juno between 1977 and 1979. www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Juno.html   (1073 words)

HMS Juno HMS Juno was a Eclipse class second class cruiser that served in home waters, in the Persian Gulf and in the East Indies during the First World War. At the start of the war she was part of the 11th Cruiser Squadron, based in Ireland and patrolling the trade routes to the west. In July 1915 the Juno was sent to the Persian Gulf, where her captain (D. St. A. www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_HMS_Juno.html   (235 words)

HMS Juno - Biocrawler Juno, launched in 1896, was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk off Crete by Italian bombers on 21 May 1941. Juno (F52), launched in 1965, was a Leander-class frigate. www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/HMS_Juno   (112 words)

uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Juno of the J class Illustrious was escorted by the British battleship HMS Valiant (Capt. H.B. Rawlings, OBE, RN) the British heavy cruiser HMS Kent (Capt. D. Kent was towed to Alexandria by HMS Nubian, escorted by light cruiser HMS Orion, AA cruiser HMS Calcutta (Capt. D.M. Lees, DSO, RN) and destroyers HMS Mohawk, HMS Jervis, HMS Juno (Cdr. HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN), www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4453.html   (875 words)

HMS Juno (F52) - Definition, explanation HMS Juno (F52) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). Juno had a variety of sunny deployments from commissioning in 1967 that culminated in a 1969 world cruise, visiting a variety of ports in many diverse nations on the way and steaming many thousands of miles in the process. In 1976, Juno took part in the Third Cod War against Iceland during the fishing disputes with that country, and was, while on a Fishery Protection Patrol, rammed by the Icelandic gunboat Tyr, quite notorious in its aggression towards RN vessels. www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/hm/hms_juno__f52_.php   (397 words)

HMS Eclipse, Diana, Dido, Doris, Isis, Juno, Minerva, Talbot, Venus HMS Eclipse, Diana, Dido, Doris, Isis, Juno, Minerva, Talbot, Venus Despite a considerable increase in size and an improved armament on the previous Astraea class there was still criticism that the ships were undreamed. HMS Isis like most of the class started the war with the 11th Cruiser Squadron based at Devonport but operating mainly off the Irish coast and English Channel. www.worldwar1.co.uk /light-cruiser/hms-Eclipse.html   (339 words)

CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: ) However, all Leanders in RN service were decommissioned by the early 1990s due to ships' aging design and high crew size, combined with yet another RN manpower crisis and defence cuts. HMS Scylla was sunk 27 March 2004 as an artificial reef off Cornwall, ten years after her decommissioning in 1994. Leander-class frigates were also successfully exported under license to Australia as the River class destroyer escort, Chile as the Condell class frigate, India, the Netherlands as the Van Speijk class frigate, New Zealand and South Africa. encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Leander_class_frigate   (877 words)

Science Fair Projects - HMS Juno (F52) HMS Juno (F52) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). Juno had a variety of sunny deployments from commissioning in 1967 that culminated in a 1969 world cruise, visiting a variety of ports in many diverse nations on the way and steaming many thousands of miles in the process. In 1976, Juno took part in the Third Cod War against Iceland during the fishing disputes with that country, and was, while on a Fishery Protection Patrol, rammed by the Icelandic gunboat Tyr, quite notorious in its aggression towards RN vessels. www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/HMS_Juno_(F52)   (501 words)

HMS Juno   (Site not responding. Last check: ) HMS Juno (F-46) was a J class destroyer laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 8 December 1938 and commissioned on 25 August 1939. Juno participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. HMS Juno was attacked by enemy German aircraft as she steamed with the Mediterranean Fleet against the German sea-borne invasion of Crete and sank south-east of Crete on 21 May 1941. www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-HMS_Juno.html   (225 words)

1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield   (Site not responding. Last check: ) HMS Sheffield, a Type 42 destroyer worth millions of pounds, was lost during the Falklands war......more importantly, 20 sailors died as a result — yet the MoD did not convene a court martial where witnesses and evidence in regard to the attack and subsequent sinking could have been properly examined. Former crew allege that before the Inquiry they were told to alter their testimony so that evidence relating to the absence of a key officer from the ops room was removed. Now it’s your turn to use the power of the pen, to achieve justice for the crew of HMS Sheffield and the truth for the families of the sailors who died. www.mylostoppos.com /sheff/forms/index.htm   (384 words)

CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The Allied force was the Mediterranean fleet, consisting of the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable, the modernised World War I battleships HMS Barham, Valiant and Warspite (as flagship). A second force, under Admiral Sir Henry Pridham-Wippell, consisted of the British light cruisers HMS Ajax, Gloucester and Orion, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth and the British destroyers HMS Hasty, Hereward and Ilex. In addition, Allied warships attached to convoys were available: HMS Defender, Jaguar and Juno waited in the Kithira Channel and HMS Decoy, Carlisle, Calcutta Bonaventure and HMAS Vampire were nearby. encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Battle_of_Cape_Matapan   (1344 words)

HMS Jersey HMS Jersey set off a mine when leaving the Humber and sustained some damage, repairs were carried out in the docks in London. The battlecruiser HMS Renown, battleship HMS Malaya, aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, light cruiser HMS Sheffield and the destroyers HMS Fearless, HMS Foxhound, HMS Foresight, HMS Fury, HMS Encounter and HMS Jersey left Gibraltar to the west with convoy HG-53. In the meantime 4 destroyers HMS Duncan, HMS Isis, HMS Firedrake and HMS Jupiter left Gibraltar and steamed to the east to conduct a anti-submarine sweep. www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F72   (470 words)

Submarine losses 1904 to present day The Light-cruiser HMS Blonde was heading K1, K3, K4 and K7 in line ahead off the Danish coast when she was forced to turn sharply to port to avoid three cruisers, that crossed her bows from starboard to port. HMS Undine was on her fourth war patrol in January 1940 when her asdic failed due to a leak. In October 1940 HMS Rainbow was on patrol in the Mediterranean, operating in the Gulf of Taranto and later in the Gulf of Otranto. www.rnsubmus.co.uk /general/losses.htm   (11387 words)

HMS JUNO - A Bravenet.com Guestbook Juno 67-69 Kent 64-65 Hardy 66 Bildeston 73 Reclaim 77 Three great years in Juno- then went to FO Medway's Staff (HMS Wildfire) for another three years, to be drafted to Submarines in time for the Falklands. I was on the Juno for a short loan draft in the galley, i was 17 at the time. pub39.bravenet.com /guestbook/show.php?usernum=3321934732&cpv=1   (1336 words)

HMS JUNO Crew Family History Local History This is HMS Juno, I am aware of the Indian and Dutch ships named Juno and did not include them. There was a reference to HMS Juno being readied to leave for Australia after being recomissioned, but I gave up looking. Hi This HMS Juno was a 6th rate 26 gun ship built at Pembroke Dock and completed on 1st July 1844. www.rootschat.com /forum/index.php/topic,112082.0.html   (422 words)

hms juno - Dating69 H.M.S. JUNO Click on thumbnails to expand pictures FRIGATE Displacement 2,650 Tons Shipyard Thorneycroft Launched 26/11/1965 Commissioned Paid Off Scrapped 17/02/1995 Vigo Contributed history and p... HMS Coventry HMS Ardent HMS Fearless HMS Yarmouth HMS Minerva HMS Juno & Sheffield HMS Sh... Juno", a song by Funeral for a Friend, from their debut EP Between Order & Model Vehicles Juno (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Jupiter HMS Juno, the name of seven vessels of Royal Nav... www.dating69.co.uk /information/hms-juno.html   (251 words)

Beatty, David biography - S9.com 1886-1888 - Served as a midshipman on the Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Alexandria. 1893-1895 - He was on the corvette HMS Ruby, he was transferred to the battleship HMS Camperdown. 1902 - He was captain of HMS Duke of Wellington and of the cruisers HMS Juno. www.s9.com /Biography/Beatty-David   (166 words)

Type 82 General Purpose Destroyer His early experience was gained as a Midshipman and Sub Lieutenant in the Destroyers HMS Agincourt and HMS Carysfort which took him to the Mediterranean, the Far East and the South Pacific. In 1980 he was appointed in command of the general purpose frigate HMS Avenger as Captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron of 'Type 21s'. HMS Avenger herself conducted several bombardments of the Argentine positions, landed special operations forces and survived a combined Super Etendard/Exocet and Skyhawk bomber attack of which she was the focus. www.hmsbristol.plus.com /cos.htm   (966 words)

Juno   (Site not responding. Last check: ) One of the prime functions of the fleet in the early part of the war was to deny the eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Ionian waters to the Italian navy. A picture of the Juno that was used on postcards sent by the crew to their families. Those that hit the Juno were from the Stukagruppen under the command of Hauptmann Heinrich Brucker, based on the island of Scarpanto to the east of the Kaso Straight. home.freeuk.com /johndillon/juno.htm   (1765 words)

HMS Juno During the night of 6/7 December 1939 the German destroyer Z 12 escorted by her sister ship Z 10 was on an offensive mining operation off Cromer. Juno turned back to assist Jersey, making smoke; apparently the British believed a submarine had attacked them. HMS Jersey was under repair until 23 September 1940. www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F46   (195 words)

Memorials and Monuments in St Ann's Church, Portsmouth (HMS Atalanta) "HMS Atalanta was a training ship, previously known as HMS Juno and launched at Pembroke Dock in 1844. Following the loss of the Eurydice, Juno was towed back to Pembroke and converted to provide suitable accommodation for ordinary seamen under instruction. Despite superstitious forebodings among many seamen, she was renamed HMS Atalanta and commissioned at Devonport on 17 September 1878. www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk /churches/st_anns/atalanta.htm   (429 words)

23 April 1940 At 0800 HMS Ark Royal, in company with the destroyers HMS Sikh, HMS Mashona, and HMS Juno, having flown off the Swordfish of 821 Squadron to Hatston en-route, arrived at Scapa Flow and commenced refuelling. At 1230, Vice-Admiral Air Wells, flying his flag on Ark Royal, in company with HMS Glorious, the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick, the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Curlew, and the destroyers HMS Fearless, HMS Fury, HMS Hasty, HMS Hereward, HMS Hyperion, and HMS Juno, departs Scapa Flow. Wells mission, dubbed Operation DX, is to transport the RAF fighters to the ice landing ground on Lake Lesjaskog and to cover the Allied landing sites at Åndalsnes to the South, and Namsos to the North of Trondheim. homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1940/04/23.htm   (583 words)

ipedia.com: Leander class frigate Article   (Site not responding. Last check: ) HMS Andromeda Type 12 -class General Characteristics Displacement: 2860 tons full load /3000 tons full load Length: 372 ft Beam: 41 ft Batch 1 and 2, 43 ft Batch 3 Draught: 18 ft Propulsion: 2 shafts,... The ships performed excellently in RN service, but they were ageing and manpower intensive, at a time when the RN were suffering yet another manpower crisis, and with defence cuts, all Leanders in RN service were decommissioned by the early 1990s. On the 27th March 2004, HMS Scylla was sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall. www.ipedia.com /leander_class_frigate.html   (675 words)

[No title] Remembrance Day is purposefully dedicated to remembering the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom and democracy during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and during all peacekeeping missions. Watch and listen as Mike Fletcher describe diving the HMS Lawford and a Sherman Tank. Their task would not be an easy one but with the eyes of the world upon them the Canadian Troops would triumph on Juno Beach that day changing the course of the war, an accomplishment that would be honoured on that beach and at home to this day. www.shipwreckcentral.com /livedive/archives/juno_beach   (797 words)

HMS Juno - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music HMS Juno - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music Juno, launched 1938, "J" class destroyer launched in 1938 and sunk in 1941. Juno (F52), launched 1965, a Leander-class frigate launched in 1965 and scrapped in 1994. www.music.us /education/H/HMS-Juno.htm   (299 words)

Mortella Point The British actually captured the tower at Mortella Point twice; in September 1793 it was taken after two hours' bombardment by HMS Lowestoft. The tower was up-gunned to mount one 6-pounder and two 18-pounder cannon, as again the Royal Navy took on the tower. On Sunday, February 9, 1794, HMS Fortitude (armed with 74 guns) and HMS Juno (32 guns) sailed into San Fiorenzo Bay. www.martello-towers.co.uk /history/index.htm   (666 words)

HMS JUNO   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Here is our current member listing for HMS JUNO This website is one of the largest resources for ex forces personnel, veterans, comrades and colleagues on the net and aims to help you find out about old friends or family who served in HMS JUNO. Lorenzo Leone served in HMS JUNO between 1970 and 1972 Clifford Butler served in HMS JUNO between 1971 and 1973 comradesandcolleagues.com /ROYAL-NAVY/HMS-JUNO.asp   (415 words)

Achievements In 1986 the guys won the group of the year award at the Juno awards(Canadian music award show). HMS did a video for the Youth Employment Services of Canada to encourage kids to stay and school and to get part time jobs. The band also had two live concerts televised on much music in Halifax in1987 and at the Kingswood music theatre in 1988. hmslounge0.tripod.com /achievements.html   (136 words)

Scharnhorst - Gallery - Operation "Juno" Photograph taken from the Scharnhorst before the engagement with the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her escorting destroyers.. Ahead of the Scharnhorst the Gneisenau can be seen firing her guns at the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious. Emergency repairs was made to the Scharnhorst due to a serious torpedo hit from the British destroyer HMS Acasta during Operation "Juno". www.scharnhorst-class.dk /scharnhorst/gallery/gallscharnjuno.html   (293 words)

Untitled Document Submarine HMS Sidon sanl after a torpedo explosion in the forward torpedo compartment while in Portland harbour, killing 13. Submarine HMS Sidon sank after a torpedo explosion in the forward torpedo compartment while in Portland harbour, killing 13. Submarine HMS Sidon sank after a torpedo explosion in the forward torpedo compartment in Portland harbour, killing 13. www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/Portscem.htm   (4029 words)

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