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HMS Gipsy (H63)

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Lt-Cdr Crossley, were killed or fatally injured, 115 were rescued by the other destroyers and by harbour launches. The inquiry determined that, though the harbour defences had been on alert (UK National Archive 248 Heavy AA Battery War Diary WO 166/2529), and had actually seen and plotted both the seaplanes and their mines, their reporting had been inaccurate. Though the Harwich admiral had told the destroyers to hug the side of the channel opposite to where the mines fell, he had not stipulated why, nor that the ships were in any particular danger. Apart from those on the bridge, Gipsy's crew were unaware of any danger at all as a result some had gone to sleep below decks, and no contingency plan had been made to ready lifeboats. (sources—Admiralty Board of Inquiry Minutes and Report—UK National Archive ADM 1/22793, logs of
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to hunt for U-Boats thought to be minelaying in the North Sea. Just outside the harbour boom she triggered one of the two magnetic mines dropped about 2 hours earlier by two German seaplanes, and, almost broken in half, sank on the edge of the deepwater channel. 31 of her crew, including the captain,
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There was controversy at the time, and later, about this lack of warning, and also about the failure of the local defences to fire on the German seaplanes (Nore Command War Diary ADM 199/375; 6 Anti-Aircraft Division War Diary WO 166/2168l Captain R D Franks; Highlight). It turned out that their
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The wreck remained upright on the seabed with only the bridge and forward gun visible at high tide. Only buckled plating amidships held the two main sections of the wreck together and they were cut by explosives when salvage began shortly after her sinking. The two halves were raised by
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in July 1936, the ships of the Mediterranean Fleet were used to evacuate British subjects, and later and other foreign nationals from Spanish Mediterranean ports, while the Home fleet operated off the northern coast of Spain.
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markings. several bombs were dropped by the aircraft, all of which missed the two destroyers, while the two destroyers opened fire on the aircraft. Neither the destroyers or the aircraft was damaged during the engagement.
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area to assist in the evacuation. In total, the Royal Navy evacuated about 6000 refugees (of which about 2000 were British) from Spanish ports in July–August 1936. On 13 February 1937,
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on 7 November 1935 and completed on 22 February 1936. Excluding government-furnished equipment like the armament, the ship cost £250,364. Aside from a brief period assigned to the
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ADM 53/109431 and 107799; correspondence with Captain R D Franks, Gipsy's 1st Lieutenant, and his article in "Highlight" Harwich Society magazine).
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failure to fire had been due to an Army Anti-Aircraft Command order that unidentified aircraft should not be engaged, though the defenders
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was deployed with the 1st Destroyer Flotilla for patrols and contraband control in the Eastern Mediterranean, based at
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during the 1930s. She spent most of the pre-war period as part of the
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to escort shipping in local waters shortly after the beginning of
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of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). She was powered by
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J P Foynes: Who Was to Blame for the Loss of HMS Gipsy? (2008)
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metals were recovered between June 1940 and February 1944.
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is hauled to the surface by a salvage vessel, March 1943
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and sank with the loss of 30 of her crew. Her wreck was
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984:G class 903:51°57′N 694:ferrous 638:Griffin 532:of the 516:by the 461:calibre 428:geared 426:Parsons 422:draught 383:Harwich 356:G-class 233:Draught 177:G-class 83:Builder 75:Ordered 46:History 1957:Brulin 1831:Kaunas 1821:Baikal 1672:  1656:Marnix 1638:  1617:Hermes 1603:  1582:Duarte 1564:  1543:Ottawa 1512:  1456:  1436:Jutahy 1408:Javary 1401:Japura 1319:  1240:  1208:Jutahy 1196:Japura 1155:Hearty 1148:Javary 1143:Havant 1133:Havant 1122:Havock 1080:Hunter 973:  906:1°19′E 876:  854:  835:  567:Havock 354:was a 217:Length 191:1,350 144:awards 1885:Bruce 1862:Gipsy 1422:Jurua 1392:class 1390:Jurua 1334:class 1251:class 1184:Jurua 1173:Handy 1135:class 1115:Hasty 1066:Hardy 1041:Gipsy 704:Notes 670:Keith 657:Burza 644:Keith 633:Gipsy 608:Gipsy 600:Gipsy 585:Gipsy 576:Malta 562:Gipsy 554:Gipsy 538:Gipsy 522:Govan 520:, at 510:Gipsy 503:Gipsy 472:Gipsy 446:Gipsy 438:knots 402:Gipsy 351:Gipsy 336:20 × 290:Range 283:knots 278:Speed 160:Badge 132:Motto 127:: H63 91:Govan 69:Gipsy 38:Gipsy 1997:1940 1989:1939 1981:1938 1926:U-35 1620:(ex- 1585:(ex- 1546:(ex- 1536:Hero 1534:(ex- 1343:Acre 1332:Acre 1218:(ex- 1206:(ex- 1194:(ex- 1182:(ex- 1164:(ex- 1146:(ex- 1094:Hero 874:ISBN 852:ISBN 833:ISBN 672:and 664:Grom 660:and 574:and 512:was 418:beam 379:mine 349:HMS 225:Beam 152:Fate 65:Name 1364:Apa 682:had 614:at 295:nmi 281:36 254:shp 199:) ( 2031:: 1881:, 1865:, 1653:/ 1579:/ 1176:/ 1158:/ 766:^ 746:^ 716:^ 653:, 647:, 641:, 622:, 606:. 444:. 258:kW 246:3 89:, 1785:e 1778:t 1771:v 1721:X 1624:) 1589:) 1550:) 1538:) 1222:) 1210:) 1198:) 1186:) 1168:) 1150:) 952:e 945:t 938:v 882:. 860:. 841:. 260:) 210:) 203:) 197:t 23:.

Index

HMS Gipsy

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan
Pennant number
G-class
destroyer
long tons
t
standard
deep load
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
shp
kW
steam turbines
knots
nmi
4.7 in (120 mm) guns
0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charges
G-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Mediterranean Fleet
British Isles
World War II
mine
Harwich

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