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2045:. By the time the escorts, outnumbered two-to-one by attacking submarines, received reinforcements on 18 March and the German attacks abated, HX 229 had lost 13 merchant ships sunk, and its escorts, although constantly attacking submarine contacts, had been unable to sink any of the attacking submarines.
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detached from the convoy to return to
Milford Haven and begin escorting convoys bringing reinforcements and supplies to the beaches, the first of which she escorted through the Bristol Channel on 10 June. She continued to escort convoys to Normandy until later in June, when she was released from
2105:, by deploying with the 4th and 5th Escort Groups as an escort for convoys carrying personnel, equipment, and supplies to the Azores. In November she returned to the antisubmarine offensive in the Bay of Biscay, and she resumed convoy defence operations in the North Atlantic in December 1943.
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s arrival in the Solent was delayed to 6 June. On 7 June, the second day of the invasion, the convoy and its escorts got underway from the Solent and proceeded to the
American beachhead in Normandy, off which they arrived on 8 June. Later that day,
880:, which began on 9 April when Germany invaded Norway. She was assigned to escort convoys between the United Kingdom and Norway. The first of these was Convoy NP 1, the first troop convoy to Norway, in which she joined
2035:
on 16 March, and the action developed into the largest convoy battle of World War II, with 38 German submarines of three wolfpacks involved. During heavy German attacks on 17 March, the submarine
1279:, France. In November or December 1940 (sources differ), she returned to Western Approaches Command and resumed convoy escort operations in the Western Approaches and North Atlantic.
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during its passage of the
Northwestern Approaches, detaching on 15 January to return to the Clyde. Similarly, she departed the Clyde on 23 March 1942 with the destroyers
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2263:, France. In November 1944 she became part of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla (Portsmouth), and in December 1944 she became part of the 21st Destroyer Flotilla under the
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mistakenly had shot him down. Before German attacks ceased, PQ-16 had suffered the loss of seven of its 34 merchant ships and damage to four others and to
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returned to
Western Approaches Command in June 1940 for convoy defence and patrol duties in the Western Approaches and North Atlantic. On 7 June 1940,
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continued her North
Atlantic convoy defence operations from June to September 1943, but also began escorting convoys between the United Kingdom and
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at
Milford Haven to form Escort Group 144 of Force B for the Normandy landings. On 4 June, the group escorted Convoy EBC2 – consisting of 32
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her. HX 112 then came under attack on 16–17 March by five German submarines, and its escorts were heavily engaged in its defence, during which
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1126:, who was the sole survivor after the ship sank in only 30 seconds with the loss of 34 lives following a torpedo hit by the German submarine
1930:, Scotland, in July 1942 for a refit and to undergo conversion into a Long-Range Escort. She was in dockyard hands for the rest of 1942.
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2067:" 1) group from 11 to 13 May, and attacks resumed on 17 May. However, the convoy took evasive action and lost only one merchant ship.
596:. She then remained in commission as the fleet mobilised because of deteriorating diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and
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for workups. After she completed these in
February 1943, she was assigned to the 4th Escort Group – in which she joined
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and returned to the escort of coastal convoys in the English Channel. In August 1944, she was one of the escorts of three
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on 23 March for its voyage to the Soviet Union. German aircraft continuously shadowed the convoy, and German bombers,
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1895:. On 30 March, the escorting ships handed the convoy over to the Eastern Local Escort and proceeded to port in North
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during the first leg of its voyage in the Northwestern Approaches; she detached to return to the Clyde on 13 May.
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was decommissioned and placed in reserve in June 1945, and by July 1945, she no longer appeared on the Royal Navy
979:, Norway. While thus engaged, she made an unsuccessful attack on a German submarine on 27 April before escorting
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1320:. She continued convoy defence operations in the North Atlantic with the group, which was under the command of
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continued on North Atlantic convoy escort duty until April 1944, when she was reassigned to operations in the
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1444:. On 10 or 17-18 April (sources differ) she was taking part in a local exercise when the destroyer
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on 26 March 1942, the escorts sighted the submarine on the surface and expended all of their
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1271:. She participated in night sweeps along the French coast, and in October 1940 took part in
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stayed with the convoy until 8 March, then during her return voyage to Plymouth joined
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targeting German submarines transiting the bay between their bases in German-occupied
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1472:. On 9 December 1941, she put to sea from Milford Haven as part of the escort of the
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900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
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and their operating areas in the Atlantic. In October 1943, she participated in
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carrying troops, equipment, and supplies for Allied offensive operations in
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remained until she and the same ships that had protected PQ 16 escorted
2056:. The convoy underwent a series of attacks by German submarines of the
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on 5 or 6 July 1942 (sources differ) to proceed to the United Kingdom.
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detached to return to the Clyde after the convoy arrived at Gibraltar.
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354:(6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
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2124:. Later in the month she was assigned to convoy escort operations in
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along with the rest of the flotilla. During the early 1930s, she was
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s active list. Placed on the disposal list in 1947, she was sold to
1875:, and submarines carried out heavy attacks against it. On 25 March,
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G. J. Luther, commanding the escort – which also included
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detached from the convoy later that day to return to the Clyde.
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as one of two destroyers covering a naval force which bombarded
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continued to deploy off Norway. On 27 May, she, the destroyer
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convoys bound for the United Kingdom and two convoys in the
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in escorting between 11 and 15 April as it crossed from the
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9 feet (2.7 m), 11.25 feet (3.4 m) under full load
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Withdrawn from operational service at the end of May 1945,
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on 10 January 1940 to return to Plymouth. On 5 March 1940,
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on 17 April 1919. She was completed on 7 November 1919 and
2085:. From June to September, she also took part in offensive
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to Scapa Flow for refuelling and aircraft replenishment.
1493:, and the ships accompanying them escorted the convoy,
2770:. Man o'War. Vol. 2. London: Arms & Armour.
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2271:. By January 1945, she was escorting convoys in the
2516:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987,
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put to sea from the Clyde on 10 May 1942 along with
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1393:, the escorts forced the submarine to submerge and
971:during air operations in defence of fleet units at
876:and support the operations of Allied forces in the
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2691:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
2311:(sources differ). She was towed to the shipbreaker
1968:, and six Flower-class corvettes – based at
1450:accidentally rammed her off the coast of Ireland.
1256:was among the destroyers that escorted her to the
2693:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
2612:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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2283:in early May 1945 and until the end of May 1945.
438:twin 6 pounder army gun (1942 – replaced ‘A’ gun)
2576:uboat.net Frances Massey: British Steam Merchant
1458:, Northern Ireland, for repairs at a commercial
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584:was recommissioned with a reserve crew for the
2831:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2717:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2695:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2676:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2595:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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2142:and Free French Naval Forces escort destroyer
2011:came under attack by German submarines of the
2007:, consisting of 40 merchant ships. HX 229 and
279:1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full
3995:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
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2638:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
1224:, the unsuccessful British attempt to occupy
1012:, Norway, to the United Kingdom for repairs.
657:. In October 1939 she was transferred to the
8:
1887:(CAM ship) after the American merchant ship
1796:steaming between the United Kingdom and the
1604:as the local escort for the military convoy
677:, and she continued these duties into 1940.
624:. On 5 September, she joined the destroyers
432:3 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (one triple mount)
3959:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
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1552:as the local escort of the military convoy
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1485:, escorting a troop convoy along the way.
382:Type 271 Surface Warning Radar fitted 1940
2848:B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk
2152:– S-boats, known to the Allies as "
2052:joined the 5th Escort Group in escorting
554:, and in 1925 she was transferred to the
429:2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
2766:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1979).
2614:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
1702:with the loss of her entire crew of 42.
711:during the final leg of its voyage from
577:, Scotland, remaining in reserve there.
321:Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared
19:For other ships with the same name, see
2850:. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.
2655:Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981
2332:
2215:– from Milford Haven through the
2041:made an unsuccessful torpedo attack on
1216:, for part of its voyage, detaching at
379:Type 286M Air Warning Radar fitted 1940
2808:The U-boat Peril: A Fight for Survival
2751:'V & W' Class Destroyers 1917–1945
1800:. Accordingly, she and the destroyers
1630:in attacking her after she submerged.
249:s mask on a gold shield over a silver
27:
2120:escorting convoys along the coast of
1915:detached from the convoy at sea near
665:for convoy defence operations in the
408:QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
59:
7:
1497:, from 13 to 15 December 1941, when
423:3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns
234:Sold for scrapping 3 or 4 March 1947
719:, detaching from the convoy in the
511:into service the same day with the
2248:which discharged supplies for the
1429:, killing her commanding officer,
1047:, which had sunk that day west of
14:
1946:in January 1943 and proceeded to
786:in an unsuccessful search in the
539:, Oslo, Norway, shortly after WWI
426:1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun
4000:Maritime incidents in April 1941
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1481:, which was sailing to join the
61:
31:
1792:was assigned to the support of
1534:put to sea from the Clyde with
1002:escorted the damaged destroyer
798:aircraft. From 25 to 26 March,
752:as it formed for its voyage to
3990:Ships built on the River Clyde
2242:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
2148:were in action against German
1938:With her conversion complete,
1781:to escort the military convoy
1654:in the North Atlantic west of
480:Construction and commissioning
1:
2610:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
2593:Naval Weapons of World War II
1885:Catapult Aircraft Merchantman
1751:escorted the military convoy
1514:was "adopted" by the city of
1240:. After the German submarine
253:of three, all on a blue field
2768:'V' and 'W' Class Destroyers
2287:Decommissioning and disposal
2265:Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1620:fix on the German submarine
1246:torpedoed the light cruiser
1208:escorted a convoy bound for
1136:(22.5 km) northwest of
860:was detached to serve under
401:BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns
291:, 312 ft (95.1 m)
2846:Winser, John de D. (1999).
2307:by either M. Brechin or by
1745:, and the escort destroyer
1522:national savings campaign.
612:The United Kingdom entered
337:(63 km/h; 39 mph)
325:, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
4016:
2896:V- and W- class destroyers
2736:. London: Seeley Service.
2565:warlinks.com HMS Volunteer
1942:underwent post-conversion
1709:From 18 to 20 April 1942,
1638:and the escort destroyers
1375:when the German submarine
663:Western Approaches Command
493:William Denny and Brothers
287:300 ft (91.4 m)
267:Admiralty Modified W-class
179:("For Hearths and Homes ")
107:William Denny and Brothers
18:
3954:
3931:
2829:Destroyers of World War 2
2672:Friedman, Norman (2009).
2128:in support of the Allied
1598:and the escort destroyer
1260:in Scotland for repairs.
1038:rescued survivors of the
616:on 3 September 1939, and
573:. She later was moved to
257:
203:English Channel 1940-1945
54:
30:
2749:Preston, Antony (1971).
2732:March, Edgar J. (1966).
1859:Free French Naval Forces
1759:to return to the Clyde.
1201:embarked, to the Clyde.
588:of the Reserve Fleet in
2827:Whitley, M. J. (1988).
2785:Rohwer, Jürgen (2005).
2632:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
2591:Campbell, John (1985).
1879:rescued the pilot of a
1618:radio direction-finding
1055:, 36 hours after being
788:Southwestern Approaches
659:17th Destroyer Flotilla
622:15th Destroyer Flotilla
258:General characteristics
1926:entered a dockyard at
1462:until September 1941.
1299:, in which she joined
1199:Norwegian royal family
1040:armed merchant cruiser
956:as the escort for the
689:joined the destroyers
548:4th Destroyer Flotilla
540:
435:2 × depth charge racks
302:29.5 feet (9.0 m)
3470:Royal Australian Navy
3239:Royal Australian Navy
3012:Royal Australian Navy
2804:Whinney, Bob (2000).
2753:. London: Macdonald.
2261:Saint-Michel-en-Grève
2156:" – of the 9th
1867:joined the escort of
1678:47.35000°N 21.65000°W
1339:(serving as Macintyre
1079:53.21667°N 10.66667°W
562:, transferred to the
531:
414:21-inch Torpedo Tubes
347:320–370 tons oil
2309:Granton Shipbreaking
2281:surrender of Germany
2167:In early June 1944,
1775:, and the destroyer
1546:, and the destroyer
1530:On 12 January 1942,
1359:, and the corvettes
1160:55.55000°N 8.43333°W
864:(Destroyers) in the
671:North Atlantic Ocean
620:was assigned to the
566:, and placed in the
491:on 16 April 1918 by
472:that saw service in
419:1940 SRE conversion:
2233:Operation Neptune.
2194:Royal Canadian Navy
2183:Kingston Andalusite
2150:motor torpedo boats
1683:47.35000; -21.65000
1673: /
1634:shared credit with
1263:In September 1940,
1155: /
1084:53.21667; -10.66667
1074: /
685:On 8 January 1940,
556:Mediterranean Fleet
524:Before World War II
2250:United States Army
2246:tank landing ships
2099:Operation Alacrity
1991:and the corvettes
1788:After her return,
1510:In December 1941,
1501:and the destroyer
1413:commanding officer
1381:sighted it. After
1347:), the destroyers
1165:55.55000; -8.43333
878:Norwegian Campaign
667:Western Approaches
642:as the escort for
541:
374:processing systems
198:Atlantic 1939-1945
3967:
3966:
3927:
3926:
3841:
3840:
3837:
3836:
3495:
3494:
3456:
3455:
3257:
3256:
3030:
3029:
2683:978-1-59114-081-8
2653:Cocker, Maurice.
2645:978-1-86176-281-8
2512:Colledge, J. J.,
2126:Operation Neptune
1944:acceptance trials
1922:Upon her return,
1721:, the destroyers
1327:. In March 1941,
1287:In January 1941,
1232:, as well as for
1105:German submarine
1008:, under tow from
958:aircraft carriers
811:, the destroyers
768:, the destroyers
537:Akershus fortress
444:
443:
177:Pro aris et focis
4007:
3903:Modified W class
3850:
3504:
3500:Modified W class
3468:
3466:
3465:
3283:
3276:
3274:
3273:
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3237:
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3049:
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2882:
2875:
2866:
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2781:
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2497:
2492:
2475:
2466:
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2298:
2254:
2226:
1962:, the destroyer
1881:Hawker Hurricane
1828:, the corvettes
1701:
1700:
1698:
1697:
1696:
1694:
1685:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1671:
1670:
1669:
1666:
1440:was deployed at
1411:, capturing her
1342:
1325:Donald Macintyre
1307:, the destroyer
1297:Northern Ireland
1273:Operation Medium
1222:Operation Menace
1197:, which had the
1183:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1167:
1166:
1161:
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1151:
1148:
1110:. The same day,
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1097:
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1085:
1080:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1023:, the destroyer
996:, and the sloop
907:, the destroyer
823:, and the sloop
804:destroyer leader
780:, and the sloop
727:, the destroyer
580:In August 1939,
460:Modified W-class
248:
69:
66:
65:
64:
41:underway on the
35:
28:
4015:
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4009:
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3969:
3968:
3963:
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3923:
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3491:
3463:
3461:
3452:
3431:
3271:
3269:
3253:
3232:
3230:
3225:
3044:
3042:
3026:
3005:
3003:
2998:
2919:
2917:
2910:V class leaders
2898:
2893:
2858:
2845:
2839:
2826:
2820:
2803:
2797:
2784:
2778:
2765:
2748:
2731:
2725:
2709:
2703:
2690:
2684:
2671:
2665:
2652:
2646:
2630:Colledge, J. J.
2628:
2622:
2609:
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2590:
2587:
2582:
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2493:
2478:
2467:
2446:
2439:
2334:
2329:
2312:
2296:
2289:
2257:12th Army Group
2252:
2240:came under the
2224:
2217:Bristol Channel
2205:motor transport
2118:English Channel
2111:
1975:In March 1943,
1936:
1883:fighter from a
1688:
1686:
1682:
1680:
1676:
1675:
1672:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1528:
1436:In April 1941,
1431:Joachim Schepke
1417:Otto Kretschmer
1371:were escorting
1340:
1285:
1269:English Channel
1238:English Channel
1170:
1168:
1164:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1118:of the British
1089:
1087:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1060:
856:In April 1940,
837:and the sloops
794:reported by an
683:
610:
605:
526:
521:
519:Service history
482:
373:
246:
185:
144:7 November 1919
136:7 November 1919
67:
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5:
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2607:
2601:
2586:
2583:
2580:
2579:
2568:
2526:
2498:
2476:
2469:uboat.net HMS
2444:
2331:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2288:
2285:
2236:In July 1944,
2145:La Combattante
2110:
2107:
1935:
1932:
1873:torpedo planes
1794:Arctic convoys
1527:
1524:
1284:
1281:
1214:French Morocco
1204:In July 1940,
1173:Frances Massey
1140:, Ireland, at
1134:nautical miles
1124:Frances Massey
894:light cruisers
874:Orkney Islands
682:
679:
609:
606:
604:
601:
594:King George VI
560:decommissioned
552:Atlantic Fleet
525:
522:
520:
517:
513:pennant number
481:
478:
442:
441:
440:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
416:
410:
404:
403:, mount P Mk.I
397:
395:As built 1920:
390:
386:
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375:
369:
368:
365:
361:
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263:Class and type
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223:North Sea 1945
220:
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192:Battle honours
187:
181:
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174:
170:
169:
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165:Decommissioned
162:
161:
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157:Recommissioned
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149:Decommissioned
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2711:Lenton, H. T.
2708:
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2087:antisubmarine
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2016:
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2009:Convoy SC 122
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2005:Convoy HX 229
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1484:
1483:Eastern Fleet
1480:
1479:
1475:
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1470:Convoy HX 155
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1188:escorted the
1187:
1184:. On 8 June,
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2054:Convoy ONS 7
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2037:
2023:
2019:Robber Baron
2013:
1999:
1993:
1988:
1976:
1974:
1972:, Scotland.
1964:
1959:
1955:
1952:Isle of Mull
1939:
1937:
1923:
1921:
1912:
1905:Convoy QP 13
1900:
1892:
1888:
1876:
1869:Convoy PQ 16
1863:
1853:
1842:
1836:
1830:
1824:
1820:antiaircraft
1814:
1808:
1802:
1798:Soviet Union
1789:
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1315:Flower-class
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890:Witherington
889:
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862:Rear Admiral
857:
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851:Convoy HG 23
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831:Convoy OG 23
825:
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709:Convoy HG 13
703:
697:
691:
686:
684:
638:
633:Witherington
632:
626:
617:
614:World War II
611:
603:World War II
598:Nazi Germany
590:Weymouth Bay
586:Royal Review
581:
579:
543:
542:
532:
509:commissioned
484:
483:
474:World War II
455:
449:
447:
445:
418:
394:
372:Sensors and
276:Displacement
176:
141:Commissioned
98:January 1918
78:
47:World War II
38:
25:
3846:Thornycroft
3754:Westward Ho
3294:Westminster
2812:. Cassell.
2213:oil tankers
2171:joined the
2003:– of
1917:Bear Island
1848:Polish Navy
1831:Honeysuckle
1681: /
1668:021°39′00″W
1616:achieved a
1610:Middle East
1313:, and nine
1258:River Clyde
1163: /
1150:008°26′00″W
1138:Tory Island
1082: /
1069:010°40′00″W
1031:minesweeper
924:River Clyde
840:Scarborough
739:Enchantress
673:, based at
535:tied up at
446:The fourth
350:3,500
319:Yarrow type
213:Biscay 1943
208:Arctic 1942
184:Honours and
160:August 1939
152:early 1930s
43:River Clyde
3985:1919 ships
3974:Categories
3789:White Bear
3759:Willoughby
3699:Waldegrave
3557:Vansittart
3448:Woodpecker
3350:Winchester
3329:Winchelsea
3278:Royal Navy
3081:Vanquisher
3051:Royal Navy
2926:Royal Navy
2315:s yard at
2200:Summerside
2198:HMCS
1965:Winchelsea
1960:Highlander
1909:Kola Inlet
1857:, and the
1850:destroyer
1769:Leamington
1748:Lauderdale
1724:Georgetown
1687: (
1665:47°21′00″N
1636:Leamington
1595:Rockingham
1583:Leamington
1549:Vanquisher
1474:battleship
1210:Casablanca
1194:Devonshire
1169: (
1147:55°33′00″N
1094:torpedoed"
1088: (
1066:53°13′00″N
1049:Galway Bay
1029:, and the
1010:Skjelfjord
913:, and the
910:Highlander
904:Manchester
898:Birmingham
870:Scapa Flow
866:Home Fleet
846:Wellington
733:, and the
533:Volunteer
470:Royal Navy
364:Complement
315:Propulsion
3794:Whitehead
3739:Wellesley
3629:Cancelled
3606:Worcester
3599:Whitehall
3592:Wolverine
3585:Wild Swan
3564:Volunteer
3520:HMS
3507:Completed
3436:Cancelled
3385:Wolfhound
3322:Whirlwind
3286:Completed
3186:Vancouver
3165:Vivacious
3158:Versatile
3137:Vortigern
3123:Venturous
2954:Valentine
2903:Admiralty
2759:464542895
2742:164893555
2524:, p. 372.
2471:Volunteer
2321:Edinburgh
2305:scrapping
2293:Volunteer
2277:North Sea
2269:Sheerness
2238:Volunteer
2230:Volunteer
2211:and five
2196:corvette
2177:Ellesmere
2169:Volunteer
2114:Volunteer
2109:1944-1945
2075:Gibraltar
2071:Volunteer
2050:Volunteer
2043:Volunteer
2033:wolfpacks
2000:Pennywort
1985:Commander
1977:Volunteer
1948:Tobermory
1940:Volunteer
1924:Volunteer
1913:Volunteer
1907:from the
1901:Volunteer
1877:Volunteer
1861:corvette
1852:ORP
1837:Hyderabad
1790:Volunteer
1778:Castleton
1773:St. Marys
1761:Volunteer
1742:Salisbury
1736:St. Marys
1730:Lancaster
1715:Badsworth
1711:Volunteer
1704:Volunteer
1632:Volunteer
1601:Badsworth
1532:Volunteer
1512:Volunteer
1499:Volunteer
1491:Volunteer
1487:Ramillies
1478:Ramillies
1466:Volunteer
1452:Volunteer
1442:Devonport
1438:Volunteer
1385:detected
1368:Hydrangea
1329:Volunteer
1322:Commander
1318:corvettes
1289:Volunteer
1277:Cherbourg
1265:Volunteer
1254:Volunteer
1218:Gibraltar
1206:Volunteer
1186:Volunteer
1112:Volunteer
1092:Carinthia
1057:torpedoed
1044:Carinthia
1021:Volunteer
1017:Volunteer
999:Fleetwood
988:Volunteer
973:Andalsnes
962:Ark Royal
935:Encounter
919:Protector
886:Whirlwind
858:Volunteer
849:escorted
835:Volunteer
829:escorted
800:Volunteer
792:submarine
777:Wild Swan
766:Whirlwind
758:Volunteer
754:Gibraltar
730:Whirlwind
725:Volunteer
721:Irish Sea
717:Liverpool
713:Gibraltar
687:Volunteer
639:Wolverine
618:Volunteer
582:Volunteer
544:Volunteer
497:Dumbarton
489:laid down
485:Volunteer
463:destroyer
450:Volunteer
270:destroyer
133:Completed
117:Laid down
111:Dunbarton
89:volunteer
79:Volunteer
39:Volunteer
3893:Woolston
3868:Viscount
3804:Wrangler
3784:Whitaker
3749:Westphal
3744:Werewolf
3669:Virulent
3660:Vigorous
3650:Vengeful
3578:Wanderer
3536:Whitshed
3522:Venomous
3486:Waterhen
3443:Wayfarer
3392:Waterhen
3371:Wrestler
3364:Westcott
3308:Watchman
3248:Vendetta
3151:Vittoria
3109:Vendetta
3074:Vehement
2993:Valhalla
2967:Valorous
2961:Montrose
2941:Valkyrie
2713:(1998).
2209:coasters
2192:and the
2173:trawlers
2162:Hastings
2158:Flotilla
2134:Normandy
2130:invasion
2014:Raubgraf
1989:Beverley
1981:flagship
1979:was the
1970:Greenock
1956:Beverley
1899:, where
1843:Starwort
1825:Alynbank
1757:Boadicea
1719:Boadicea
1641:Aldenham
1612:. After
1571:Boadicea
1565:Beverley
1559:Antelope
1516:Hereford
1460:shipyard
1362:Bluebell
1356:Scimitar
1350:Sardonyx
1345:flagship
1310:Caldwell
981:Glorious
968:Glorious
915:netlayer
826:Aberdeen
820:Wanderer
808:Campbell
745:Sandwich
704:Viscount
675:Plymouth
505:launched
501:Scotland
458:, was a
454:, later
389:Armament
168:May 1945
125:Launched
85:Namesake
3937:S class
3911:Wishart
3878:W class
3861:Viceroy
3853:V class
3819:Zealous
3779:Whippet
3764:Wheeler
3734:Welfare
3729:Welcome
3679:Volcano
3664:Wistful
3636:Vantage
3571:Veteran
3479:Voyager
3426:Windsor
3419:Wryneck
3412:Voyager
3405:Whitley
3357:Walpole
3343:Warwick
3301:Wakeful
3262:W class
3213:Vanessa
3206:Vidette
3144:Venetia
3130:Verulam
3102:Violent
3067:Vimiera
3035:V class
3021:Vampire
2987:Douglas
2980:Vampire
2974:Wallace
2935:Malcolm
2317:Granton
2219:to the
2154:E-boats
2029:Harrier
2024:Dranger
2021:") and
1994:Anemone
1950:on the
1893:Garland
1889:Carlton
1864:Roselys
1854:Garland
1809:Ashanti
1803:Achates
1589:Newport
1456:Belfast
1230:Senegal
1103:by the
1053:Ireland
1035:Gleaner
953:Grenade
947:Fortune
872:in the
771:Veteran
762:Venetia
748:joined
698:Venetia
571:Reserve
550:in the
467:British
465:of the
307:Draught
242:A gold
103:Builder
95:Ordered
55:History
45:during
3886:Wolsey
3829:Zodiac
3814:Yeoman
3799:Winter
3724:Weazel
3714:Watson
3709:Warren
3704:Walton
3684:Votary
3674:Volage
3645:Vashon
3612:Yeoman
3550:Wivern
3543:Verity
3467:
3399:Whitby
3378:Wessex
3336:Walrus
3315:Walker
3275:
3236:
3220:Vanity
3199:Vivien
3179:Vesper
3116:Vectis
3088:Verdun
3048:
3009:
2923:
2854:
2835:
2816:
2793:
2774:
2757:
2740:
2721:
2699:
2680:
2661:
2642:
2618:
2599:
2520:
2473:(D 71)
2275:, the
2221:Solent
2186:, and
2139:Haldon
2103:Azores
2095:France
2079:Sicily
2065:Danube
1928:Rosyth
1897:Russia
1846:, the
1840:, and
1818:, the
1815:Martin
1812:, and
1765:Keppel
1739:, and
1656:Ushant
1614:Keppel
1592:, and
1577:Keppel
1540:Walker
1447:Newark
1419:, and
1403:Walker
1337:Walker
1305:Walker
1116:master
1005:Eskimo
993:Amazon
977:Namsos
950:, and
941:Escort
929:Beagle
892:, the
814:Walker
802:, the
796:Allied
735:sloops
701:, and
644:Convoy
636:, and
575:Rosyth
503:, and
284:Length
186:awards
3946:class
3944:Scott
3918:Witch
3824:Zebra
3769:Whelp
3689:Wager
3515:Venom
3172:Velox
3060:Vanoc
2948:Bruce
2327:Notes
2313:'
2301:BISCO
2297:'
2253:'
2225:'
2083:Italy
2059:Donau
2038:U-616
1822:ship
1783:WS 19
1753:WS 18
1693:sunk"
1691:U-587
1652:U-587
1647:Grove
1623:U-587
1606:WS 17
1554:WS 15
1536:Vanoc
1518:in a
1504:Witch
1495:WS 14
1426:U-100
1423:sank
1421:Vanoc
1405:sank
1399:Vanoc
1391:radar
1389:with
1387:U-110
1383:Vanoc
1378:U-110
1341:'
1333:Vanoc
1301:Vanoc
1293:Derry
1226:Dakar
1175:sunk"
1090:"HMS
882:Vanoc
783:Leith
692:Vanoc
655:Wales
649:from
515:D71.
452:(D71)
342:Range
335:knots
330:Speed
251:barry
247:'
239:Badge
173:Motto
3774:Whip
3719:Wave
3694:Wake
3655:Vigo
3640:Vimy
3619:Wren
3192:Vimy
3095:Vega
2852:ISBN
2833:ISBN
2814:ISBN
2791:ISBN
2772:ISBN
2755:OCLC
2738:OCLC
2719:ISBN
2697:ISBN
2678:ISBN
2659:ISBN
2640:ISBN
2616:ISBN
2597:ISBN
2518:ISBN
2273:Nore
2189:Ruby
2160:off
2081:and
1997:and
1934:1943
1644:and
1526:1942
1408:U-99
1401:and
1365:and
1353:and
1283:1941
1249:Fiji
1243:U-32
1171:"SS
1129:U-48
1107:U-46
1026:Wren
975:and
965:and
901:and
843:and
817:and
774:and
742:and
681:1940
669:and
647:GC 1
627:Vimy
608:1939
568:Nore
448:HMS
412:6 ×
406:2 ×
399:4 ×
299:Beam
244:lion
231:Fate
194:for:
77:HMS
74:Name
37:HMS
3809:Wye
2267:at
2259:at
2132:of
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