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	Oberon class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1982, HMS Onyx took part in the Falklands War, the only conventional submarine of the RN to do so, landing members of the SBS.
		HMS Onyx is now at Birkenhead, Merseyside, where another Falklands veteran, HMS Plymouth, is located.
		A further submarine, HMS Otus, is harboured in Sassnitz, Germany on the island of Rügen and can be visited.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oberon_class_submarine (630 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: HMS Onyx (S21) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The HMS Onyx was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy.
		In 1991, the Onyx was decommissioned from the navy.
		HMS Onyx was the only non-nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy to take part in the Falklands War.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/HMS-Onyx-%28S21%29 (344 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Oberon class submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMS Plymouth was a Rothesay class frigate in the Royal Navy from 1959 to 1988.
		HMS Ocelot (S17) was an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on 17 November 1960, launched on 5 May 1962 and commissioned on 31 January 1964.
		HMS Onslaught was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy built at Chatham.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oberon-class-submarine (2049 words)

	English Maritime Heritage - HMS Onyx
		HMS Onyx is 295ft (89.4m) in length, has a 26.5ft (8m) beam and an 18ft (5.5m) draft.
		HMS Onyx, like her surviving sister HMS Ocelot at Chatham, is an Oberon class attack submarine.
		In 1981 HMS Onyx was involved in training exercises out of Portland before being called upon to join the Falklands task force where she was to excel in a 'special operations' role, silently moving close inshore to land special forces and gather intelligence.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /maritime/hms%20onyx.htm (483 words)

	War Patrol The Falklands - HMS Onyx
		HMS Onyx was on a visit to Plymouth when the summons came.
		Onyx had a double role, as well as adding the submarine deterrent, she could also be employed in reconnaissance and "cloak and dagger" operations, taking periscope photographs of enemy installations and likely landing areas for small groups of Special Forces.
		Onyx was better suited for this as she could move closer inshore where her silence of operation afforded her extra protection.
	www.submariners.co.uk /Dits/Articles/onyx2.htm (561 words)

	Onyx (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Onyx is also the name of a Queens, NY rap group.
		The SGI Onyx is a line of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) computers from Silicon Graphics, Inc., frequently used for high-end graphics, modelling, and simulation work.
		The HMS Onyx (S21) was an Oberon class submarine of the British Royal Navy.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Onyx_(disambiguation).html (463 words)

	OBERON class submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The final member of this class, HMS ONYX, was the only conventional submarine to see service in the Falkland's War of 1982, where she was used for special operations in and around the islands.
		ONYX is now a museum piece in Birkenhead (near Liverpool), and OCELOT is part of a museum in Chatham.
		ONYX lies alongside the former HMS PLYMOUTH in Birkenhead, England.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/rn/submarine/oberon (601 words)

	limewolf’s den » HMS Onyx - Falklands Veteran. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMS Onyx is an Oberon class diesel-electric (SSK) submarine and is preserved at the Historic Warships Museum in Birkenhead.
		Onyx was the last of the Oberons build for the Royal Navy, being laid down in 1964 at Cammell Laird Shipyards, Birkenhead and commissioned in 1967 [2].
		Visitors to the museum are able to go on board HMS Onyx and see a good deal of the ship, A friend and I took several pictures of her on a recent visit which I present here.
	www.limewolf.com /?p=10 (629 words)

	Ship of the Month
		HMS Onyx was powered by two supercharged V16 — ASR1 diesel engines when running on the surface, and two battery powered electric motors when running submerged.
		HMS Onyx is 295ft (89.4m) in length, 26.5ft (8m) breadth with an 18ft (5.5m) draught and the class is quite unique in the fact that the casing is constructed of glass fibre and alloy, the first time a plastic had been used in any submarine construction.
		The working life of HMS Onyx comprised of four different commissions that were to ultimately take her around the globe.
	www.north-cheshire-marine.org.uk /smApr.htm (488 words)

	Onyx (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SGI Onyx, a line of symmetric multiprocessing computers from Silicon Graphics that are frequently used for high-end graphics, modelling, and simulation work
		Onyx River, a meltwater stream in the Antarctic
		Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical research company, specializing in cancer treatments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Onyx_(disambiguation) (268 words)

	Hms Birkenhead in directory.co.uk
		The wreck of the HMS Birkenhead of South Africa 1852...
		On 26th February 1852, the bravery of the soldiers aboard the troopship HM Transport Birkenhead made history and set the precedent of...
		HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy.
	www.directory.co.uk /HMs_Birkenhead.htm (222 words)

	Wrecks of Looe - Beyond the Blue Technical Diving Magazine
		HMS A7, an early British A Class submarine, was built by Vickers Sons and Maxim Ltd at Barrow-in-Furness and launched in 1905.
		On 16 January 1914 HMS A7 left Devonport with Lt G M Welman in command for exercises in Whitsand Bay with the depot ship HMS Onyx, the gunboat HMS Pygmy and five other submarines.
		HMS A7 was left as a war grave.
	www.beyondmagazine.co.uk /wreck/dlooe.htm (1379 words)

	Places of Interest - Historic Warships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The submarine HMS Onyx was the last submarine built at the Cammel Laird shipyard.
		I heard that the submarine HMS Onyx had been sold and will be towed to Barrow in Cumbria to be part of a tourist attaction.
		Behind the lightship is the stern of hms plymouth and hms onyx.
	homepages.enterprise.net /hyland/maps/interest/historic.html (689 words)

	Historic Warships
		HMS ONYX was launched by Cammell Laird in 1966 and Commissioned in 1967 being the final member of the Oberon class whose hull design was based on a late WWII German design.
		HMS PLYMOUTH was the final Type 12 Rothesay Class anti-submarine frigates to enter service with the Royal Navy.
		Built at HM Dockyard, Devonport she was launched in July 1959 and completed in 1961.
	www.merseyshipping.co.uk /photofeatures/historicships/warships280106/warships280106.htm (293 words)

	Onyx Beads
		Some onyx is natural but much is produced by the staining of agate.
		Onyx is located at 35°41'16" North, 118°13'3" West (35.687683, -118.217511).
		Onyx was the name of a short-lived Formula One team in 1989.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/61/onyx-beads.html (540 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)

	Onyx
		I needed a sea recommend and was duly drafted to HMS Onyx the last ‘O’ boat building in Birkenhead.
		I explained who I was and that Onyx was commissioning and that VIP's were coming and there would be a party and could he recommend a good bakery in the area that could produce a reasonably priced cake for the occasion.
		At this time Onyx was heading for a prearranged position to give a check report to a Shackleton.
	www.submariners.co.uk /Dits/Articles/onyx.htm (4464 words)

	Articles
		HMS Holland 1 was the first to enter the water on 2nd October 1901 but no one can now tell us whether she was truly launched into Walney Channel or lowered by crane into Devonshire Dock.
		HMS GANGES was the premier boys training establishment for boy seamen in the 1930's.
		HM Submarine Thrasher was one of the most successful submarines of the Second World War.
	www.submariners.co.uk /Dits/Articles/index.php (2679 words)

	Naval and Maritime Museums: Great Britain
		The HMS Plymouth is a Type 12 Rothesay class frigate and the HMS Onyx is an Oberon class submarine.
		HMS Mary Rose (1510), restoration project of a 16th century ship.
		HMS Unicorn (1824), a 46-gun frigate docked at the Victoria Dock.
	www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/Museums/mmeugb.html (861 words)

	British Warships in the Falklands
		HMS Conqueror was a Churchill Class Submarine, and as such has the distinction of being the only nuclear-powered submarine to have sunk a surface warship in anger.
		HMS Hermes was commissioned 25/11/1959, and converted to ASW carrier in 1976, being refitted for Sea Harriers in 1980.
		HMS Onyx was the only submarine from this class to serve in the Falklands.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Falklands/uk-war-ships.htm (1164 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Submarine makes move to new home
		HMS Onyx is expected to arrive in Barrow on Wednesday morning
		HMS Onyx, which saw action in the Falklands War, was part of the Historic Warships Collection at Birkenhead Docks, Wirral, which shut in February.
		HMS Onyx, which was used in the Falklands War in 1982, was bought by the warship Preservation Trust in 1991 after being taken out of active service.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/5076168.stm (302 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Over To You - M to O (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMS Malcolm and Broke: Harold Toms served in HMS Malcolm and was involved with the incident with HMS Broke off the Libyan coast when a number of American troops were killed and injured.
		HMS Malaya 1941: Keith Mansbridge is researching his wife's family (Jones), on of whom is her uncle, John ANthony Jones, who served in the RN 1940/6 as a telegraphist and finally as a PO Radio Mech(WR).
		HMS Mercury: Pete Goulding whilst training at Mercury was serving in the Chiefs Mess at Christmas and noticed some photos on the Mess wall in which his late father appeared.
	www.navynews.co.uk /oty/otymtoo.asp (2419 words)

	Ron' Submarine Covers
		However conventional submarines still had a role in the post war era: being smaller and quieter they were more suited to work in coastal or shallow waters as required for 'cloak and dagger' operations.
		During their short service in the Royal Navy, the Upholder Class became the last submarines to be based at HMS Dolphin Gosport as part of the 1st Submarine Squadron.
		HMS Unseen was the first submarine to be brought out of mothballs.
	users.skynet.be /RonSubCovers/dieselsub2/GB/Upholder%20Class.htm (1296 words)

	Submarine Depot Ships
		HMS Hazard sandwiched by two River Class Destroyers at the Tower of London.
		HMS Forth at Marmaris in Turkey, July 1950.
		Served through out WW1 first as a dummy HMS Indomitable, then as a Fleet repair ship and serve din World war two during 1939 to 1940 in Dover then in 1941 became depot ship for escort ships at Londonderry and later at Greenock finally scrapped at Dalmuir, Scotland April 1946.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /depot_ships.htm (2985 words)

	Ship of the Month
		The HMS Plymouth with HMS Onyx at the Historic Warship display, Birkenhead.
		Following repairs HMS Plymouth was to spend the bulk of her remaining service in and around the Caribbean along with some time in home waters before returning to port for de-commissioning on 28th April 1988.
		Before being saved by the Warship Preservation Trust in 1990 HMS Plymouth seemed, like many of her sister ships, to be heading for a watery grave as a missile target.
	www.north-cheshire-marine.org.uk /smFeb.htm (588 words)

	List of museum ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMS Courageous — Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth — Churchill-class nuclear submarine
		HM Bark Endeavour (replica) — Sydney, Australia — A replica of Captain Cook's 1770s ship.
		HMS Onyx — Birkenhead — Oberon class submarine - took part in the Falklands War
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_museum_ships (2820 words)

	Navy News - Young Readers Club - News & Features - Press Gang - Zoe Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At the dock I explored the submarine HMS Onyx and the frigate HMS Plymouth.
		On HMS Plymouth there was lots of room and the ship had windows - there were none on the submarine.
		In the Captain's Cabin was a televison and I heard the noises of the sonar listening to submarines in the Operations Room.
	www.navynews.co.uk /youngreaders/pressgang/yrpg030201.asp (472 words)

	HMS ONYX - Find Friends from HMS ONYX at Forces Reunited
		John Bartlett was at HMS Onyx between 1965 and 1993
		Simon Frost was at HMS Onyx between 1986 and 1994
		Stuart Whitley was at HMS Onyx between 1966 and 1977
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Onyx.html (238 words)

	Navy News - Jack to Jack - Ask Jack - O (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		HMS Osprey: Sid recently visited Weymouth and Portland and was dissapointed to find the old HMS Osprey had been demolished.
		HMS Obdurate, WWII: On behalf of a relative, Pete Norris is trying to find out what happened to Cyril Blake who came from Caister, Great Yarmouth.
		William married Dorothy Bryant in Stoke Damarel in 1931 when he was serving in HMS Malaya and their son David George was born in 1939.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ask_jack/aj_o.asp (393 words)

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