HMS Kenya was a Fiji-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was named after Kenya, a British possession at the time of the ship's construction. Kenya...
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the light cruiser HMS Kenya, with the destroyers HMS Onslow, Oribi, Offa and Chiddingfold, provided fire support. The submarine HMS Tuna was in support...
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Argus, with further escort provided by the battleship HMS Malaya, the cruisers HMS Kenya and HMS Liverpool and a number of destroyers to screen Operation...
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remained in Chinese waters until August 1949, when she was relieved by HMS Kenya, and she returned to the UK in the autumn of 1949. London was surveyed...
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carrier: HMS Triumph, HMS Ocean, HMS Theseus, HMS Glory, HMS Unicorn, HMS Warrior Cruiser: Belfast, HMS Jamaica, HMS Ceylon, HMS Kenya, HMS Newcastle, HMS Birmingham...
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tales told in support of Mountbatten pink was the story of the cruiser HMS Kenya (nicknamed "The Pink Lady" at the time due to her Mountbatten pink paint)...
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Rochester, the heavy cruiser USS Toledo, the British light cruisers HMS Jamaica and HMS Kenya, and the six US destroyers of Task Element 90.62, made up of USS Collett...
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1945, Ameer sailed from Trincomalee, in Force 62 with HMS Empress, the light cruiser HMS Kenya, six destroyers and six frigates. The objective was Operation...
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cruiser HMS Kenya. He became chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet in 1942. In 1943 he took command of the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious...
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from the River Clyde on the night of 2/3 August, escorted by Nigeria, HMS Kenya and destroyers, to rendezvous with the other escorts the following morning...
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battleships HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, cruisers HMS Kenya, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Sheffield, HMS Euryalus...
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the nearby Maaloy Island. The Army was supported by the British cruiser HMS Kenya and RAF aircraft taking off from Scotland and the Shetlands. The British...
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heard. At 21:12 cruiser HMS Kenya was hit forward by one of four torpedoes and sustained damage to bow structure. HMS Kenya was able to make 25 knots...
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Arkhangelsk. Return convoy QP 2 departed on 2 November. 24 November 1941: HMS Kenya, Bedouin, Intrepid, and Soviet destroyers Gromky and Gremyashchy shell...
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HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class destroyer, Eskimo served throughout the Second World War, seeing action in Norway, the Mediterranean, the English Channel...
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(6 British and 2 Panamanian flagged) escorted by the cruiser HMS Kenya, the destroyer HMS Intrepid, minesweepers and armed trawlers. One merchant ship...
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and Offa with the cruiser HMS Kenya. Distant cover was provided by two Heavy Cover Forces; one comprising the battleship HMS Duke of York (Vice Admiral...
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enemy vessel near Chinnampo. All 9 occupants survived and were rescued by HMS Kenya. Following this incident, all patrol aircraft were excluded from attack...
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the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, the heavy cruisers USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) and USS Wichita (CA-45), the light cruiser HMS Kenya and ten destroyers....
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HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy. Completed in 1937, she was active in all major naval...
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see: Outline of Kenya. There are more than 14,000 articles related to Kenya. Some articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Kenya include: Contents: ...
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ports, then in December she took part in joint exercises with the cruiser HMS Kenya and ships of the United States. The year 1956 was spent in an extensive...
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ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. Crabb, Brian James (1998). In Harm's Way: The Story of HMS Kenya: A Second World War Cruiser. Stamford, UK: Paul Watkins. ISBN 1-900289-02-4...
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of Brigadier Joseph (Charles) Haydon who directed the operation from HMS Kenya, Nos. 5 and 6 Troops under Major Jack Churchill landed on Maaloy while...
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Tangane on the island of Rugsundøy. They engaged the British light cruiser HMS Kenya, reportedly scoring one hit on the cruiser, during Operation Archery in...
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(between 1951 and April, 1956, this was successively HMS Sheffield, HMS Superb, HMS Sheffield, HMS Kenya) and other vessels of the America and West Indies...
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ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. Crabb, Brian James (1998). In Harm's Way: The Story of HMS Kenya: A Second World War Cruiser. Stamford, England: Paul Watkins. ISBN 1-900289-02-4...
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The Kenya Army is the land arm of the Kenya Defence Forces. The origins of the present day Kenya Army can be traced back to the British Army's King's African...
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Battleship: HMS Malaya Aircraft carriers: HMS Eagle (16 Sea Hurricanes and 4 Fulmars), Argus (2 Fulmars and 18 Swordfish) Light cruisers: HMS Kenya (flag)...
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November to 2 December 1941. HMS Kenya – cruiser. Made up an escort since 28 November to 3 December 1941. Escorts: HMS Bramble – Was launched in 1938...
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