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  Scuba Diving: HMS Ramillies : Devon Shipwrecks: Submerged Productions
The ship was the Ramillies, a 90-gun ship of the line, whose main claim to fame was that she had been in almost continuous service for ninety-six years.
As the Ramillies stood into what was really Bigbury Bay, the terrible truth dawned on the sailing master and he frantically called for full canvas as he attempted to turn the ship around.
Ramillies Cove is marked on most maps, but that is not where the wreck lies.
www.submerged.co.uk /ramillies.php   (1078 words)

  
 RAMILLIES - LoveToKnow Article on RAMILLIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is famous for the victory of the Allies under the duke of Marlborough over the French commanded by Marshal Villeroy on the I2th/23rd of May 1706.
The position of the French on the high ground about Ramillies was marked by the villages of Autrglise (Anderkirch) on the left, Offuz on the left centre, Ramillies on the right centre and Taviers on the right close to the river Mehaigne.
The French army lost, in killed, wounded and missing, some 15,000 men, the Allies (amongst whom the Dutch hatl borne the brunt of the fighting) scarcely one-third as many.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RA/RAMILLIES.htm   (549 words)

  
 HMS Ramillies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramillies, launched 1664 as Royal Katherine, was a 90-gun second-rate.
Ramillies, launched 1892, was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship scrapped in 1913.
Ramillies was intended as the name of the fifth Resolution class submarine, but this vessel was cancelled.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Ramillies   (130 words)

  
 Ramillies
Ramillies is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
On January 1st, 2002 Ramillies had a total population of 5,573 (2,789 males and 2,784 females).
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Ramillies.html   (64 words)

  
 Diving into History
Almost joining the Ramillies site to the East lies the remains of The Jebba, which sunk in 1907 on her way back from Africa, when she festooned the cliffs with parrots and chimpanzees and left local beaches littered with pineapples and bananas.
While the Maine is still a magnificent dive, a huge amount of stuff has been taken off her, which is a loss to all subsequent divers and quite pointless, since the great majority of it is probably rotting in back gardens or already binned.
With a wreck like the Ramillies it is different, since you know that the divers are battling to save these historical artefacts before time and the sea obliterates them completely.
www.cinemaquatics.co.uk /divingintohistory.html   (1861 words)

  
 BRITISH NAVY -ROYAL SOVEREIGN CLASS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ramillies is a training ship at Portsmouth, while Revenge and Resolution (disarmed) together costitute stockers' training establishment Imperieuse at Devonport.
All refitted with bulges, which in Ramillies were the first to be fitted to any battleship; they extended almost to level of battery, but have since been replaced.
Refits: Ramillies and Resolution, 1926-27; Revenge, 1928; Resolution, 1930; Revenge, 1936-37; Resolution, 1937-38; Ramillies, 1938-39; Royal Oak, of this class, sund Oct. 14, 1939.
www.voodoo.cz /battleships/british/rs.html   (286 words)

  
 Ramillies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramillies, Belgium, the site of the Battle of Ramillies in 1706.
Several vessels of the Royal Navy named HMS Ramillies after the battle.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ramillies   (88 words)

  
 Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies was fought under the command of the Duke of Marlbourgh during the War of the Spanish Succession.
It was a strongly defended position on high ground, and the access was steep and broken, except on one side, where a long, gradual slope gave the defenders a perfect field of fire.
After this action the Infantry took part in the pursuit, they marched far into the night, slept for an hour or two by their arms, and at three in the morning they were on the move again., they overtook broken enemy units and stragglers extracting the last ounce from their victory.
history.farmersboys.com /Battles/ramilles.htm   (446 words)

  
 Ramillies Whippets - Judith Prigg - Whippet Breeder - Scarborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ramillies Whippets - Judith Prigg - Whippet Breeder - Scarborough
Ramillies is a small kennel, who's lines trace back to Donelayo and Samarkands.
I bred CH Ramillies Fire Beau and two bitches from that litter went to Bev Ward in France, who in turn has produced three very nice litters from her first litter So There Chahcheran (IMP)
www.ramillieswhippets.co.uk   (91 words)

  
 Nos villages
Ce qui fit la renommée de Ramillies fut sa situation au centre de la bataille célèbre de 1706, à laquelle elle donna son nom.
Ramillies et Offus furent longtemps deux communautés distinctes, dépendantes de la mairie de Geest-Gérompont et ce ne fut qu'en 1811 qu'elles furent réunies en une seule commune.
Au moyen âge, le territoire de Ramillies, comme celui d'Offus était fort morcelé.
www.ramillies.be /fr/accueil/villages.html   (2465 words)

  
 Ramillies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ramillies es un municipio situado en la provincia belga de Brabante de Walloon.
De enero el 1 de 2002 Ramillies tenía una población total de 5.573 (2.789 varones y 2.784 hembras).
Ramillies es también una comuna del département de Nord, en Francia norteña.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ra/Ramillies.htm   (78 words)

  
 Battle of Ramillies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cremona – Luzzara – Friedlingen – Vigo Bay – Blenheim – Ramillies – Turin – Almansa – Villaviciosa – Oudenarde – Malplaquet – Denain
The Battle of Ramillies was a major battle in the War of Spanish Succession, May 23, 1706.
The Duke of Marlborough, leading English, Dutch, and German troops, decisively defeated a French army led by the duc de Villeroi at Ramillies-Offus, near Namur, on the bank of the river Mehaigne in Brabant.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Ramillies   (299 words)

  
 HMS Ramillies
The Ramillies flew the flag of Admiral Sir John O Hopkins, the Commander-in-Chief.
She was built by contract at the yard of Messrs J and G Thomson at Clydebank and engined by the same firm.
The Ramillies was in commission from the October 1893 in the Mediterranean where she carried the flag of Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, KCB.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_ramillies.htm   (716 words)

  
 HMS Ramillies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HMS Ramillies was launched on the 12th September 1916.
HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of Bardia, August 18th 1940.
She was scrapped at Cairn Ryan on the 23rd April 1948, and finally scrapping Ramillies Hull was finished at Troon October 1949.
www.the-weatherings.co.uk /pccship0192.htm   (107 words)

  
 50 019 "Ramillies"
Our own machine, 50 019 "Ramillies" entered service in May 1968 with the running number of D419.
Ramillies was withdrawn from traffic in late 1990 due to generator flashover damage, and was bought by the Class 50 Locomotive Association in September 1991.
Its first home in preservation was at the Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway, where it arrived on the 7th January 1992.
www.mnr.org.uk /stock/locos/50019   (717 words)

  
 Battle of Ramillies (1706)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The victory led to the Allied capture of the whole north and east of the Spanish Netherlands.
The battle was fought at the village of Ramillies, 13 miles north of Namur (in modern Belgium), between a 62,000-man Allied army under Marlborough and a 60,000-man French army under François de Neufville, Duke de Villeroi.
Under orders from Louis XIV to seek battle, the French reached the plain of Ramillies ahead of the Allies but deployed unwisely along the entire length of a 4-mile (6.5-kilometre) ridge, the centre of which was at the villages of Ramillies and Offus.
www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/RamilliesBattle/RamilliesBattle.html   (233 words)

  
 Operation M.B.9
This convoy would be escorted by the battleship Ramillies and the cruiser Berwick which, after having reached Malta, would continue on to Gibraltar.
The Admiralty added to this naval group the cruiser Newcastle which was already in Malta, where, on the 19th of December, it had delivered R.A.F. personnel and materiel.
The convoy was remotely escorted by Force C, which included the 1st Battle Squadron with the battleships Malaya and Ramillies, the old carrier Eagle (only recently repaired) and the cruisers of the 7th Division of Adm. Pridham-Wippel (Sydney, Ajax, Berwick) and 8 destroyers.
www.regiamarina.net /operations/mb9/mb9_us.htm   (316 words)

  
 Marine James A Brander
On 7th September he was posted to the battleship HMS Ramillies in the Mediterranean.
It is known that Sandy died due to illness and pneumonia and it seems certain he became ill on the cramped troopship and never set foot on Ramillies.
On the day of his death in 19th General Hospital, Alexandria HMS Ramillies was involved in an action off the coast of Sardinia over 1200 miles away.
www.kinnethmont.co.uk /1939-1945_files/jas-brander.htm   (273 words)

  
 HMS Ramillies, HMS Warspite
Historical naval art print HMS Ramillies and Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders.
HMS Ramillies and HMS Warspite off the Normandy Coast before the Normandy Landings, World War Two.
HMS Ramillies and Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders
www.military-art.com /dhm536.htm   (616 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Ramillies Street Guide | Ramillies Street London, W1F, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London ...
Ramillies Street is located in the City of Westminster
The nearest underground station to Ramillies Street is 'Oxford Circus ' which is about 4 minutes to the West.
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londontown.com /LondonStreets/ramillies_street_95e.html?T=MAG&...   (1285 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - Ramillies (Steam merchant)
The U-boat chased the first ships and fired at 17.04 hours a torpedo at the Ramillies (Master William Henry Macey), but missed and was not able to fire at the ships of the second group because they were too far away.
At 18.13 hours, a third torpedo was fired which hit the Ramillies and stopped her but did not sink.
At 18.48 hours, a coup de grâce was fired that malfunctioned, but the second at 19.03 hours hit the ship in the stern and caused her to sink fast in the vertical.
uboat.net /allies/merchants/910.html   (259 words)

  
 ramillies
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1850, describes the vessel as a barque built in Sunderland, 1845, owners D. Dunbar, belonging to the Port of London.
"Ramillies" - 750 tons, under the command of Captain McLean (1st Detachment, Major William Henry Kenny, 73rd Regiment) sailed from Tilbury Port 14 April 1847, arrived at Auckland 5 August 1847.
According to the report published in the N.Z. Herald on the occasion of the Jubilee in 1897, there were 67 men, 55 woman and 103 children on board at arrival ["The Royal NZ Fencibles: A Complete Index" S. Kendall (1987).
homepages.paradise.net.nz /r-c/ramillies.html   (238 words)

  
 The loss of the RAMILLIES
He was in his boats, with his surtout over his uniform, and his countenance as calm and composed as ever.
By 3 0’ clock most of the crew were taken out, at which time the RAMILLIES had 18ft of water in the hold, and was evidently foundering in every part.
At 4.30 the Captain, 1st and 3rd Lieut’s, left her, with every soul excepting the 4th Lieut, who stayed behind only to execute the Captains orders for setting fire to her wreck when finally deserted.
www.old-merseytimes.co.uk /RAMILLIES.html   (1196 words)

  
 Royal Sovereign Class Battleship - HMS Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Resolution, Ramillies, Royal Oak
During construction Ramillies was fitted with an underwater bulge as an experiment to improve underwater protection.
HMS Ramillies in late 1917 complete with multi coloured dazzle camouflage.
The stripes were a mix of yellow, fl, light and dark blue, green, and purple and the pattern was different on the other side of the ship and form those of HMS Revenge which was also dazzle painted.
www.worldwar1.co.uk /battleship/hms-revenge.html   (491 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Ramillies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Two years later, the ship was renamed for the site of the Duke of Marlborough's victory over the French in Belgium.
The next half-century was relatively uneventful for the Ramillies.
At the start of the Seven Years' War, the Marquis de la Galissonière captured Minorca, in the western Mediterranean, in April 1756.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_074400_hmsramillies.htm   (587 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Ramillies Place Guide | Ramillies Place London, W1F, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ramillies Place is located in the City of Westminster
The nearest underground station to Ramillies Place is 'Oxford Circus ' which is about 4 minutes to the West.
The biggest and best branch of this redoubtable chain which broke into the world of high street fashion at the turn of the century and is now established as a byword for designer taste at affordable prices....
tourist.londontown.com /LondonStreets/ramillies_place_ebd.html   (1284 words)

  
 HMS Ramillies
Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Ramillies from launch to participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of HMS Ramillies.
HMS Ramillies, Notice Board for naval enthusiasts and ex Crew families of HMS Ramillies.
He served on the Ramillies after his ship the Royal Oak was sunk, he is actually listed on record as lost on board the Oak when she was sunk, but was actually on shore leave at the time.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /ramillies.htm   (2217 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Ramillies Road Guide | Ramillies Road London, W4, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London ...
Ramillies Road is located in the borough of Ealing
The nearest underground station to Ramillies Road is 'Turnham Green ' which is about 9 minutes to the South East.
Warm up this autumn with a meal at this cosy French bistro tucked away in a secluded corner of West London.
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/ramillies_road_6e7.html   (150 words)

  
 HMS RAMILLIES
During World War Two HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of Bardia, August 18th 1940.
On the 7th May 1942 in the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar) she was torpedoed by Japanese midget submarine on the 30th May 1942.
After repairs she took part in the bombardment of German positions during D-Day, as well as in August bombardments of Southern France.
www.rna-carmarthen.org.uk /gallery/hms_ramillies_data.htm   (270 words)

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