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1389: 1235: 146: 132: 108: 120: 41: 1644:Кикнадзе В. Г. Международное сотрудничество в области освещения обстановки в Арктике (по опыту второй мировой войны). // Военно-исторический журнал. — 2014. — № 12. — С.42. (Kiknadze V. G. International cooperation in the field of covering the situation in the Arctic (based on the experience of the Second World War). // Military historical magazine. - 2014. - No. 12. - P.42.) 1066:(named after Commanders Varley and Bell, designers of the X-Craft prototype) was the on-shore headquarters for the 12th Submarine Flotilla (midget submarines). It had been a luxury 88-bedroom hotel (the Kyles Hydropathic Hotel) requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as the flotilla's headquarters. All X-craft training and preparation for X-craft attacks (including that on 1326:; historians William Garzke and Robert Dulin remarked that the successful repair effort was "one of the most notable feats of naval engineering during the Second World War." Repairs lasted until 2 April 1944; full-speed trials were scheduled for the following day in Altafjord. On 12 November 1944, the ship was destroyed by 1315:
of one to two degrees, which was balanced by counter-flooding on the starboard side. The flooding damaged all of the turbo-generators in generator room No. 2, and all apart from one generator in generator room No. 1 were disabled by broken steam lines or severed power cables. Turret Dora was thrown
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anchorage in Altenfjord, descended under the edge of the clouds and passed above it three times under heavy anti-aircraft fire at an altitude of 50 meters, achieving high-quality photography of the target. The resulting photographs were immediately transferred to the British Admiralty, which, based
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was heavily damaged. While not in danger of sinking, she took on over 1,400 tons of water and suffered significant mechanical damage. The first mine exploded abreast of turret Caesar, and the second mine detonated 45 to 55 m (148 to 180 ft) off the port bow. A fuel oil tank was ruptured,
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had also successfully planted side charges before being destroyed, but this was never conclusively proven. An expedition jointly run by the late Carl Spencer (Britannic 2003), Bill Smith (Bluebird Project) and the Royal Navy using the mine hunters
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from its bearings and could not be rotated; this was particularly significant, as there were no heavy-lift cranes in Norway powerful enough to lift the turret and place it back on its bearings. The ship's two
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out of action for at least six months. The concept for the attack was developed by Commander Cromwell-Varley, with support of Max Horton, Flag Officer Submarines, and Prime Minister
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buckled. Some 1,430 t (1,410 long tons) of water flooded the ship in fuel tanks and void spaces in the double bottom of the port side, which caused a
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The remaining X-craft began their run in on 20 September, and the attacks took place on 22 September 1943 starting at 7:00 pm (1900 hours) that evening.
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within an hour. Meyer quickly attempted to move the ship away from the charges, but was unable to do so before the charges exploded.
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s attack was abandoned due to mechanical and navigation problems, and the submarine returned to rendezvous with her 'tug' submarine.
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The CO of X5, Henty Henty-Creer was an Australian commissioned in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and five members of the
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floatplanes were thrown by the explosive concussion and completely destroyed. Repairs were conducted by the repair ship
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The passage crew were Harry Harte, Able Seaman, George Hollett, Stoker and Irishman, Edward Kearon, Sub-Lieutenant
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was collected and sent to the Royal Navy by the Norwegian resistance, especially brothers Torbjørn Johansen and
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and proved the charge was well inside the net enclosure of the north anchorage and therefore most likely from
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shell plating was torn, a large indentation was made in the bottom of the ship, and bulkheads in the
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105-millimetre (4.1 in) guns before placing demolition charges. There was a possibility
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The grave of Lieutenant Lionel Barnett Whittam at the Commonwealth War Graves section of
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was engaged in exercises at the time, and hence was not at her normal mooring,
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Supplement to The London Gazette, p. 996 of the article or p. 4 of PDF file
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Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom
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Suicide Squads: The Men and Machines of World War II Special Operations
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was scuttled on the way back to Scotland when the tow rope broke.
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was a series of attacks to neutralise the heavy German warships –
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in Norway; X-craft midget submarines raid the fjords, Operation
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A facsimile of the operation is featured in the 2003 video game
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were among the crew of the British midget submarines involved.
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Magennis later earned a VC in the midget submarine attack on
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Battleships: Axis and Neutral Battleships in World War II
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in 2006 mapped the north and south anchorages used by
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was not decorated, but was mentioned in dispatches.
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Sea Battles in close-up : World War 2 Volume 2
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(1985). 2020: 2018: 2016: 2014: 2012: 2010: 1868:Her sprenges bomba som skulle senke «Tirpitz» 1837: 1835: 1833: 571: 288: 1903: 1901: 1027:The attacks took place in September 1943 at 2060: 1952: 1940: 1928: 1916: 1809: 1778: 1687: 1685: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1677: 1675: 1665: 1663: 1661: 1077:Intelligence contributing to the attack on 2142: 2128: 2007: 1830: 578: 564: 295: 281: 1898: 1499:The operation was later portrayed in the 1465:Member of the Order of the British Empire 1374:Member of the Order of the British Empire 142: 1984: 1964: 1672: 1658: 1467:(MBE); Whittam and Whiteley were killed. 1387: 1233: 2812:Arctic naval operations of World War II 1736:"Casualty Details: Hollett, George" 1537:is loosely based on Operation "Source". 189: 177: 2789: 1761:"Casualty Details: Kearon, Edward" 1455:, Passage crew Lt Philip, Able Seaman 1208:(passage crew commanded by Lieutenant 2384:Operation Cockroach (1942, abandoned) 2286:Operation Blackfish (1945, abandoned) 2123: 2100: 2093:1943 (2019); Osprey Raid Series #51. 1493: 588:Military operations, Norway 1941–1945 559: 276: 1711:"Casualty Details: Harte, Harry" 1383: 1292:managed to drop their charges under 2343:Operation Anchovy (1945, abandoned) 1044:on them, prepared a new operation. 13: 2393:Operation Spider (1942, abandoned) 2080: 1765:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1740:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1715:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 14: 2878: 2250:Operation Louse (1944, abandoned) 2238:Operation Bat & Apache (1944) 2190:Operation Ambon (1942, abandoned) 1810:O'Neill, Richard (25 June 2015). 2396:Operation Wasp (1942, abandoned) 2325:Operation Carp (1945, abandoned) 2247:Operation Flea (1944, abandoned) 1605:Australians in Midget Submarines 1238:Lt. 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BBC. 17 February 2011 1360:and Edmund Goddard the 1093:Six X-craft were used. 925:operations (1942–1944) 196:Henty Henty-Creer  2645:Operation Apple (1945) 2453:Operation Vokeo (1944) 2435:Operation Perch (1944) 2173:Operation Tiger (Java) 1544:as a campaign mission. 1397: 1376:(MBE). Henty-Creer of 1242: 159:Commanders and leaders 91:Allied partial success 2862:September 1943 events 2657:Operation Pine Needle 2444:Operation Gold (1944) 2399:Operation Tick (1942) 2352:Operation Demo (1945) 2244:Operation Gnat (1944) 2241:Operation Wasp (1944) 1599:Royal Australian Navy 1485:: Unofficially named 1457:James Joseph Magennis 1451:: Unofficially named 1410:Engine Room Artificer 1404:: Unofficially named 1391: 1237: 244:Casualties and losses 2720:Operation Kingfisher 2402:Operation Bug (1942) 2278:Operation Suncharlie 2101:Grove, Eric (1993). 1603:Worledge, Ray. 2012 1364:. 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Index

World War II

Tirpitz
Altafjord
Norway
United Kingdom
Norway
Australia
Germany
Claud Barry
Donald Cameron
POW
Godfrey Place
POW

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Lützow
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Claymore
Anklet
Kitbag
Archery
Musketoon
Bittern
Thamshavn, 1942–1944
Sabotage, 1942–1944

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