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Battlecruiser HMS Repulse and monitor HMS Erebus at John Brown shipyard, Clydebank in July 1916
HMS Duke of York, HMS Piorun, and HMS Roberts at John Brown shipyard at Clydebank in March 1941.
Battlecruiser HMS Repulse and monitor HMS Erebus at John Brown shipyard, Clydebank in July 1916
HMS Duke of York, HMS Piorun, and HMS Roberts at John Brown shipyard at Clydebank in March 1941.
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USS Scott DDG-995 USS Monterey CG-61 USS Sierra AD-18 USS Simpson FFG-56 nested up
USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) underway east of Charleston, 1986
Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine USS Albany slides down the way into the sea, 13 June 1987
USS Scott DDG-995 USS Monterey CG-61 USS Sierra AD-18 USS Simpson FFG-56 nested up
USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) underway east of Charleston, 1986
Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine USS Albany slides down the way into the sea, 13 June 1987
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A Supermarine Walrus is hoisted on the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, 1941. Note the open hangar door in the forward superstructure
The destroyed aft lift of HMS Illustrious as seen after suffering 3 bomb hits from accurate dive bombing from German Stukas
HMS Victorious embarking Sea Hurricanes
A Supermarine Walrus is hoisted on the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, 1941. Note the open hangar door in the forward superstructure
The destroyed aft lift of HMS Illustrious as seen after suffering 3 bomb hits from accurate dive bombing from German Stukas
HMS Victorious embarking Sea Hurricanes
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14 December 1917, 8:00 am, Ionian Sea. Protected cruiser Châteaurenault is sinking after a successful attack by submarine UC-38
On 14 December 1917, Châteaurenault was steaming to Salonika carrying a contingent of 985 troops to take part in the Allied intervention in Greece. While passing into the Gulf of Corinth, she encountered the German U-boat UC-38, which hit Châteaurenault with a single torpedo, inflicting fatal damage. Ronald Ross, a Nobel laureate, was aboard Châteaurenault at the time, and he recounted the sinking in his memoirs, noting that the ship sank slowly enough for the crew to be taken off by her escorting destroyers Mameluck and Lansquenet and nearby drifters. The only casualties were a small number of engine-room personnel who were killed by the torpedo explosion itself. UC-38 attempted to maneuver for a second shot while Châteaurenault began to sink, but Mameluck and Lansquenet launched depth charges that forced the U-boat to surface, where she was sunk by gunfire. The German survivors were also picked up by the destroyers, which carried them to Patras, before continuing on to disembark the 1,162 survivors from Châteaurenault at Itea
14 December 1917, 8:00 am, Ionian Sea. Protected cruiser Châteaurenault is sinking after a successful attack by submarine UC-38
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17 April 1945, Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Bulldog.
On May 9, 1941, escorting an OB 318 convoy, HMS Bulldog, with the support of HMS Aubretia and HMS Broadway, attacked and captured U-110 (type IX). British sailors were able to secure a secret machine Enigma and code books.
"HMS Bulldog was responsible for the capture of U-110, her Sub Lt David Balme finding the Enigma code machine ciphers and code books. U-110 was taken on tow and Bulldog kept her afloat for 17 hours then let the towline slip. The intention was to tow U-110 into Iceland but Admiralty realised this would have been a massive error of judgement. In the event, allegedly, U-110 resolved the matter herself by sinking."
"German U-boat U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture."
9 May 1945
"The surrender of the Channel Islands was signed on board her."
"She was sold to be broken up for scrap on 15 January 1946."
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B-25Bs are tied down to the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) Official NHHD photo NH 53426
USS Hornet (CV-8) sending the fliers in the air one at a time on their way to Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Digital art by Julien Lepelletier (commissioned for Task Force Admiral)
B-25Bs are tied down to the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) Official NHHD photo NH 53426
USS Hornet (CV-8) sending the fliers in the air one at a time on their way to Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Digital art by Julien Lepelletier (commissioned for Task Force Admiral)
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