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	HMS TILBURY
		Tilbury was commissioned by Captain George Delaval who had returned from the Barbary States after negotiating the release of English slaves held in Turkish Africa; he sailed the Tilbury back to Africa, taking with him a large merchant ship in which to embark the prisoners.
		HMS Chatham was renamed Tilbury for the last four years of her life; she was then broken up at Chatham.
		Ewart "transferred to HMS Tilbury and went to Yalta", where he met Prince Cyril Orlof who was trying to make contact with the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and attempt to persuade her to take passage out of Russia on a Royal Navy vessel.
	freepages.family.rootsweb.com /~cmtilbury/hmstilb.html (6311 words)

	Chatham Dockyard
		H.M.S. Suddenly there were ships packed three and four deep around the basins from carriers to landing ships, destroyers to fast patrol boats but gradually they were disposed of, refitted or placed in reserve in almost any river or creek that could be found.
		H.M.S. Post war relaxation of training gradually took place and a reduction in the number of ships led to the a shrinking need for servicemen and dockyard staff which accelerated towards and beyond the 'Festival of Britain' in 1951.
		H.M.S. War time destroyers had lumps built on their upper decks and became frigates and fast minelayers were brought out of Reserve to race around again, at least for a little while.
	www.zyworld.com /HMSECHO/RNB/HMDockyardChatham.htm (1855 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 (5435 words)

	Empire Windrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, carrying 492 passengers from Jamaica wishing to start a new life in the United Kingdom.
		The burned-out hulk of Empire Windrush was taken in tow by the destroyer HMS Saintes of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, 32 miles northwest of Cape Caxine.
		HMS Saintes attempted to tow the ship to Gibraltar in worsening weather, but Empire Windrush sank before first light the following morning, Monday 30 March 1954.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empire_Windrush (1052 words)

	Related icons - The Thames - Icons of England
		Lord Nelson died on board the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar and was given a state funeral.
		It eventually docked at Tilbury in Essex on June 22 1948.
		Tilbury is located on the north bank of the river Thames at the point where it narrows to about 2,400 feet (732 metres) in width.
	www.icons.org.uk /theicons/collection/the-thames/related-icons/sendto (265 words)

	Military & Naval Diving
		HMS Vernon, the name eventually given to the shore establishment, was originally that of a hulk anchored in Fountain Lake.
		HMS Excellent, it was used for Torpedo and Mining training from 1872 but became an independent command on 26 April 1876 when it moved to Portchester Creek to become the home of the Torpedo Branch.
		HMS Vernon, successfully removed the fuze from a Type GC mine underwater although the mine exploded as it was towed inshore.
	www.mcdoa.org.uk /Military_and_Naval_Diving.htm (1169 words)

	bymnews.com
		Current projects include the recovery of Le Chameau, a French ship lost in 1725 off the rocks of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia that was carrying hundreds of thousands of gold and silver coins, religious pieces, ornate artillery and other artifacts associated with the prominent and wealthy passengers who perished with the vessel.
		Artifact Recovery & Conservation, Inc. (ARC), a SVXA operating company, is working on the recovery of HMS Fantome, one vessel in a convoy of "plunder ships", which evidence indicates was carrying looted treasures from Washington, DC landmarks after the British invasion in 1812.
		The HMS Tilbury is another ship likely to have been carrying an estimated half-million silver Spanish pillar dollars before it was lost in a hurricane in 1757.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/26682/82 (607 words)

	American Marine Model Gallery
		HMS Brilliant, Bermuda 1894; 31 3/4" x 25 1/4"
		HMS St George, Zanzibar, 1897; 39 1/2” x 32”
		H.M.S. Warspite, Bremerton Navy Yard Washington State, 1941; 14” x 21”
	www.shipmodel.com /misc-paintings.htm (369 words)

	HMS Grimsby collides with ferry and pleasure cruiser (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the London Metro newspaper HMS Grimsby collided with a ferry and a pleasure cruiser yesterday, 29 September, whilst a member of her crew went overboard from a dinghy.
		Returning to port with a fault the ship suffered a problem with its starboard propulsion, pulled by strong currents the craft was pushed down river and collided with the Princess Pocahonas, a moored ferry, and pleasure cruiser.
		A member of the team went overboard and had to be rescued by a police launch.
	www.rin.org.uk /pooled/articles/BF_NEWSART/view.asp?Q=BF_NEWSART_115532 (154 words)

	List of Royal Navy ship names
		HMS Thunderbolt[?] - (submarine HMS Thetis renamed and recommissioned following salvage[?])
		HMS Tututankhamen[?] - (intended for submarine P.311, but the boat was lost before name formally assigned)
		HMS Zubian[?] - Ship built from salvaged sections of HMS Nubian and HMS Zulu
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_Royal_Navy_ship_names.html (103 words)

	Local Heritage Initiative - D-Day to VJ Day and beyond
		Immediately after the invasion the survivors of the LCA Hedgerow flotillas returned to HMS Cricket and under the command of Capt. De Spon, RM, were again encamped in tents situated in the fields each side of the A27, between the Swan public house and Camp D at Bursledon Bridge.
		Meanwhile eighty Royal Marines, forming part of the reserve landing craft crews, had left HMS Cricket for Tilbury Docks where they embarked on the transports Cap Touraine (French) and Thyoville (Belgian.) As they sailed for Normandy through the Dover Straits they were fired on by the German heavy gun batteries at Cap Gris Nez.
		HMS Cricket now assumed a role as a re-grouping base for combined operations personnel and a training centre for operations in the Far East.
	www.lhi.org.uk /projects_directory/projects_by_region/south_east/hampshire/hms_cricketcricket_camp_heritage_initiative/dday_to_vj_day.html (1187 words)

	1 September 1940
		Cruiser HMS Fiji is torpedoed by U-32 off Rockall as she escorts troop transports for the Dakar expedition.
		Early in September the new fleet carrier HMS Illustrious, with an armoured flight deck, battleship HMS Valiant and two cruisers are transferred in this way in Operation 'Hats'.
		The arrival of HMS Illustrious allows Admiral Cunningham to go ahead with his plans to attack the Italian battlefleet at Taranto.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1940/09/01.htm (409 words)

	Gibraltar Services Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In October 2004 the strength of the force was: 1 Chief Superintendent, 2 Chief Inspectors, 6 Inspectors, 15 Sergeants, 103 Constables, and 16 civilian staff.
		Since 20 March 1997 the GSP has shared a purpose-built headquarters with the British Armed Forces' Gibraltar Provost and Security Unit at HMS Rooke.
		Pay and conditions of the force are identical to those of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) in the United Kingdom, of which it is a direct equivalent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibraltar_Services_Police (310 words)

	Diminshing Shipyard Resources
		On the whole, HMS Belfast is in the fortunate position that, as part of the Imperial War Museum, she is supported by an influential body of Trustees who are in receipt of significant (albeit declining) sums of public money, which can be used to buttress earned income from admissions, catering and shop sales.
		In recent years, HMS Belfast has found it increasingly difficult to recruit former naval or merchant marine personnel living within the Greater London area and most of the ship's specialist advisers and contractors are now drawn from companies operating along the south coast, close to the Royal Navy's main bases at Portsmouth and Plymouth Devonport.
		Smaller craft and wooden hulls which are already permanently docked, such as HMS Victory, are unlikely to suffer through lack of a suitable `hole in the ground', but very large steel hulls will always be at risk in the event of unforeseen dock closures.
	www.maritime.org /conf/conf-wenzel.htm (2151 words)

	Sovereign Exploration Associates International Inc.
		Among the ships lost was the HMS Tilbury, a 1,124-ton, 64-gun warship that was carrying an estimated half-million silver Spanish Pillar Dollars, the legendary “pieces of eight” that are among the most fabled of historic coins.
		Holburne’s 20-ship fleet, which included the HMS Tilbury, had fully assembled at the mouth of Louisburg ’s harbor by August 20 and was taunting the safely anchored, 24-ship French fleet by sailing back and forth in front of the harbor’s mouth, flying its flags and firing its guns.
		The 68-gun HMS Grafton struck a rock but fortunately was able to get clear of it; the 14-gun brig Ferret took on water and sank; the Tilbury also struck either a rock or sandbank but was unable to free itself.
	www.sea-int.com /ProjectPortfolio/Tilbury.asp (2017 words)

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		HMS Princes plume feather was added in the 1830s..
		I've almost completed an HMS Nabob (Canada's first carrier, despite not having an "HMCS" prefix), and hope to put in a diorama with an HMS Bickerton prior to both of them being torpedoed whilst part of the task force that was hunting down the Tirpitz in August 1944.
		Recently completed a 1/700 revell HMS Ark Royal, converted with the help of White Ensign Models to HMS Illustrious for a friend of mine who served on her in the early 80's.
	www.smmlonline.com /archives/VOL2336.txt (6393 words)

	HMS CLEOPATRA - Find Friends from HMS CLEOPATRA at Forces Reunited
		William Darkin was at HMS Cleopatra between 1963 and 1969
		Alfred Gerald Eaden was at HMS Cleopatra between 1964 and 1978
		Fred Gray was at HMS Cleopatra between 1965 and 1990
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Cleopatra.html (1388 words)

	2005 ARCHIVE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Good progress was made at Tilbury in the first half of the year with an improved financial performance on a tonnage which was 4% lower at 3.6 million tonnes.Tonnages of paper were down compared with 2004 but this reflected, in part, the Finnish paper industrial dispute.
		The total throughput at Tilbury, including Tilbury Container Services amounted to 5.5 million tonnes, the best ever first half throughput at Tilbury.Container volumes through the short sea division increased marginally and TCS saw a significant increase in volume in the first half of 2005 compared with the equivalent period in 2004.
		The reason for choosing Tilbury follows the award by StoraEnso of a new contract for shipment of 800,000 tons paper per year to their new distribution centre in Tilbury.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/pmason8/2005arch.htm (1116 words)

	Thurrock Council \| Thurrock Heritage \| Heritage Factfile Details
		French ambitions to avenge the defeat at Waterloo persuaded the British Government to embark on a programme to strengthen the Dockyards and Harbours of the United Kingdom and as part of this plan a new work at East Tilbury incorporating the existing fortification was constructed and known as East Tilbury Battery.
		Due to the great advances made in the performance of artillery many alterations were made in the forts design during its construction, but despite this, when it was completed in 1874, it was virtually obsolete.
		By the 1890's the powerful East Tilbury Battery of breach loading guns had been built just north of the fort, which superseded the greater part of the armament of muzzle loading guns at Coalhouse.
	www.thurrock.gov.uk /heritage/content.php?page=factfiles_details&id=12 (1085 words)

	HMS CLEOPATRA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Here is our current member listing for HMS CLEOPATRA.
		Fordrey, Alfred served in HMS CLEOPATRA between 1954 and 1955
		Tilbury, David served in HMS CLEOPATRA between 1985 and 1988
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /ROYAL_NAVY/HMS_CLEOPATRA.asp (531 words)

	HMS BRAZEN - Find Friends from HMS BRAZEN at Forces Reunited
		Carl Renshaw was at HMS Brazen between 1975 and 1999
		Carl Renshaw was at HMS Brazen between 1975 and 2005
		James selwood was at HMS Brazen between 1991 and 2000
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Brazen.html (808 words)

	The Battle of Havana; 1 October, 1748
		This is atributed to the slowness of HMS Warwick which was the leader of the two stragglers.
		When the captain of HMS Strafford, which was second in the British line, detirmined that Tilbury was not going to follow Knowles' instruction he set a direct course Reggio's line.
		At 4:30 the Spanish "navio" Conquistador struck to HMS Strafford.
	www.europa.com /~bessel/Naval/Havana.html (2034 words)

	HMS Firedrake Page 15
		He had been in the Royal Navy for 23 years and was an anti submarine specialist he'd served on many ships and been commander of the ASDIC school at Dunoon.
		He served on HM Ships the Sheffield, Royal Sovereign, Illustrious and finally joined the Firedrake at Londonderry in July 1942.
		After joining the RN he was out on the China station on HMS Diana there he had a pet monkey he called Jacko.
	www.hmsfiredrake.co.uk /firedrake15.htm (1244 words)

	Gulfnews: Print Friendly Version (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The humiliating catalogue of accidents began with a sailor falling overboard, then involved a major failure of the propulsion system on HMS Grimsby and ended with the ultimate disgrace of a Navy man being fished out of the water by a Metropolitan Police launch.
		Two investigations by the Navy and the Marine and Coastguard Agency are now under way as preparations were being made to ship the ferry, Duchess M, into dry dock for extensive repairs.
		Grimsby, a minehunter, was leaving Tilbury at 2am when one of two seamen in its inflatable dinghy fell overboard.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/print_friendly_version.jsp?global_name=/channels/gulfnews_com/articles/04/10/01/134069.html (189 words)

	Tilbury Lineage: Tilbury Lineage Book Chapter 8 - Descendants - A Journey Through Time
		Sergeant Clive Tilbury was discharged from the 2/6th Field Regiment on 6-Oct as a result of demobilisation.
		Lloyd spent several periods with the Signals Infantry Battalion AIF and the Artillery Training Regiment, returning to the 2/6th Field Regiment in June.
		On 3-Aug Acting Sergeant Lloyd Tilbury was discharged from war service for appointment to the Department of External Affairs.
	lineage.tilbury.net.au /?pg=ch8&a=middle (2903 words)

	turn4
		Off the French Coast HMS Mars was hunting for prey – and hunted in vain.
		Two ships left the stocks on their maiden voyage this month: HMS Excalibur takes the place of HMS Sheik Yassouf in the White Squadron, and HMS Fearless will fill the gap in the Blue Squadron left by HMS Bellerophon.
		In the foretop of HMS Swiftsure GS softly crooned: “Nothing ever happens to me...!” and how right he was.
	www.brinyengarde.co.uk /turn4.htm (1103 words)

	Shipwrecks - Northern Maritime Research - Northern Shipwrecks Database - Famous Shipwrecks of 1700s
		1711.10.07 HMS FEVERSHAM wrecked at Scatarie Island, Cape Breton, NS.
		1757.09.24 HMS TILBURY wrecked near St. Esprit, Cape Breton, NS.
		1782.01.21 HMS BLONDE stranded on Blonde Rock, near Seal Island, Yarmouth, NS.
	www.northernmaritimeresearch.com /Famous-Shipwrecks-1700.htm (386 words)

	News Archive 7
		HMS Grimsby collided with the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry 'Duchess M' early this morning, apparently after losing power.
		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.
		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 (6520 words)

	HMS Illustrious visits London > River Community News > News
		As a centrepiece for the Navy’s Remembrance weekend celebrations, the 22,500 tonne Portsmouth-based warship – known affectionately to her crew as ‘Lusty’ - will be steamed up the Thames on the afternoon of Friday 10 Nov, passing under the QEII Bridge at 1420 and through the Thames Barrier at 1510.
		The Commanding Officer, Captain Tim Fraser RN said “It is a great honour to bring HMS Illustrious to support the City of London in its Act of Remembrance as well as being able to reinforce the Ship’s affiliations with the City.
		We have a strong bond with London in general and the City in particular, and it’s a special honour to be here for such an important weekend.
	www.portoflondon.co.uk /port_community/index.cfm/flag/2/id/2695/site/news (467 words)

	Iceland itinerary - Telegraph
		Day One The holiday begins as you journey to Tilbury, ready to embark and sail this evening.
		Kirkwall, with its meandering streets and excellent museum, is gateway to east and west mainland, and lies a mile from the waters of fabled Scapa Flow, where the German Fleet was scuttled in 1919, and HMS Royal Oak sunk in WW2.
		The beautiful Italian Chapel serves as a reminder that they were built with the aid of Italian prisoners of war.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /shopping/main.jhtml?xml=/shopping/prices/arielleicelanditinerary_newmarket.xml (912 words)

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