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during the afternoon of 7 June and the Hurricanes of 46 Squadron were landed without significant problems in the early evening despite having a much higher landing speed than the biplanes. These had been flown off from land bases to keep them from being destroyed in the evacuation after the pilots discovered that a 7 kg (15 lb) sandbag carried in the rear of the Hurricane allowed full brakes to be applied immediately on landing. This was the first time that high-performance monoplanes without
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The circumstances of the sinking were the subject of a debate in the House of Commons on 28 January 1999. After the existence of the Bletchley Park intelligence activities was made public in the 1970s, it was revealed that Naval Section personnel at Bletchley Park predicted a breakout into the Baltic
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arrived off the coast on 2 June to provide support, although she only carried nine Sea Gladiators of 802 and six Swordfish from 823 Squadrons for self-defence as it was hoped to evacuate the RAF fighters if at all possible. Ten Gladiators of 263 Squadron were flown aboard from their base at Bardufoss
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and four destroyers were ordered to attack the British base at Harstad and support the German advance towards Narvik. Whilst preparing to attack on 7 June, the German commander realized the British were evacuating Norway and instead of attacking Harstad, he choose to intercept the evacuation convoys
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began her conversion at Rosyth in 1924, and was towed to Devonport where she was completed on 24 February 1930. During the ship's post-conversion sea trials, she reached 29.47 knots (54.58 km/h; 33.91 mph). Her 15-inch turrets were placed into storage and later reused during the
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battlecruisers by a wartime restriction that banned construction of ships larger than light cruisers. To obtain ships suitable for traditional battlecruiser roles, such as scouting for fleets and hunting enemy raiders, he settled on a design with the minimal armour of a
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of his Commander (Air), J. B. Heath, who had refused an order to carry out an attack on shore targets on the grounds that the targets were at best ill-defined and his aircraft were unsuited to the task. Heath had been left behind in Scapa to await trial.
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bound for Norway during the morning of 17 October, but the British warships received no word of the engagement until that afternoon. The 1st Cruiser Squadron was ordered to intercept, but was unsuccessful as the German cruisers were faster than expected.
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and this made spotting targets very difficult. The British continued in pursuit, but lost track of most of the smaller ships in the smoke and concentrated fire on the light cruisers as opportunity permitted. One 15-inch shell hit a gun shield of
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guns in single mounts. One mount was on each side of the lower flight deck and a pair was on the quarterdeck. The remaining twelve mounts were distributed along the sides of the ship. During her 1935 refit, the ship received three octuple
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s forward turret was wrecked when a shell detonated inside the gun barrel. At 9:30 the 1st Cruiser Squadron broke off their pursuit to avoid a minefield marked on their maps. The ships turned south, playing no further role in the battle.
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tonnage and the Royal Navy was forced to scrap many of its older battleships and battlecruisers. However up to 66,000 long tons (67,059 t) of existing ships could be converted into aircraft carriers, for which the
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The sinkings and the failure to mount an effective rescue were embarrassing for the Royal Navy. All ships encountering enemies had been ordered to broadcast a sighting report, and the lack of such a report from
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and the armament of a battlecruiser. He justified their existence by claiming he needed fast, shallow-draught ships for his Baltic Project, a plan to invade Germany via its Baltic coast.
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mounts, one on each side of the flying-off deck, forward of the 4.7-inch guns, and one behind the island on the flight deck. She also received a single quadruple mount for water-cooled
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is situated in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, overlooking the promenade and is accessible to the public at all times. There are 176 memorials from the 1,531 servicemen lost with HMS
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the German force withdrew and did not try to pick up survivors. The Royal Navy meanwhile, knew nothing of the sinking until it was announced on German radio. The Norwegian ship
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and their light cruiser escorts. Based on intelligence reports, the Admiralty allocated the 1st Cruiser Squadron on 17 November 1917, with cover provided by the reinforced
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Throughout 1917 the Admiralty was becoming more concerned about German efforts to sweep paths through the British-laid minefields intended to restrict the actions of the
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flexibility until heavier fighters requiring longer takeoff rolls made the lower deck obsolete in the 1930s. Two 46-by-48-foot (14.0 m × 14.6 m)
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amidships while steaming at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The impact crumpled 60 feet (18.3 m) of the flying-off deck and killed 1 seaman aboard
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received six twin-tube torpedo mounts in mid-1917: one mount on each side of the mainmast on the upper deck and two mounts on each side of 'Y' turret on the
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which could have contributed to the failure of any other ship or shore-station to receive a sighting report. The absence of normal airborne patrols over
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was hit again in the centre engine room at 17:20 and this caused her to lose speed and commence a slow circle to port. She also developed a
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in Harstad, Norway, the two destroyers' last port of call. A memorial plaque is mounted on a stone plinth next to a memorial tree, in the
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too close together and the 23 loaders tended to interfere with one another. This negated the mount's intended high rate of fire against
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served briefly with the Mediterranean Fleet for a time after the Second World War broke out. In October 1939, she moved through the
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at a distance of 46 km (29 mi). The German battleships gave chase immediately and at 16:10 the two escorting destroyers,
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arrived off central Norway on 24 April where 263 Squadron was flown off and their own aircraft attacked targets in and south of
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s smokescreen became effective enough to impair the visibility of the Germans from about 16:58 to 17:20 so they ceased fire on
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on 8 June. During the morning of 8 June some ships were intercepted but no convoy was found. The German force then split up.
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was installed. She was refitted at Devonport from July 1934 to July 1935 where she received two hydraulic accelerators (
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On 16 October 1917 the Admiralty received word of German ship movements, possibly indicating some sort of raid. Admiral
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for 10 months. He was granted permission to proceed independently to Scapa Flow in the early hours of 8 June to hold a
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The German ships, four light cruisers of II Scouting Force, eight destroyers, three divisions of minesweepers, eight
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but the RN Operational Intelligence Centre did not agree on the interpretation, and did not inform the Home Fleet.
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and the four destroyers were sent to Trondheim to refuel and then provide artillery support for the German force (
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side as islands had been found not to contribute significantly to turbulence. By 1939 the ship could carry 34,500
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Even this success proved ephemeral and British forces were ordered to withdraw a few days later. The evacuation (
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returned to the United Kingdom in April 1940, aside from a period when refitting in the mid-1930s, she carried
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For many years the only memorial to the seamen lost in the three ships was a stained-glass window in the
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in the Mediterranean Fleet in June 1930 and remained there until October 1939. In a fog on 1 April 1931
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to starboard. The German ships closed to within 16,000 yards and continued to fire at her until 17:40.
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was embarked, initially with Fairey IIIFs, but the squadron converted to Fairey Swordfish in May 1936.
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and its destroyers, in conditions of maximum visibility, was named as a contributor to the sinkings.
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was rescued by a German seaplane. Therefore, the total of survivors was 40, including one each from
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She was recalled to the Home Fleet in April 1940 to provide air cover for British forces landing in
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was being flown, no aircraft were ready on the deck for quick take-off and there was no lookout in
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were embarked for reconnaissance and anti-ship attack missions. They flew the Blackburn Ripon, the
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was present at the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet on 21 November 1918. She was placed in
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for permanent repairs which lasted until September 1931. Sometime in the early 1930s, transverse
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did not suffer similar damage and did not receive her stiffening until 1918. Upon commissioning,
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bomber on a reconnaissance mission. Before departing she transferred four serviceable Skuas to
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at 16:27 at a range of 16,000 yards (15 km), causing the destroyer to withdraw, firing
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did not alter course or increase speed. Five Swordfish were ordered to the flight deck and
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Stuka dive bomber was shot down after it dropped its bomb by the Sea Gladiators on patrol.
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opened fire with their forward guns seven minutes later. The Germans responded by laying a
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HMS Glorious and the Fate of No. 46 Squadron, focusing more on the squadron than the ship
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to the Indian Ocean where she became part of Force J which was organised to hunt for the
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required five days of repairs to fix damage caused by premature detonation and her own
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flooded, and she settled by the stern and sank five hours later without loss of life.
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before returning to the Mediterranean. She was recalled home in April 1940 to support
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5,860 nmi (10,850 km; 6,740 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
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but was hit several times by the German ships' secondary armament and sank at 17:25.
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remained in the Indian Ocean until December when she returned to the Mediterranean.
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damaged by the torpedo hit and unaware that Allied ships were not in contact with
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had passed within 30–50 miles (48–80 km) of the battle, flying the flag of
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and had the damaged areas stiffened shortly afterwards to prevent a recurrence.
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light cruisers slipped through the gaps in the British patrols and destroyed a
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managed to be flown aboard. The task force was under heavy air attack by the
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s Sea Gladiators provided air cover for the two carriers. They damaged one
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Sullivan, David M. & Sturton, Ian (2010). "Extraordinary Views of HMS
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testified that a sighting report had been correctly sent, and received by
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during the late 1920s. She could carry 30 per cent more aircraft than her
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Fisher was prevented from ordering an improved version of the preceding
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McBride, Keith (1990). "The Weird Sisters". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
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could carry up to 48 aircraft; when first recommissioned, she carried
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was not yet ready for the Hurricanes and they were still aboard when
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of Leading Airman Donald Conrad Morton, who died in the sinking of
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were installed fore and aft in the flight deck. An island with the
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sustained structural damage while running at full speed in a rough
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were flown aboard to be transferred to Norwegian airbases. Eleven
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were not initially ordered to sea, but were sent to reinforce the
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at 16:32 and scored her first hit six minutes later on her third
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1,967,223. During her sea trials the following month, her sister
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were the first large warships in the Royal Navy to have geared
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The British spotted the German ships shortly after 16:00 and
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at anchor, 1935; the doors to the lower hangar deck are open
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Carrier Glorious: The life and death of an aircraft carrier
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to the UK and maintain radio silence. Some survivors from
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area on 26 May and the Hurricanes were quickly flown off.
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on 20 April 1916 and completed on 14 October at a cost of
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mounted in six triple mounts. These mounts had the three
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recommissioned on 24 February 1930 for service with the
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late on 27 April to refuel and embark new aircraft.
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in the North Sea with the loss of over 1,200 lives.
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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3314:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3155:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3136:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3095:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3057:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2972:(in German) (5th ed.). Hamburg: Koehler. 2045:, who was carrying out orders to evacuate the 1316:0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machineguns 4521: 4077: 3749: 3631: 2894:Station X: the Codebreakers of Bletchley Park 1990:. The total killed or missing was 1,207 from 420:General characteristics (as aircraft carrier) 5064:World War II shipwrecks in the Norwegian Sea 3309: 3214:Howland, Vernon W. (1994). "The Loss of HMS 3189:Horan, Mark E. (2001). "Re: The Loss of HMS 2737:"The cover up of Churchill's Operation Paul" 2218:, 30 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 1597:all day and was withdrawn that evening. One 1548:, plus eighteen Sea Gladiators from 802 and 990:and distant cover by the battleships of the 449:27,419 long tons (27,859 t) (deep load) 3723:List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy 3596:IWM Interview with survivor Frederick Cooke 3431:. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). 1773:sighted a dust cloud, and then the mast of 1225:Her new design improved on her half-sister 1222:, the world's last battleship to be built. 1072:on the forward turret. On 5 November 1918, 4528: 4514: 4084: 4070: 3756: 3742: 3638: 3624: 3423: 2967: 2875:, vol. 324, cc564-76, 28 January 1999 1656:photographed in May 1940 from the deck of 1459:fighters, until re-equipping with a dozen 468:786 ft 9 in (239.8 m) (o/a) 197:General characteristics (as battlecruiser) 4092:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1931 3611:IWM Interview with survivor William Smith 3591:IWM Interview with survivor James O'Neill 3586:IWM Interview with survivor Kenneth Cross 2803:"Casualty details: Morton, Donald Conrad" 2456: 2128:. A new memorial plaque dedicated to HMS 1835:scored one hit with her 4.7-inch guns on 1365:to temporary repairs. She had to sail to 696: 446:24,970 long tons (25,370 t) (normal) 3718:List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy 3310:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1976). 3128: 3109: 3090: 2004: 1841: 1648: 1491:recommissioned after her refit in 1935, 1404: 1285: 1182: 1045: 835: 700: 461:735 ft 1.5 in (224.1 m) ( 16:Royal Navy aircraft carrier sunk in WWII 3328: 3257: 3238: 3213: 3169: 3076:(in Dutch). Amsterdam: Omega Boek B.V. 2986: 1765:continued to search for convoys in the 1705:, was a former submariner who had been 1397:before returning to the Mediterranean. 705:Three-view drawing as completed in 1917 478:90 ft 6 in (27.6 m) (at 5021: 3601:IWM Interview with survivor Vernon Day 3581:Data on as-fitted design and equipment 3553:Papers about HMS Glorious, 1938 - 1998 3467: 3370:Stone, Randy (2008). 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Commonwealth War Graves Commission 843:at anchor during the First World War 795:BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IX guns 498:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 3515:– with complete CWGC casualty list. 2651: 2621: 2582: 2546: 2375: 2357: 2244:All times used in this section are 1686:had landed on an aircraft carrier. 1498: 1307:QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark VIII 944:patrolling the central part of the 805:and other smaller craft. A pair of 644:which had a similar tonnage. After 13: 5029:Courageous-class aircraft carriers 3429:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm 2987:Bowdler, John M. (2002). "Re: HMS 2700:Robertson, Stuart; Dent, Stephen. 2298: 2280: 2262: 2113:at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. 1353:and 24 passengers and crew aboard 905:, the squadron was re-formed with 831: 763:turbines were powered by eighteen 268:25 ft 10 in (7.9 m) 234:22,360 long tons (22,719 t) ( 14: 5090: 3555:held at Churchill Archives Centre 3490: 3174:. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. 3038:. London: Arms and Armour Press. 1064:on top of her turrets in 1918. A 970:Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 964:Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 615:Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 5079:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 5002: 4997: 4985: 4977: 4491: 4486: 4047: 4042: 4030: 4022: 1893:sank at 18:10, approximately at 1137:was holed by her collision with 1133:suffered only minor damage, but 812:guns were fitted abreast of the 767:. During the ship's abbreviated 739:of 81 feet (24.7 m), and a 48: 24: 5069:Maritime incidents in June 1940 2920: 2899: 2886: 2861: 2835: 2826: 2817: 2795: 2786: 2777: 2747: 2729: 2707: 2694: 2685: 2676: 2667: 2642: 2633: 2612: 2603: 2594: 2573: 2564: 2555: 2537: 2528: 2519: 2510: 2501: 2492: 2483: 2474: 2465: 2450: 2441: 2432: 2423: 2414: 2405: 2396: 2387: 2366: 2348: 2339: 2238: 2221: 1927:As the German ships approached 1796:was dispatched to investigate. 1479:torpedo bombers and as well as 1385:participated in the Coronation 1175:Reserve between 1921 and 1922. 828:and 10 torpedoes were carried. 787:BL 15-inch (381 mm) Mark I 547:: .75–1 in (19–25 mm) 407:: 7–9 in (178–229 mm) 395:: .75–3 in (19–76 mm) 3218:: An Analysis of the Action". 3036:British Battleships, 1919–1939 2330: 2321: 2312: 2289: 2271: 2214:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 2208: 1487:reconnaissance aircraft. When 1198:of 1922 limited the amount of 401:: 3–7 in (76–178 mm) 1: 3453:. Stroud, UK: History Press. 3093:Naval Weapons of World War II 2968:Bredemeier, Heinrich (1997). 2942: 2845:. Warship.org. Archived from 2702:The War at Sea in Photographs 2118:church of St Peter Martindale 1638:returned to Scapa on 21 May. 1451:which flew a mixture of nine 1439:reconnaissance planes of the 1178: 807:QF 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt 553:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm) 541:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm) 389:: 2–3 in (51–76 mm) 349:15 in (381 mm) guns 33:after her conversion into an 3074:Het drama van de Scharnhorst 2928:"Norman Ough's HMS Glorious" 2579:Sturtivant, pp. 266, 269–270 2525:Burt 1993, pp. 165, 278, 281 2255: 2188:Royal United Services Museum 2084: 2077:by German warships based on 1607:returned on 18 May with six 1400: 820:. She mounted two submerged 709:During the First World War, 575:was the second of the three 355:4 in (102 mm) guns 7: 3172:The Fleet Air Arm in Camera 3110:Campbell, N. J. M. (1978). 2719:: History of a Controversy" 2480:Burt 1993, pp. 273, 284–285 2231:, which is one hour behind 2162:National Memorial Arboretum 2158:Trondenes Historical Centre 1831:and making a smoke screen. 948:later that day. Two German 317:(59 km/h; 37 mph) 10: 5095: 5054:Maritime incidents in 1931 5049:Maritime incidents in 1918 3072:Busch, Fritz-Otto (1980). 2970:Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst 2507:Friedman, pp. 103, 105–106 2132:and her escort destroyers 1694:The commanding officer of 1689: 1328:, but was attached to the 988:1st Battlecruiser Squadron 967: 942:2nd Light Cruiser Squadron 891:3rd Light Cruiser Squadron 621:surrendered a year later. 613:. She participated in the 593:. Designed to support the 514:793 + 490 air group (1931) 490:27.75 ft (8.5 m) 413:: 10 in (254 mm) 4972: 4914: 4541: 4481: 4458:December (unknown date): 4302: 4097: 4017: 3967: 3769: 3713: 3691: 3663: 3548:Churchill Archives Centre 2543:Treasure Jones, pp. 57–62 2489:Raven and Roberts, p. 321 2190:is now on display in the 1725:: the German battleships 1253:launch and recovery cycle 652:. After the start of the 524:4.7 in (120 mm) 419: 196: 41: 23: 3657:-class aircraft carriers 3151:Haarr, Geirr H. (2010). 2905:Harald Isachsen (2011), 2873:House of Commons Debates 2561:Sturtivant, pp. 167, 169 2201: 1393:on 20 May 1937 for King 370:21 in (533 mm) 260:81 ft (24.7 m) 4884:Console Generale Liuzzi 3524:6 November 2021 at the 3170:Hayward, Roger (1998). 3091:Campbell, John (1985). 2600:Haarr, pp. 141, 143–154 2552:Burt 1993, pp. 281, 285 2345:Burt 1986, pp. 309, 313 2295:Roberts, pp. 71, 76, 79 1804:were ordered 16:20. No 1789:were detected as well. 1755:) advancing to Narvik. 1361:was forced to put into 1318:for anti-aircraft use. 1196:Washington Naval Treaty 1117:and collide first with 5034:Ships built in Belfast 3329:Roberts, John (1997). 2949:Bekker, Cajus (1971). 2516:Burt 1993, pp. 274–278 2124:, on the east side of 2047:Norwegian royal family 2029:. It emerged that the 2025:was questioned in the 2017: 1854: 1670: 1630:, but the airfield in 1461:Gloster Sea Gladiators 1414: 1295: 1191: 1054: 1009:and the light cruiser 844: 706: 697:Design and description 361:3 in (76 mm) 5074:Royal Navy ship names 3650:-class battlecruisers 3468:Winton, John (1999). 3405:Warship International 3376:Warship International 3285:British Battleships, 3220:Warship International 3195:Warship International 2993:Warship International 2843:"Analysis by Howland" 2065:frequencies on board 2008: 1924:, with 43 survivors. 1860:switched her fire to 1845: 1652: 1408: 1303:dual-purpose armament 1289: 1186: 1049: 839: 704: 3540:"The Tragedy of HMS 3447:Treasure Jones, John 3053:Burt, R. A. (1986). 3034:Burt, R. A. (1993). 2447:Campbell 1978, p. 67 2438:Campbell 1978, p. 66 2420:McBride, pp. 110–112 2411:Newbolt, pp. 164–165 2402:Newbolt, pp. 156–157 2393:Newbolt, pp. 150–151 2192:Fleet Air Arm Museum 2002:, a total of 1,519. 1966:, on passage to the 1737:, the heavy cruiser 1552:were also embarked. 1538:No. 263 Squadron RAF 1062:flying-off platforms 899:1st Cruiser Squadron 897:. After most of the 771:, she reached 31.42 676:operations in Norway 665:German cruiser  337:842 officers and men 3475:. London: Cassell. 2783:Winton, pp. 191–195 2534:Hayward 1998, p. 47 2246:Greenwich Mean Time 2063:wireless telegraphy 1908: /  1624:No. 46 Squadron RAF 1326:Mediterranean Fleet 1235:and a conventional 1070:Sopwith 1½ Strutter 992:1st Battle Squadron 302:4 shafts; 4 geared 3531:Maritimequest HMS 2991:Collision, 1931". 2765:on 24 October 2012 2618:Haarr, pp. 308–310 2609:Haarr, pp. 261–262 2457:Admiralty (1918), 2286:Roberts, pp. 64–65 2277:Roberts, pp. 50–51 2018: 2009:The gravestone in 1855: 1675:Operation Alphabet 1671: 1609:Supermarine Walrus 1534:Gloster Gladiators 1524:Norwegian Campaign 1443:. From 1933 until 1415: 1340:rammed the French 1296: 1283:for her aircraft. 1192: 1084:together with the 1055: 865:shipyard. 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Index


aircraft carrier
Harland and Wolff
Belfast
£
aircraft carrier
Pennant number
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Courageous-class
battlecruiser
long tons
t
deep load
o/a
Yarrow boilers
shp
kW
steam turbines
knots
nmi
15 in (381 mm) guns
4 in (102 mm) guns
3 in (76 mm)
AA guns
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Belt
Decks
Barbettes

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