HMS Sterling was an Admiralty S-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy at the China Station during the twentieth century. The S class was a development...
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World War I (redirect from 1914-1918)
November 1918. Da Capo Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-306-81213-2.[permanent dead link] Hartcup 1988, p. 154. Hartcup 1988, pp. 82–86. Sterling, Christopher...
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armoured cruisers HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy in approximately one hour. 1914, October 18 – German submarine U-27 sinks HMS E3 in the first ever...
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HMS Tilbury was a S-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that served during the First World War. The boat badge is in the shape of a boar and is...
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ships shared the role at various times, including HMS Mastiff, HMS Talisman, HMS Trident, HMS Tartar and HMS Moon. Other submarines of the G and J classes...
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HMS Sirdar was an Admiralty S-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy during the Turkish War of Independence. The S class was a development of...
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S-class destroyer (1917) (redirect from HMS Shark (1918))
Brown-Curtis single-reduction geared turbines; seven vessels (Steadfast, Sterling, Stonehenge, Stormcloud, Tilbury, Tintagel, and Strenuous) had Parsons...
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RMS Oceanic (1899) (redirect from HMS Oceanic)
commissioned into Royal Navy service. On 25 August 1914, the newly designated HMS Oceanic departed Southampton to patrol the waters from the North Scottish...
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beginning of October, her remains were disposed of by burning on 19 February 1918. Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Chingachgook (SP-35). This article...
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Cemetery. His will was probated at 9,580 pounds sterling on 28 March 1969. His second wife, Ina, attended HMS Dorsetshire reunions after his death. His Victoria...
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blogspot.it. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "HMS Dunedin (D93)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2010. "HMS Penelope (97)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December...
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HMS Benbow was the third of four Iron Duke-class battleships of the Royal Navy, the third ship to be named in honour of Admiral John Benbow. Ordered in...
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transporting Feisal's forces upon his arrival on 23 August, as HMS Euryalus and then HMS Humber guarded the port. A landing strip was built at Kuntilla;...
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generally displayed on the ship's hull, though not on destroyer leaders such as HMS Montrose pennant D1. In May–June 1940 the Royal Navy was in the process of...
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HMS Drake was the lead ship of her class of armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. She was assigned to several different cruiser squadrons...
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Hitchcock (1899–1980) Don Ho (1930–2007) William Holden (1918–1981) John Holmes (1944–1988) Sterling Holloway (1905–1992) John Houseman (1902–1988) Kenny...
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and the second-largest in Europe by nominal GDP. Its currency, the pound sterling, is the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market and...
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U-boat campaign (category Conflicts in 1918)
U-154, was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E35 off the coast of Portugal in May 1918. July 1918 witnessed the Attack on Orleans when a U-boat sunk...
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government ships. The ensign, with the four colours of the FMS, was flown by HMS Malaya, commanded by Captain Boyle under the 5th Battle Squadron of the British...
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U-boat (section World War I (1914–1918))
self-propelled torpedo. On 22 September, U-9 sank the armoured cruisers HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy, and HMS Hogue. As a result, the British Grand Fleet had to withdraw...
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used for the first time, with HMS Furious launching Sopwith Camels in a raid to destroy the Zeppelin hangars at Tønder in 1918. Manned observation balloons...
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David Lloyd George (category UK MPs 1910–1918)
Kernek, Sterling J. (1975), "Distractions of Peace during War: The Lloyd George Government's Reactions to Woodrow Wilson, December, 1916-November, 1918", Transactions...
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HMS Holland 1 1905 First steam turbine-powered "all big-gun" battleship, Dreadnought 1914–1918 First World War 1918 First true aircraft carrier, HMS Argus...
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Navy. Starting in December 1899, HMS Hector and HMS Jaseur were outfitted with wireless equipment. On 25 January 1901, HMS Jaseur received signals from the...
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war. Kitchener did not see the end of the war; he died when the cruiser HMS Hampshire carrying him and a delegation to Russia struck a German mine and...
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Lives On. "The Dead media Project:Working Notes:24.1". www.deadmedia.org. Sterling, Christopher H., ed. (2008). Military Communications: From Ancient Times...
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them back to traditional casemates to save weight. The British battleship HMS Dreadnought—armed with ten 12-inch (30.5 cm) guns—was commissioned in December...
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work was carried out by Herbert Taylor at the RN Torpedo and Mine School, HMS Vernon. The first effective depth charge, the Type D, became available in...
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Mottoes in South African Universities". "Home". sggs.co.za. Naval History: HMS Venetia (D 53) – V & W-class Destroyer Additional references Adeleye, Gabriel...
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Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, illustrated edition. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58663-762-0. Rottman, Gordon (1995)...
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