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	red-duster.co.uk Homepage for the red duster merchant navy maritime information archive
		CLUNY CASTLE (3) was built in 1903 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5147grt, a length of 419ft 1in, a beam of 50ft 2in and a service speed of 12 knots.
		DOVER CASTLE (2) was built in 1904 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 8271grt, a length of 476ft 5in, a beam of 56ft 8in and a service speed of 14 knots.
		GARTH CASTLE (2) was built in 1910 by Barclay, Curle and Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 7612grt, a length of 452ft 7in, a beam of 54ft 4in and a service speed of 13 knots.
	www.red-duster.co.uk /UNION15.htm (2035 words)

	Castle Class Corvettes
		HMS Tunsberg (ex HMS Shrewsbury Castle) was sunk by hitting a mine on the 12th December 1944.
		HMS Hadleigh Castle, at the breakers in Sunderland, February 1959.
		I noticed that the ship's bell from HMS Knaresborough Castle is hung in the corridor of the School and this prompted me to research the ship.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /castle_class_corvettes.htm (1396 words)

	HMS Kenilworth Castle - TheBestLinks.com - HMS Kenilworth Castle (1943), Royal Navy, U-Boat, Ireland, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Kenilworth Castle - TheBestLinks.com - HMS Kenilworth Castle (1943), Royal Navy, U-Boat, Ireland,...
		HMS Kenilworth Castle (1943), HMS Kenilworth Castle, Royal Navy, U-Boat...
		HMS Kenilworth Castle was a Castle-class corvette of Britain's Royal Navy.
	www.thebestlinks.com /HMS_Kenilworth_Castle___28__1943__29__.html (104 words)

	Royal Navy Corvettes
		HMS Polyanthus sunk by U-boat on 21st September 1943
		HMS Zinnia sunk by U-boat on 23rd August 1941
		HMS Rose lost in collision with frigate Manners on 26th October 1944
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /corvettes.htm (1316 words)

	HMS Launceston Castle - TheBestLinks.com - HMS Launceston Castle (1943), Royal Navy, U-Boat, Ireland, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Launceston Castle - TheBestLinks.com - HMS Launceston Castle (1943), Royal Navy, U-Boat, Ireland,...
		HMS Launceston Castle (1943), HMS Launceston Castle, Royal Navy, U-Boat...
		HMS Launceston Castle was a Castle-class corvette of Britain's Royal Navy.
	www.thebestlinks.com /HMS_Launceston_Castle___28__1943__29__.html (103 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Corvette HMS Launceston Castle of the Castle class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Corvette HMS Launceston Castle of the Castle class
		Scrapped at Davidson Forth on 3 August 1959.
		The German submarine U-1200 was sunk south of Ireland, in position 50º24'N, 09º10'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Pevensey Castle, HMS Launceston Castle, HMS Portchester Castle and HMS Kenilworth Castle.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/63.html (98 words)

	NE Diary 1939-45; Warships Launched or Completed by N.E. Shipyards 1942-45
		On the night of 24th October 1943, in company with 'HMS Hurworth', 'HHMS Adrias' set off for a position south of Leros to create a diversion to protect ships landing stores on Leros for the British troops occupying the island.
		On their way there they ran into a newly laid minefield, both ships were struck by mines, the 'Adrias' was first to be hit, she had her bows blown off as far back as the bridge.
		On the evening of 1st December 1943, weather conditions right and initially escorted by three Motor Gun Boats she began the hazardous journey.
	www.bpears.org.uk /NE-Diary/Bck/Warships2.html (1967 words)

	QUEENSLAND - SHIPWRECKS
		Of course, none of this is of relevance when it comes to the tragedy of the loss of vessels and human lives, and some of the losses have indeed been tragic, and fascinating.
		As a subsidiary naval vessel she was known as HMS Bark Endevour, as distinct from another vessel of the same name already in service.
		Lbd 186.6 x 21.1 x 10.7 ft. In 1920 converted into a hulk and towed between Melbourne and Geelong until 1943 when the US armed forces decided to tow her to New Guinea, but on arrival at Brisbane she was dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /qld-wrecks.html (16036 words)

	Ship Descriptions - E
		The EDINBURGH CASTLE of 1947 was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast for the Union Castle Mail SS Co, and was a sister ship to the PRETORIA CASTLE.
		At the outbreak of war on 3rd Sep.1939 she was at Pernambuco, and on 9th Oct, while attempting to reach Germany, she was intercepted by HMS BELFAST in severe weather north of Iceland.
		Co., Govan, she was launched for Canadian Pacific SS Co. on 22nd June 1955 by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html (14249 words)

	The Hallowes Genealogy - Page 5
		In 1914 he was with HMS Cornwall at the Battle of the Falklands; later he served in Q ships.
		After the war he went (15/2/1951) to HMS President, then (1953) became Queen's Harbour Master, Portsmouth, where he was on duty with the Flying Officer, Coronation Naval Brigade.
		In 1943 he went to Italy with the Division, first as a Staff Colonel, then as OC 6th.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gkarmstrong/halgen04.htm (13944 words)

	Royal Australian Navy in World War II - minesweepers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In May 1943, refits having augmented their AA armament, the Bathursts were allowed back into the Mediterranean.
		She was an 800-ton, 230-foot coal-burning minesweeper (ex HMS Wexford) of 1912 construction.
		She was bombed by a Japanese float-plane and sunk on 22nd January 1943 off Wessel Island; survivors were machine-gunned in the water and a passenger, a missionary, was picked up and later executed.
	users.sa.chariot.net.au /~lenshome/minesweepers.htm (1464 words)

	Naval Actions and losses
		HMS Hardy a V class destroyer leader of a JW convoy, torpedoed by a U-boat off Bear Island, sunk by RN.
		The German battleship Tirpitz was attacked by Fairey Barracuda torpedo-bombers from HMS Furious and HMS Victorious.
		HMS Janus sunk after aircraft attack while supporting Pontine landings.
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW244Res.html (1997 words)

	eBay Store - jdbassjr Vintage Photos Postcards: Military Other Navies: 1950s Frigate U66 HMS Starling Malta Real Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		WW2 RPPC Destroyer D88 HMS Wren Sunk 1940
		1953-71 Anti Submarine Type 15 Frigate F08 HMS Urania
		1943-45 Frigate K577 HMS Torrington ex USN DE-568
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	Castle class corvette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hedingham Castle (K491) (to Canada as HMCS Orangeville)
		Hever Castle (to Canada as HMCS Copper Cliff)
		Shrewsbury Castle (to Norway as HNoMS Tunsberg Castle)
	castle-class-corvette.kiwiki.homeip.net (871 words)

	Pacific Book House - Book Lists
		Ambon Island lies at the entrance to Piroe Bay at the western end of the south coast of the island of Ceram.
		He took command of his first ship, HMS Decoy, in June 1941 and was later awarded a DSO for his work, as Commander of HMAS Warramunga in the Philippines campaign.
		Australians have lived in tents and in tree trunks, in bungalows and in castles; they've put their homes up on stilts and they've dug them into the ground - the nation's domestic architecture is as rich and complex as the people who have contributed to its history.
	www.pacificbookhouse.com.au /catalog/CAT54.HTM (11916 words)

	The Catalogues - Monthly Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS MAORI-GEO V ½d postal stationery postcard addressed to Lt Harold Harvey of HMS “MAORI” in Doberitz camp, Berlin.
		HMS IRON DUKE-Clean cover addressed to Sidcup with pair of ½d values tied by ordinary London Krag cancel dated 13.11.1914.
		HMS EXCALIBAR-GEO VI 2d postal stationery postcard addressed to the American Embassy in London from a coder at the Stoke-on-Trent shore base for trainee coders.
	www.dalkeithcatalogue.com /21080/info.php?p=5&pno=0 (15569 words)

	The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - Allied Atlantic convoys question
		And the escort carrier air groups were usally comprised of a mixed squadron of fighters and torpedo bombers, it was rare that they would encounter German maritime aircraft after mid 1943.
		I read that in the early years German Condor multi engined bombers were quite deadly and mid war a growing number of JU were employed in antishipping roles with ASMs.
		They were intended as convoy escorts carrying 4 aircraft (usually Swordfish) to maintain an ASW patrol, but were evidently rarely so used.
	www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2978 (1531 words)

	Postal History Auction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1943 small censored(3 label) cvr St Kilda Rail-USA, 9d Macarthur (SG152 cat £45).
		BR.OCC.ITAL.COLS: 1943 regd local Tripoli folded cvr, MEF set to 2/6d and crown Passed ZA/41 censor.
		1943 regd cvr Sarajevo-Banja Luka, mixed franking SG46+D67.
	www.stampdomain.com /yorkcover/york76.htm (6243 words)

	The Hallowes Genealogy - Page 4
		In February 1894 while a Midshipman in HMS Raleigh he served with the Naval Brigade at Bathurst, Gambia, during the punitive expedition against Fouli Silah, and received the GS Medal with the "Gambia" clasp.
		He was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Humane Society for an act of gallantry at Portsmouth, 23/10/1909 when "during a strong gale from NW, the Antrim picket boat, when half way from the harbour to Antrim dipped almost under, and two of the crew were swept overboard.
		He served in HMS Achilles as Midshipman during the Egyptian War of 1882; later in the Hydrographic Dept. at the Admiralty.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gkarmstrong/halgen03.htm (11909 words)

	Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - C
		Squadron Commander, Fighter Squadron 803, FAA [HMS Ark Royal (aircraft carrier)] [attached to RAF]
		Having kept in flying practice, he joined a small helicopter company and subsequently also had an interest in the travel trade, specialising in Turkish holidays.
		HMS St Angelo (RN base, Malta) (for miscellaneous duties at Malta)
	www.unithistories.com /officers/RN_OfficersC.html (707 words)

	Union Line of New Zealand
		1930 taken over with R.S. Lamb and Co., Sydney, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine off Sydney.
		1943 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine near Port Macquarie.
		1915 became HMS Wahine, 1920 resumed commercial service, 1951 wrecked Masella Island while troopship for Korean War.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/unionnz.html (3616 words)

	personnel E to h
		The events in Greece are only in note form, written in pencil, which I have but which he did not have time to 'flesh out'.
		Daddy was returned to England during 1943 and flew reconnaissance over Europe from Northolt airport until the end of the war.
		are flown from the aircraft carriers HMS Argus and Ark Royal.
	www.mts.net /~robhd1a/personnel_e_to_h.html (5056 words)

	Atlantic, USS, Block Island, Core, Card, U-boats, U boats, MacIntyre, Commander, Captain, Walker, HMS Starling, Wren, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Canadian destroyers "Chaudiere" and "Gatineau", frigate "St Catherines", corvettes "Chilliwack" and "Fennel" and British destroyer "lcarus" are joined by corvette "Kenilworth Castle" before the action is over.
		is sunk near UK/North America convoy ONF252 by escorting frigate "Helmsdale" and corvette "Portchester Castle".
		is sunk by patrolling corvettes "Kenilworth Castle", "Launceston Castle", "Pevensey Castle" and "Portchester Castle", then supporting Halifax/UK convoy HX317.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsUboats5.htm (4666 words)

	The 1943 Story Debate Vol. II [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I hope we all have gotten our lessons and rich experiences from the first glorious (and on the brink of worldwide destruction ended) 1943 SD, and I hope we'll all have good fun with this one.
		Aside form the mediocre performance, the XP-59A is found to suffer from many flaws [The jet engines were too heavy in relation to the amount of power they could develop, and their exhaust was so hot that the turbine blades regularly overheated and often broke off with catastrophic results.
		The engine installation was found to result in an inordinate amount of aerodynamic interference, and the aircraft was subject to severe directional snaking, making it a poor gun platform.], which solutions too are gradually discovered, the work in debugging the design lasting well into 1943...
	kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-12426.html (8825 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Corvette HMS Portchester Castle of the Castle class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Corvette HMS Portchester Castle of the Castle class
		Portrayed the fictional frigate HMS Saltash Castle in the movie The Cruel Sea starring Jack Hawkins and Stanley Baker.
		The German submarine U-484 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 55º45'N, 11º41'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Portchester Castle and the British frigate HMS Helmsdale.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/52.html (150 words)

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