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bad weather and was forced to ditch beside a straggling merchant ship. On 11 May, a
Swordfish engaged another U-boat on the surface which initially fought back with her guns but was eventually forced to dive. The next morning, the patrolling Swordfish reported a U-boat sighting and was never heard from again. It was because of these last engagements that aircraft were ordered to fly in pairs, they were forbidden to fight it out with surfaced submarines and only to attack if it was diving. That afternoon a Swordfish sighted and attacked a U-boat diving only 6 mi (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) from the convoy. The same U-boat,
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1012:. Two Swordfish took off at dawn and discovered two surfaced U-boats, which were attacked by a patrolling Sunderland of No.423 Squadron RCAF from RAF Castle Archdale. Another U-boat was located by a Swordfish at 09:00 and attacked as she was diving with no visible effect. Two U-boats were engaged by aircraft and escorts and sunk; these were
876:. Two Swordfish were kept at immediate readiness to take off and engage any submarine sightings. On 23 April, one of the patrolling Swordfish sighted a U-boat on the surface but it had dived before they got into an attacking position. That same afternoon, another U-boat was sighted by the convoy; they signalled
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bad weather prevented any flying until after 16:00 on 10 May. The
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was being readied to leave New York when a fire broke out on 8 May 1942, in the catapult house which destroyed one of the catapult motors. Eventually believed ready for sea, she left the dock on 15 May but had to return to rectify an engine problem. Ready again for sea, she left on gunnery trials on
1140:, were tasked to sail 60 mi (52 nmi; 97 km) and 120 mi (100 nmi; 190 km) respectively ahead of the convoy. The intention was they would detect the two large concentrations of U-boats, that were known to be waiting for the next eastbound convoy. Aircraft from
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Indochina. On 24 January 1951 she was removed from the US Navy register and disarmed during her next refit between 1951–1953. She then became an accommodation ship until 1965, when she was returned to the
1148:. The force of the crash released the plane's homing torpedo which detonated on the carrier's rudder. The explosion damaged the steering, rudder assembly and some hull plates below the waterline. Once she reached Britain, it took four weeks to repair the damage.
645:. Leaving Nova Scotia for Britain on 14 June, she again suffered from engine problems which cast her adrift for three hours while they were repaired. She continued to suffer from engine problems crossing the Atlantic, and on 17 September a
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reported a submarine contact. The destroyer dispatched to investigate could not find anything, then at 16:25 a
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637:—on 2 June. After completing flying trials, she left for
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1001:. On 13 May, the convoy had come within range of
1422:USS Tattnall (DDG-19), Deck Log, June 16, 1966.
657:and practised landings and takeoffs with other
1449:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
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1239:"Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA"
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1513:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
1092:Type 237 blind approach beam
360:4 in (100 mm) guns
1475:. Nantes: Marines édition.
1404:Poolman (1972), pp.106–107.
1386:Poolman (1972), pp.104–106.
1163:leaving San Francisco, 1952
234:Sunk as target 10 June 1966
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1395:Poolman (1972), p.106.
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469:Design and description
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1754:Type C3-P&C ships
1535:Moulin, Jean (2020).
1494:. London: Ian Allan.
1464:Moulin, Jean (1998).
1413:Tillman (1998), P.84.
1377:Poolman (1972), p.70.
1368:Poolman (1972), p.66.
1359:Poolman (1972), p.65.
1345:Poolman (1972), p.64.
1336:Poolman (1972), p.63.
1309:Poolman (1972), p.61.
1300:Poolman (1972), p.56.
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1266:Poolman (1972), p.51.
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463:Chester, Pennsylvania
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1282:Cocker (2008), p.79.
1216:Cocker (2008), p.78.
1102:On 19 October 1943,
988:Town-class destroyer
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858:Lieutenant-Commander
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600:Hawker Sea Hurricane
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2318:Flying Gull
2198:White Eagle
2011:Rexton Kent
1995:Bright Star
1708:Long Island
1678:French Navy
1472:Arromanches
1172:French Navy
665:arrived in
639:Nova Scotia
500:Long Island
449:during the
306:8,500
221:Honours and
2473:1940 ships
2462:Categories
1973:Shipwrecks
1924:Rio Parana
1917:Rio Hudson
1847:Pascagoula
1833:Deluruguay
1825:Delorleans
1817:Delorleans
1636:Royal Navy
1125:Pathfinder
1035:Drumheller
1033:HMCS
930:Pathfinder
925:Pathfinder
888:; 80
868:bound for
825:Pathfinder
770:destroyers
740:battleship
715:Victorious
692:Victorious
667:Scapa Flow
514:Rio-Parana
444:Royal Navy
345:Complement
336:16.5
315:Propulsion
149:HMNB Clyde
137:In service
132:6 May 1942
97:C3-P&C
2392:Hanseatic
2382:Alva Cape
2348:USS
2304:USS
2293:USS
2282:USS
2263:Heraklion
2187:USS
2169:USS
2127:USS
2116:USS
2105:USS
2084:USS
2053:USS
2046:USS
2021:Sand Star
1810:Delbrasil
1249:1 October
1201:Citations
1130:Opportune
1018:Opportune
992:HMS
981:HMS
968:(C-in-C)
923:HMS
900:HMS
884:(43
820:Opportune
793:Gibraltar
768:and nine
579:and nine
569:starboard
550:deep load
495:U.S. Navy
326:1 × shaft
270:deep load
140:1942–1945
113:Laid down
32:HMS Biter
2410:25 Nov:
2403:Oriskany
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2367:10 May:
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2339:Beberibe
2291:30 Dec:
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2240:29 Nov:
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2150:Darlwyne
2146:31 Jul:
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2114:11 Jul:
2107:Stalwart
2103:25 Jun:
2093:10 Jun:
2072:26 May:
2062:24 May:
2041:Costance
2038:21 Apr:
2028:11 Mar:
2008:22 Feb:
2001:Mi Amigo
1992:20 Jan:
1983:MV
1981:10 Jan:
1840:Gulfport
1717:Attacker
1134:Obdurate
1068:wolfpack
1038:and HMS
983:Broadway
902:Hesperus
870:Argentia
814:Obdurate
721:on board
651:Greenock
643:en route
603:fighters
525:New York
522:Brooklyn
485:American
461:yard at
353:Armament
189:Acquired
145:Homeport
121:Launched
2389:7 Sep:
2350:Gantner
2284:Colahan
2260:8 Dec:
2253:Pionere
2139:Koula F
2096:Dixmude
2065:Kaitawa
2018:4 Mar:
1687:Dixmude
1645:Avenger
1617:Charger
1590:Avenger
1468:Dixmude
1190:US Navy
1177:Dixmude
1161:Dixmude
874:U-boats
807:joined
783:. Both
711:Avenger
672:Avenger
529:Captain
488:type C3
479:Avenger
476:was an
457:at the
372:cannons
249:Avenger
183:Dixmude
103:Builder
93:Ordered
62:History
2306:Corson
2223:Shibam
2189:Suisun
2118:Naifeh
2086:Tingey
1827:(1942)
1819:(1940)
1804:(1942)
1796:(1940)
1787:Biloxi
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1659:Dasher
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801:Dundee
789:Dasher
759:, the
756:Dasher
744:Rodney
575:, one
442:was a
295:Height
279:Length
251:-class
223:awards
172:France
2413:Doris
2369:RMMV
2180:USNS
2048:Lewis
1719:class
1710:class
1692:Biter
1652:Biter
1539:[
1196:Notes
1168:Biter
1146:Biter
1142:Biter
1116:Biter
1104:Biter
1084:Biter
1080:Biter
1076:Biter
1060:Biter
1040:Lagan
1026:U-753
1022:Lagan
1014:U-456
994:Lagan
958:Biter
935:U-203
919:Biter
915:Biter
911:radar
907:Biter
895:U-191
878:Biter
862:Biter
850:Biter
809:Argus
805:Biter
797:Biter
785:Biter
774:Biter
765:Delhi
750:Argus
732:Biter
707:Biter
663:Biter
630:Biter
538:Biter
506:Biter
502:class
474:Biter
439:Biter
364:15 ×
333:Speed
87:Biter
54:Biter
2449:1967
2436:1965
2401:USS
2200:/ex-
1690:(ex-
1545:ISBN
1515:ISBN
1496:ISBN
1477:ISBN
1451:ISBN
1251:2010
1132:and
1008:and
997:, a
986:, a
976:U-89
817:and
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753:and
736:Oran
709:and
605:and
546:beam
437:HMS
423:lift
421:1 ×
358:3 ×
320:4 ×
287:Beam
231:Fate
216:1956
192:1945
179:Name
155:Fate
83:Name
52:HMS
34:and
2160:Hai
2148:MV
2031:Evi
1470:et
886:nmi
620:).
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520:at
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