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	Science Fair Projects - HMS Shropshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HMS Shropshire (83) was a County class heavy cruiser laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Limited, at Dalmuir in Scotland on 24 February 1926, launched on 5 July 1928 by the Countess of Powis, Baroness D?Arcy de Knayth and completed on 12 September 1929.
		Shropshire served with the Mediterranean Fleet until September 1939, operated in the South Atlantic on trade protection duties, and participated in the campaign against Italian Somaliland.
		Shropshire was transferred to Australia as a replacement following the loss of the heavy cruiser Canberra in the battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Shropshire at Chatham on 20 April 1943.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/HMS_Shropshire (288 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England on 12 February 1809 at The Mount, the house his father built in 1800 near the River Severn.
		In the autumn, he went to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine, but was revolted by the brutality of surgery and neglected his medical studies.
		As HMS Beagle surveyed the coasts of South America, Darwin began to theorise about the wonders of nature around him.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Charles_Darwin (7601 words)

	Shane's Shiplist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HMS Agincourt 1914 conversion IPMS(UK) 3/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
		HMS Ramilles conversion IPMS(UK) 5/94 pp 14 1994 Airfix 1/600
		HMS Warspite 1916 conversion IPMS(UK) 2/96 pp 14 1996 Airfix 1/600
	www.smmlonline.com /articles/shiplist.html (8774 words)

	Canon
		Early in the morning, battlecruiser HMS Renown and heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire leave Liverpool to an "undisclosed destination." As tropical equipment has been loaded, crews of both ships identify quickly their destination to be the Pacific or the Far-East.
		Shropshire, fresh out of a Chatham refit, has seen her eight single 4in replaced by four twin DP mountings and seven 20mm AA guns added.
		British battlecruiser HMS Renown and cruiser HMS Shropshire cross the Panama Canal on their way to the South Pacific.
	www.francefightson.org /canon/canon-42-04-10.htm (6098 words)

	Quiz: Naval [Archive] - Armchair General Forums
		HMS VICTORY put into Gibraltar for repairs where legend has it that Nelson's body was placed in a large cask of Pusser's Rum to preserve it for the long voyage back to England.
		Built in 1815, HMS Wellesley was literally demolished dockside by a 500 pound bomb during a night time German air raid on Portsmouth naval base, March 10-11, 1941, thus gaining the distinction of being the last wooden ship of the line to be sunk by enemy action.
		HMS Victory suffered some damage to 120 square foot of her hull when a 500 pound bomb fell and detonated between the wall of her dry dock, her hull, and the cradle she rests upon.
	www.armchairgeneral.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-27034.html (9675 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Admiral Sir Gordon Tait, who has died aged 83, was involved in a crucial naval intelligence coup in the Arctic in 1941 and went on to win the DSC for gallantry as a submarine officer in the Mediterranean two years later.
		Tait was a junior officer on the light cruiser HMS Nigeria in June 1941 when she was sent, with three destroyers, on a top-secret mission against an apparently insignificant target: the German navy's weather observation ship number 2, the Lauenburg.
		Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, who died on Sunday aged 83, was the first officer to rise from boy sailor to captain of the Royal Yacht Britannia and the last Briton to serve as Governor of Western Australia.
	www.geocities.com /dco700/Britain2.htm (10460 words)

	shropshire - Ask.com Web Search
		Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England.
		Ludlow, Shropshire - Tourism information, where to stay,...
		An architectural gem, with its castle and medieval and Georgian buildings, Ludlow, in South Shropshire, is one of the most attractive towns in...
	search.ask.com /web?q=shropshire (230 words)

	Untitled Document
		HM's 36th Regiment who died at Rawalpindi 24 Dec 1868, 17 Sep 1870 and 14 Feb 1872 respectively.
		This memorial was erected by the Officers of Her Majesty's 53d or Shropshire Regiment, who served in these actions in testimony of deep regret for their lost friends, their brother officers, and the gallant Soldiers of the Corps."
		"This monument was erected by the Officers, NC Officers and men of H.M. 99th Regt.
	www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/5Footrm.htm (984 words)

	Bermuda's History from 1900 to 1999
		In September, a hurricane caused the steamer Pollokshields to be wrecked on the reefs of the South Shore.
		It was the first of three visits to Bermuda by him, on the 1920 refitted Royal Navy battle cruiser Renown, on a tour of Bermuda, the Caribbean, the USA and Australia.
		HMS Renown, lead ship of a class of two 26,500-ton battle cruisers, was built at Glasgow, Scotland.
	www.bermuda-online.org /history1900-1999.htm (16204 words)

	Officers Died H
		Colonel of H.M. 75th Regt and Brigadier with the army of Delhie.
		H.M. 3rd Regt or Buffs who died at Kurnaul on the 21st day of October AD 1841.
		"This monument is erected by the officers of H.M. 16 Lancers as a token of respect and regard to the memory of Brigadier George Home Lieutenant Colonel of H.M 16 Lancers in which corps he served with the utmost gallantry and distinction for a period of nearly Forty Years.
	members.tripod.com /~Glosters/offzdiedh.htm (8474 words)

	SLA - Officers and Directors - Biographical Sketches and Resumes
		Kenneth L. Shropshire is the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Faculty Director of its newly launched Wharton Sports Business Initiative.
		Shropshire joined the Wharton faculty in 1986 and specializes in the subject areas of sports business, negotiations, diversity and general business law.
		Shropshire has provided commentary for a number of media outlets including Nightline, CNN, the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio and Sports Illustrated.
	www.sportslaw.org /bodprofiles.cfm (12761 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log--Letter to the Rats of Tobruk Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		My story however is not about VOYAGER, but about one of the gallant crew members of the old river gunboat, H.M.S. As mentioned in the book "Tobruk" how Chief Petty Officer Darby Thornton-Allen fired his gun right to the last even as she settled on the bottom.
		fleet, a beautiful aircraft carrier, H.M.S. As was the usual practice in the Navy, anyone taking passage from A to B were transported on the first vessel going that way.
		It was H.M.S. SHROPSHIRE to be re-named H.M.A.S. I was sent to England, to Chatham dockyard, as advance party to take over HMS SHROPSHIRE into service with the Royal Australian Navy.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /GentlemansCordite/LettertotheRatsofTobrukMa.html (1479 words)

	HMS Ardent Association Guestbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		My Grandfather Able Seaman Percy Martin was lost with WW2 destroyer HMS Ardent on 8/6/40.
		Missed the 03 reunion, 02 all too much, hope all had a great time, a day does not pass without remembering 21/5/82, wish it wasn't so.
		My father was leading cook dave trotter.i am now serving in the navy as a cook on board hms tireless based in guz.
	www.4allfree.com /cgi/gb.id?ardent (228 words)

	Officers Died M
		Served on HMS Temeraire at Trafalgar in 1805 (did not receiev/claim his NGS medal?).
		Sir James Mouat served as a soldier in India 46 years, acted as Aide-de-Camp to Sir Robert Abercromby, in 1794, at the battle of Rohillas, and in 1804 was elected Professor of Hindostanee in the College of Fort William.
		"This monument is erected by the officers of H.M. 16th Lancers as a token of respect and regard to the memory of Brigadier George Home Murray, C.B. Lieut-Col. of H.M. 16th Lancers, in which corps he served with utmost gallantry and distinction for a period of nearly _ years.
	members.tripod.com /Glosters/offzdiedm.htm (9381 words)

	V-J Surrender signed 61 years ago today... -- LST SAILORS TALK DECK
		Source: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan.
		HMS Duke of York (17) USS Missouri (BB-63)
		HMS King George V (41) USS West Virginia (BB-48)
	www.voy.com /131637/5293.html (294 words)

	Today In WW II History - Topic Powered by eve community
		They still refuse to commit their country, in the hope that Hitler will soon be preoccupied with relations with the Soviet Union and that they can get aid from Britain and the USA.
		Knowing there were 299 British merchant seamen aboard, HMS Arethusa attempted to search the ship, but was prevented from doing so by the Norwegian torpedo boats Kjell and Skarv.
		The aircraft carriers are escorted by 8 battleships, 15 cruisers and 83 destroyers as well as numerous support ships.
	forums.ubi.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/1771097952/p/8 (8011 words)

	British Commonwealth Occupation Force History Web Page
		They were the cruisers Australia, Shropshire, and Hobart; the destroyers Warramunga, Arunta, Bataan, Quadrant, Quiberon Quickmatch, Culgoa, Murchison and Shoalhaven and the LSI's Manoora, Westralia and Kanimbla.
		The naval shore establishment was designated HMS Commonwealth.
		At approximately 1000 hours a boat loaded with 83 tons of High Explosive and pyrotechnics caught fire.
	bcofonline.com /history.htm (2345 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - London class Heavy cruisers
		Modifications were very limited before the war, the Anti-Aircraft defence was slightly improved.
		HMS London was reconstructed at Chatham Dockyard from March 1939 to February 1941.
		HMS Shropshire (83) (Became the Australian heavy cruiser Shropshire)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=244&navy=HMs (118 words)

	MAY
		1982: HMS Sheffield was sunk by an Exocet missile during the Falklands war.
		1941: The German battleship, Bismarck, was sunk by aircraft from the Ark Royal, and HMS Rodney, Prince of Wales and King George V.
		Oak Apple (or Royal Oak) Day, commemorating King Charles II finding safety in an oak tree in the grounds of Boscobel House, Shropshire after the Battle of Worcester (1651), because it was too dangerous for him to remain in the house while Parliamentary troops searched for him.
	www.camelotintl.com /365_days/may.html (11647 words)

	[No title]
		Subject: HMS Victory and 1/350 searchlights Hello list, to the person who was given a Heller HMS Victory for their birthday, happy birthday BTW...its quite an involved kit.at 2,500 parts...the hull is quite nice and the rigging diagrams are helpful.
		Included in the article is a photograph of what is claimed to be Shropshire which was apparently bought in Plymouth in 1943.
		Regards Andrew -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: "Andrew Hough" Subject: HMS Victory Glenn (or should that be Hazel?) I don't have Heller's kit of the Victory but I do have their 'Le Soleil Royale' and if the Victory is as good, you have a nice kit.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0697.txt (4509 words)

	The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1944
		U.S. freighter Daniel Webster, damaged by German aerial torpedo the previous day, reaches Oran under escort of British frigate HMS Barle; rescue tug ATR-47 brings Daniel Webster into port where she is subsequently written off as a total loss.
		British submarine HMS Tally Ho sinks German-manned Italian cargo submarine UIT-23, 04°53'N, 100°15'E. USAAF B-25s and A-20s damage auxiliary netlayer Matsu Maru at Rabaul.
		Submarine Finback (SS-230) sinks Japanese sampan Ryoho Maru at 08°22'N, 151°41'E. British submarine HMS Tantalus sinks tug Kampung Besar (nationality unspecified) in Strait of Malacca.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1944.html (12320 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.
		On November 24th 1941, while on patrol between Pernambuco (Recife) and St. Paul Rocks, HMS Dunedin was torpedoed and sunk by U124, and Commander Unwin was lost with the ship.
		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.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gkarmstrong/halgen04.htm (13916 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of Britain - Orders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Commodore Massey who was born in Ipswich was captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and received a CBE.
		A Shropshire woman who will be honoured by the Queen for her good work in the community is set to model in a company magazine after staff found out about her MBE success.
		A Shropshire woman honoured by the Queen for her good work in the community was in London to receive her MBE.
	www.geocities.com /dco700/Britain1.htm (8173 words)

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		Captain Getting and 83 other crew members died as a result of the attack.
		The Japanese cruiser Kako was sunk by the American submarine S-44 just outside of Rabaul the next day with heavy loss of life.
		In recognition of the severe losses suffered by the RAN in 1941 and 1942, the British Royal Navy donated another County class cruiser, HMS Shropshire (later known as HMAS Shropshire) to replace the Canberra.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/512-31034.aspx (1228 words)

	Timeline Great Britain 1800-1859
		He was a vocal opponent of slavery but had little respect for the United States’ President Abraham Lincoln and thought the South should be permitted to secede from the Union.
		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 /countries/GB_D_1800_1859.HTML (15115 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire of the London class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire of the London class
		The German merchant Adolf Leonhardt (2990 BRT) was intercepted in the South Atlantic off the coast of Angola in position 13º00'S, 11º30'E by HMS Shropshire.
		However, before the German ship could be captured she was scuttled by her own crew.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/5424.html (175 words)

	News from White Ensign Models
		Thanks to Rob Kernaghan for pointing out my blunder in calling the Iron Duke class HMS Emperor of India the Empress of India.
		Full of Christmas spirit (hic!), we've also extended the offer to the WEM 1/700 HMS Queen Elizabeth 1918.
		As Gold Medal Models are including pre 1940 refit parts in their 1/350 HMS Hood Extra Details set, we're going to release her secondary armament;
	www.whiteensignmodels.com /brochure/whats_new1.htm (2137 words)

	HMS Journal Contents Vols 1-31(1)
		A report on the manufacture of steel in Yorkshire and a comparison with the principal groups of steelworks in Europe (part 1)
		Lang J., Meeks N.D., McIntyre I.M. The metallurgical examination of a Bronze Age gold torc from Shropshire.
		Smith R. HM Tower Armouries : Wrought Iron Cannon Production.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~salter/hms/contents.htm (4802 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - 'I Refer the Right Honorable Gentleman' - AAR-Only (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=93759 (8320 words)

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