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	HMS Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Two destroyers of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Legion, after the legion.
		The first Legion was launched in 1914 and sold 1921.
		The second Legion was launched in 1939 and sunk in an air attack off Malta in 1942.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Legion (109 words)

	More Maritime Disasters of WWII 1939, 1940, 1941
		HMS Comfort now approaches but is fired upon by the Grafton who mistook her for a German ship.
		Her sole escort was the destroyer HMS Griffin which rescued a total of 766 of the troops and crew on board and landed them at Greenock, the wounded being taken to Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride.
		HMS Wryneck and HMS Diamond were both sunk in the attack with the loss of nearly both their crews and all the survivors of the Slamat.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/maritime-2.html (5377 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HNMS Isaac Sweers of the Gerard Callenburgh class
		At about 15.00 hours, the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Rodney, two cruisers and six destroyers (among them the HNMS Isaac Sweers) were ordered to engage Italian warships reported about 70 miles away, but the Italians avoided contact and the ships returned to the convoy shortly afterwards.
		At 06.17 hours on the next day, HMS Gurkha got a radar contact with the surfaced Italian submarine Diaspro in 37°32N/06°45E and was shortly thereafter missed by two torpedoes, which passed under the destroyer.
		HMS Sikh was leading the group, then HMS Legion, HMS Maori and finally HNMS Isaac Sweers.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2855.html (1612 words)

	DKM Bismarck
		On the early morning of 27 May 1941 she was engaged in an eighty-eight minute battle with HMS King George V, HMS Rodney, Norfolk, and HMS Dorsetshire.
		The British battleships HMS King George V, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Ramillies, HMS Revenge, HMS Rodney, HMS Repulse and HMS Renown.
		The British light cruisers HMS Kenya, HMS Galatea, HMS Aurora, HMS Neptune, HMS Hermione, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Manchester, HMS Arethusa, HMS Birmingham, and HMS Sheffield.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/dk/dkm_bismarck.html (942 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - FROM ALEX WITH LOVE - A2372546
		At 1135 on the 20th HMS Heythrop was struck by a torpedo from a U-boat, the effect of which broke her back.
		At dusk, the convoy split up and we, HMS Eridge, were given the well being of the supply ship Glen Campbell, which had previously survived bomb damage, to escort her the rest of the way to Malta.
		HMS Legion arrived damaged and we escorted her into harbour.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2372546 (2113 words)

	Legion of Frontiersmen (NZ Command)
		At the end of 1886 he joined HMS ROVER and was rated by her captain as an "intelligent and capable young officer of temperate habits".
		After nine months on the HMS ROVER, Scott went on to spend the winter of 1887-8 at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich and in March 1888 he was awarded first-class certificates in pilotage, torpedoes and gunnery, coming in with the highest marks in his class in his year of seamanship.
		HMS MINERVA towed her from Portsmouth to Gibraltar, HMS VINDICTIVE took her on to Aden and from there HMS FOX towed her to an area 120 miles off the east coast of Socotra where she was left on her own for the final leg.
	frontiersmen.homestead.com /scott.html (16998 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Legion of the L class
		The Polish destroyers Piorun, Garland and the British destroyer HMS Legion conduct an offensive patrol against enemy submarines.
		HMS Rodney, HMS Legion, Piorun and Garland composed the escort of two troop ships heading from Iceland to the Clyde.
		The Italian light cruisers Alberico da Barbiano and Alberto di Giussano were torpedoed and sunk off Cape Bon by the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Sikh, HMS Maori, HMS Legion and the Dutch destroyer HrMs Isaac Sweers on a supply mission to Tripoli.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4465.html (397 words)

	"Arrowsmith" List of Pendant Numbers - part 4
		H 13 [HMS Midge Dka/cl, B:HW, (t/rnd:10/13 HMS Keitola), (H13:06/12/14).
		H 26 [HMS Paragon Dka/cl B:TH, L:21/02/13, (t/rnd:10/13 HMS Katrine), (H26:06/12/14), su:18/03/17, by Ger.
		H 61 [HMS Sparrowhawk Dka/cl, B:SH, L:12/10/12, (t/rnd:10/13 HMS Kingsmill), (H61:06/12/14), su:31/05/16, collision with HMS Broke and HMS Contest(H63), at Jutland]
	www.gwpda.org /naval/s0450000.htm (1738 words)

	Shane's Shiplist
		HMS Agincourt Scratchbuilt SMI 350 1998 pp 25 1/700
		HMS Agincourt 1914 conversion IPMS(UK) 3/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
		HMS Warspite 1916 conversion IPMS(UK) 2/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
	smmlonline.com /articles/shiplist.html (8743 words)

	Naval Actions and losses 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cruiser HMS Bonaventure torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine Ambra.
		Italian submarine Maggiori Baracca sunk by HMS Croome north-east of the Azores.
		HMS Upholder(Wanklyn) sinks the troop transports Neptunia and Oceania.
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW241Res.html (2010 words)

	CNN.com - Divers find wreck of HMS Hood - July 24, 2001
		The wreck of HMS Hood lies at 3,000 metres in Denmark Strait
		The Hood -- considered to be the most advanced naval ship in the world when she was built -- was sunk in May 1941 by a single shell from the German battleship Bismarck.
		It was found by a team led by deep-sea explorer David Mearns as part of an expedition funded by Channel 4 with the support of the Ministry of Defence, the Hood Association, the Royal Naval Association and the Royal British Legion.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/24/wreck.hood (477 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Oldest sailor (105) given a rare send-off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During World War I he served in HM ships Vivid, Faulknor, the battleship HMS Centurion - from which he was drafted a few days before she took part in the Battle of Jutland - and the destroyers HMS Contest and HMS Valorous.
		In 1920 Billy was in the Revenge when she was sent to Ismir to protect British interests during the Greco-Turkish war.
		During World War II he served in the cruiser HMS Ceres in the early stages of the Battle of the Atlantic, subsequently serving at the shore bases HMS Drake and HMS Kestrel - the RN air station at Worthy Down.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0004/0000040503.asp (325 words)

	News Archive 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All MCDOs and MW Officers who qualified before HMS Vernon paid off as an independent Command (31 Mar 1986) are again reminded of their entitlement to free Honorary Life Membership of HMS Nelson Wardroom Mess as a legacy of the transfer of Vernon's remaining mess funds to Nelson on closure.
		When I was the Master Rigger at Gibraltar c.1970 he visited as Commander of HMS Fearless and we had mutual concerns about berthing HMS Kent alongside her during the early days of the Wilson/Smith talks about the future of Rhodesia.
		He had been based with the team in HMS Tamar in Hong Kong but had moved down when the Commander-in-Chief and his staff, of which he was one, moved to the Singapore Naval Base at Sembawang.
	www.mcdoa.org.uk /News_Archive_7.htm (6518 words)

	Roll of Honour - Bedfordshire - Leagrave
		One, the large wooden one with three parts and the wreaths underneath is the Legion's own.
		The wooden board, first name on it H Bates is the Luton Co-Op Memorial, the Luton co-op replaced by the new bowls club, and is now in the bar of the Legion.
		There is additionally the Leagrave and Limbury memorial on the opposite side of Marsh Road to the Legion.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Bedfordshire/LeagraveRollofHonour.html (1852 words)

	Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If you know of a link that is not here, email it to us and we'll consider it.
		HMS Loch Almond - Loch Alvie and Loch Lomond
		Membership includes a copy of the 'Ganges Gazette' delivered to your home 3 times a year and a printed membership list of over 3,800 ex HMS Ganges Boys or Ships Company.
	members.aol.com /no1rumrat/links.htm (175 words)

	Laforey Class
		with HMS Lance having fired the first naval shot of the war when it sank (along with HMS landrail) the German minelayer Konigen Luise they took part in most of the naval actions but only a few were at Jutland.
		HMS Llewellyn, with the bow removed after being torpedoed, 1917.
		On the 17th October 1914, along with her sister ships Legion, Lance, Lennox and HMS Undaunted, they sank the German Torpedo-boats, S115, S117, S118 and S119 off Texel.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /laforey_class.htm (1564 words)

	L+M Class Destroyers
		My grandfather served on the HMS Meteor from shortly after she was commissioned until January 1943 under Lieutenant Commander Jewitts.
		I am after information and photos of HMS Martin which was sunk by a U-boat on 10th November 1942 off the coast of Africa.
		My father in Law served on HMS Marne and is interested in any information on contacts on the ships and crew.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /l+m_class.htm (909 words)

	HMS Conway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gerald was educated at Eton and the training school HMS Conway, Iain Duncan Smith's alma mater.
		He achieved distinction in piloting HMS Chalanger during the bombardment of Duala and retired in 1930.
		But at 13 he went to HMS Conway on Anglesey, a boarding school originally intended to turn out members of the merchant navy.
	www.hmsconway.org /famous_conways.html (6749 words)

	0079l
		V.G.C. Petty Officer, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
		LARGE, AB, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
		He served in HMS Charybdis in the Lingi and Lukat River Expeditions, Straits of Malacca and Perak, as Captain of HMS Retribution at the blockade of Venezuela, and as Commodore at Hong Kong.
	website.lineone.net /~stephaniebidmead/0079l.htm (4314 words)

	13 December 1941
		Japan's commander, General Yamashita, now has overwhelming air and sea superiority following the sinking of four of the six ships in the British Far East Fleet, including the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse and the battleship HMS Prince of Wales with the loss of 840 lives three days ago.
		With four times as many aircraft Yamashita's 25th Army is well positioned to strike south to take Singapore, Britain's naval base for the Far East, inside the 100-day target set by Tokyo.
		In a brilliant night action, the British ships HMS LEGION, HMS SIKH and HMS MAORI and the Dutch ISAAC SWEERS sink two Italian cruisers and their cargo of fuel for Rommel's forces in North Africa, Cape Bon.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1941/12/13.htm (1349 words)

	0079m
		W.J. McALLISTER, AB, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
		Baptised on board HMS Eagle, by the Reverend R.M.Nicholls, Chaplain RN Wt.Elec., died 12th August 1942, on board the cruiser HMS Nigeria.
		P.C. AB, died 10th January 1941, on board the destroyer HMS Gallant, which was escorting a Convoy, when it struck a mine that shattered the ship’s bows.
	website.lineone.net /~stephaniebidmead/0079m.htm (7826 words)

	Purr-n-Fur UK: Simon, of HMS Amethyst, awarded the Dickin Medal
		Sam was rescued a third time, but the destroyer HMS Legion was taking no chances, and Sam was retired to a home on dry land in England.
		A few months later, in about March 1948, the Royal Navy's HMS Amethyst called there for supplies; she was based in Hong Kong, but had been on operations in Malaya.
		Then, in April 1949, Amethyst received orders to steam up the Yangtse river from Shanghai to Nanking to relieve HMS Consort, which was guarding the British Embassy in case the Communists captured the town and personnel had to be evacuated.
	www.purr-n-fur.org.uk /famous/simon.html (3690 words)

	Ordinary Seaman / Matelot de 3e classe William Gallant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Gallant was on the HMS Hood when the ship had sunk, May 24, 1941.
		Samuel Gaudet, Joseph Gallant and John Gillis was also on the ship that fateful day.
		William Gallant se trouvait à bord du HMS Hood lorsque celui-ci fut coulé le 24 mai 1941.
	www.cdli.ca /cvwm/2492742nf02.html (120 words)

	Jervis Bay - Ross Memorial Park: Heritage Resources Saint John
		Ross Memorial Park, created and maintained by Royal Canadian Legion Branch #53 - Jervis Bay Memorial Branch, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
		Of particular interest is the tribute paid to HMS Jervis Bay, an armed merchant cruiser whose heroic stand against the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer in November 1940 enabled her convoy to escape widespread destruction.
		To view a complete list of topics proceed to the Section Index...
	www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca /jervisbay/links.htm (185 words)

	Credits
		Andrew Arthur who runs H.M.S. Andrew, a virtual encyclopedia of the Royal Navy since the 1930's until today, and onwards..
		Laurie Johnson AB on H.M.S. Chawton 61-63 who has sent us some never seen before pictures of the Limbang Raid as well as telling us about his time on H.M.S. Chawton 61-63
		James Robinson ex Royal Marine 1947 to 1971 We are very thankful to Jim for taking the time to tell us "H.M.S. Jamaica Colony class six-inch cruiser Suez November 1956 "and for all the other great pages he has written about his time in the RN that have been published on BSW
	britains-smallwars.com /main/sm-credit.html (1507 words)

	Timeline 1800-1810
		It was a general military and civil order of merit conferred without regard to birth or religion, provided that anyone admitted swore to uphold liberty and equality.
		He proposed that evolution was the principle that underlay the development of all species and that man, an animal, had evolved from nonhuman ancestors.
		All life, he said, is a struggle for existence and some species are better able to adapt to the environment and survive to pass along their characteristics.
	timelines.ws /1800_1810.HTML (14511 words)

	M2 Presswire: Oldest living war veteran and Nell McAndrew team up to launch 2003 Poppy Appeal Scratchcard.
		Britain's oldest surviving war veteran, Henry Allingham, will today launch the 2003 Poppy Appeal Scratchcard with a little help from Forces sweetheart Nell McAndrew.
		Henry, a 107-year old First World War veteran, will be teaming up with The Royal British Legion aboard HMS Belfast to launch the card.
		He will be joined by Alan Reid, a 78-year old Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy, and...
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go1633/is_200310/ai_n9338907 (206 words)

	Operational Summary Index Page
		Commodore (1st Class) George Oliver, RN HMS Hilary (HQ Ship)
		Rear-Admiral Arthur Talbot, RN HMS Largs (HQ Ship)
		Commodore (2nd Class) Hugh England, RN HMS Hawkins (Cruiser)
	www.centuryinter.net /amlegionlacrosse/naval.htm (48 words)

	Minnow - Miniature Ship Modelling and Display (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Set 20: Action Off Cape Bon HMS Legion HMS “Tribal” class destroyers (Sikh, Maori) HMNS Isaac Sweers Da Barbiano Di Giussano Cigno
		Set 22 : Second Battle of Sirte HMS Carlisle HMS “Dido” class A.A. cruisers (Cleopatra, Euryalus) HMS Penelope HMS Kingston HMS “H” class destroyers (Havock, Hero) HMS Lively HMS Sikh HMS “Hunt” class escort destroyers (Avon Vale, Southwold, Beaufort, Dulverton, Hurworth,.
		Set 24 : Operation “Vigorous” HMS “Dido” class A.A. cruisers (Cleopatra, Hermione) HMS “Southampton” class cruisers (Newcastle, Birmingham) HMS Arethusa HMS Coventry HMS Hasty HMAS Nestor HMS “Hunt” class escort destroyers (Airedale,.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~minnow/abattlis.htm (1287 words)

	[No title]
		I'll review the HP Models HMS Legion kit when it arrives from NNT models in a few weeks.
		Thanks to Russ Smith for his detailed review of the Skytrex HMS Berwick.
		I have built this kit--it's primed and awaits the airbrush--and it is simply superb, despite its "age." The main armament and 4" secondary are simply beautiful.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL1122.txt (2232 words)

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