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  HMS London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fifth London was a 6-gun busse purchased in 1756 and wrecked 1758.
The sixth London was a 6-gun busse purchased in 1759 and in the records until 1764.
The ninth London was a Formidable -class battleship launched in 1899, converted to a minelayer in May 1918, and sold in 1920.
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 London
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Mayor of London...
London N10 London N10 is a London postal district In the alphabetical assignment of districts, N10 corresponded to Londo...
London NW3 London NW3 is a Hampstead Heath.
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 Encyclopedia: German battleship Bismarck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS Suffolk was a cruiser of the British Navy which took part in the action which led to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in 1941.
HMS Ark Royal (91), the lead ship of her class of aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honor of the flagship of the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.
HMS Cossack (L-03/F-03/G-03) was a Tribal-class destroyer which became famous for the boarding of the German supply ship Altmark in Norwegian waters, and the associated rescue of sailors originally captured by the Admiral Graf Spee.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/German-battleship-Bismarck   (4591 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: HMS London (C69)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS London (C-69) was a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy.
London served with the 1st Cruiser Squadron until March 1939, was involved in the pursuit of the enemy German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, served on Russian convoy escort duties until November 1942, and with the Eastern Fleet until June 1949, where she was involved in the Amethyst incident.
London was laid up in the River Fal, handed over to the British Iron and Steel Corporation on 3 January 1950, and arrived at Barrow on 25 January 1950 where she was broken up by Thomas W. Ward.
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 HMS London 1840 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 HMS London (F95) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS London (F95) was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy, originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Mayor of London.
She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the First Gulf War.
See HMS London for other ships of the same name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_London_(F95)   (115 words)

  
 HMS VANGUARD - Chatham Casualties
Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Bradley of Hackney, London; husband of Kathleen Mary Bradley of 65 Albany Rd., Gillingham, Kent.
Son of Mr and Mrs R Coates of East Greenwich; husband of H. Coates of 33 Collerston Rd., East Greenwich, London.
Son of Thomas Henry Gibbins of Bermondsey, London; husband of Florence Gibbins of 81 Barkworth Rd., Camberwell, London.
www.gwpda.org /naval/vancchat.htm   (3437 words)

  
 Hotels near HMS Belfast, Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London SE1
HMS Belfast is one of the most spectacular sights on the Thames.
HMS Belfast was a 'cruiser' or flagship and played and important role in leading convoys, and was equipped with an operating theatre, dental surgery and hospital beds.
HMS Belfast's massive front two gun turrets are trained on the Scratchwood motorway services on the M1, 12.5 miles north-west from the ship.
guidetorichmond.co.uk /places/hms_belfast.html   (440 words)

  
 HMS LONDON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS LONDON (F 95) is one of 6 Batch 2 BROADSWORD (Type 22) frigates serving with the Royal Navy.
LONDON was at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, NS, on May 29, 1997.
HMS LONDON alongside a wharf, with FGS KOLN in the background.
www.hazegray.org /features/nato/uk/london   (260 words)

  
 HMS London - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The fourth ''London'' was a 16-gun brigantine built on Lake_Ontario and captured by the French the same year.
The eighth ''London'' was a 92-gun 2nd_rate launched in 1840, converted to screw propulsion in 1858, and sold 1882.
The eleventh ''London'' (D16) was a guided_missile_destroyer launched in 1961 and transferred to Pakistan in 1982.
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 HMS London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The third London was a 96-gun ship launched in 1666 as LoyalLondon, partly destroyed by fire the next year, rebuilt 1670 and renamed, rebuiltagain in 1721, and broken up 1747.
The ninth London was a battleship launched in 1899, converted to a minelayer in May 1918, and sold in 1920.
The twelfth London (F95) was a frigate launched in 1984 and sold to Romania in 2002.
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 HMS London (D16).html - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Built during the long peace between the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution, HMS London was the eighth ship of the name.
On March 16, 1781, London was present in a skirmish with a French squadron under Chevalier Destouches off Chesapeake Bay, and in July Graves succeeded Arbuthnot.
On November 10, London sailed for Jamaica but took no part in the British defeat of De Grasse and the capture of his Ville de Paris at the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_056200_hmslondon.htm   (681 words)

  
 HMS London profile. Aircraft Carrying Ships Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS London equipped with Walruses of 700 sqdn 1940-1943.
Photograph of HMS London at Sheerness 6 September 1949
Dedicated to the HMS London 1947- 49 Association.
www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Ships/London.html   (79 words)

  
 HMS London-History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bill sent me two photographs of "London" taken in November 1943 as she escorted the Battle Cruiser "Renown", with Churchill on board, to the Teheran Conference.
HMS London at 28 knots en-route to Alexandria, November 1943.
HMS London leaving Alexandria for the UK November 1943.
homepage.ntlworld.com /micheal.overton/History.htm   (105 words)

  
 HMS London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS London served in the Mediterranean during 1906 and returned to the Nore in 1907, becoming flag ship of the Channel Fleet June 1908, and the flag ship to the Atlantic Fleet in 1910.
HMS London photographed in 1918 after she was converted to a minelayer.
The honourable position which was assigned to the London was largely due to the fact that she was the newest and most formidable battleship at the time.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_london1.htm   (834 words)

  
 HMS AMETHYST
The frigate, HMS Amethyst, steamed up the Yangtze River to relieve the guard ship HMS Consort at Nanking, prepared to evacuate British and Commonwealth citizens caught up in the advance of the Chinese Communist Forces.
HMS Amethyst steamed on and was attacked again by batteries around Xou An Reach and Rose Island where she took three direct hits.
HMS Consort turned about with all guns blazing at the north bank batteries, destroying an enemy position.
www.britains-smallwars.com /RRGP/AMETHYST.htm   (1471 words)

  
 HMS Warrior - Restoration - Page 2 of 2
In the English Channel, she had a memorable encounter with HMS London, the Royal Navy's newest vessel.
London signalled the message "The Navy's newest ironclad is in company with the oldest.....I hope we look as good as you at your age."
By the end of the year, and over 100 years since the ship had put to sea under her own power, HMS Warrior was now moving from hulk status to a real ship once more.
www.hmswarrior.org /recon2.htm   (694 words)

  
 The High Post
London has known terrorism of some sort or another for many, many years, we have lost countless numbers of lives, and have had many wrecked.
London and the British people have gone on despite all this, and will continue to go on.
The second book I recommend is S.W. Roskill's HMS Warspite, an absolute masterpiece of maritime history recounting the years of what was perhaps the Royal Navy's greatest ship of the twentieth century.
www.thehighpost.com /weblog   (2694 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS London of the London class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In May 1941 she was in the North Atlantic, in company with the cruiser HMS Dorsetshire they were re-routed to a search area to join in on the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.
On 5 June 1941 HMS London in company with the destroyer HMS Brilliant while operating in the supply area off the Freetown-Natal route, intercepted the German supply tankers Esso Hamburg and Egerland which were hurriedly scuttled by their crews.
During April 1945 HMS London whilst still operating in the Indian Ocean was involved in the shelling of Sabang (operation “Sunfish”).
www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1178.html   (1023 words)

  
 HMS Belfast, City of London - London - UK Attraction
HMS Belfast was launched in 1938 and served throughout the Second World War, and took an important role in the Normandy Landings.
In 1971 she was saved for the nation as a unique and historic reminder of Britain’s navel heritage in the first half of the twentieth century.
HMS Belfast is currently moored between London Bridge and Tower Bridge on the River Thames.
www.ukattraction.com /london/hms-belfast.htm   (209 words)

  
 Hms hood, association hms hood, 1918 hms hood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS Hood Hood was a battlecruiser - one of a new breed of warships...
HMS Hood "A bitch to the last!" was one Royal Navy captain's verdict on HMS Hood, writes Kendall McDonald.
HMS Hood had been commissioned in June 1893, and was one of the last low freeboard battleships built for the Royal Navy.
www.alldodge.com /hms-hood.html   (1322 words)

  
 HMS Belfast London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The HMS Belfast has been active during World War II - the ship even participated in sinking a German cruiser.
Now it is a floating naval museum, and part of the old cruiser has been recreated to show what the ship was like during the War.
Children will love to explore all of the 9 decks of the HMS Belfast.
www.london-sightseeing-guide.com /hms-belfast.htm   (80 words)

  
 HMS London (69) - Result for HMS London (69) - Meaning of HMS London (69) - Definition of HMS London (69) - Dictionary ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
'''HMS ''London'' (C-69)''' was a County class cruiser County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy.
See HMS London HMS ''London'' for other Navy ships of this name.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article HMS London (69).
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 HMS London Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Warships named HMS London have been associated with some of the most triumphant and controversial episodes in British naval history.
The Second World War cruiser HMS London was also tasked with hunting down the German battleship Bismarck's supply ships, using information provided by Bletchley Park after it cracked the Enigma Code.
The last HMS London, a type 22 frigate, was flagship of the British Task Group in the Gulf War of 1991.
homepage.ntlworld.com /micheal.overton/Book.htm   (238 words)

  
 HMS Ganges Royal Navy Association - Notice Board/May 2002
As a boy-entrant, circa 1937/38, he was posted to HMS Holbrook at Ipswich but it seems likely that he also received training at HMS Ganges.
I am trying to trace details regarding my Uncle who was killed in action at Dakar during WW2 aboard HMS Cumberland, there seems to be a mix up with his name, which was recorded as Myers instead of Mayers also first name beginning with A, not George as I thought.
I believe he was at HMS Ganges during 1946/47 and then to HMS Sussex in 1948.
www.hmsgangesassoc.org /may02.html   (2079 words)

  
 HMS NELSON BATTLESHIP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
HMS DUKE OF YORK 1940 KING GEORGE V CLASS
HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA 1913 IRON DUKE CLASS
HMS KING GEORGE V 1939 KING GEORGE V CLASS
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 Navy Larks, a book by Dennis Knibbs, a survivor of the Yangtse Incident - April 1949
Training completed, he went on to experience life in the Royal Navy in its many forms, first of all joining HMS London in Hong Kong in April 1948, remaining a crew member until the ship’s decommissioning in September 1949 and then going on to serve in minesweepers, destroyers and an aircraft carrier.
However, it was a member of the crew of HMS London in April 1949, when the ship was caught up in the infamous ‘Yangtse Incident’ that the author’s memories are at their most vivid.
On 20th April 1949, HMS Amethyst was en route to relieve the guardship when it came under heavy fire from the Communists and went aground.
www.finial.ndirect.co.uk /navylarks.html   (318 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Warships - Sloop HMS Amethyst of the Modified Black Swan class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The German submarine U-1276 was sunk in the North Atlantic south of Waterford in position 51.48N, 07.07W by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Amethyst.
HMS Amethyst had received over 50 hits and holes below the waterline were plugged with hammocks and bedding.
The Amethyst, at full speed ahead, broke through the boom at the mouth of the river and made contact with HMS Concord and sent the time-honoured signal.
www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3926.html   (933 words)

  
 HMS Belfast - one of the 10 Worst London Tourist Attractions
Our reviews of London's worst tourist attractions are meant to help you to avoid tourist traps and save you time and money, so you can focus on what is really worth seeing.
A warship from World War II sits in the middle of London as a tourist attraction.
HMS Belfast, moored on the south side of London's River Thames, is old, looks old and smells very old.
www.londonp.com /attr_belfast.html   (335 words)

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