HMS Sussex was one of the London sub-class of the County-class heavy cruisers in the Royal Navy. She was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company...
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and blew up in 1653 HMS Sussex (1693), a third-rate ship of the line that sank in the Mediterranean Sea in 1694 HMS Sussex (96), a County-class heavy cruiser...
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collect medical supplies for Mason, and uses the radio there to call HMS Sussex (96) for evacuation. After destroying the base's radar stations, Billy returns...
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command of HMS Norfolk and was then returned to shore duties at the Admiralty in 1934. In 1937, Blagrove spent a year commanding HMS Sussex (96) and in 1938...
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anti-aircraft guns and one searchlight were taken, with their crews, from HMS Sussex (96) and mounted on trucks in order to provide fire support to ground units...
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Ohka, and two kamikazes USS Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo HMS Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflected the attacker...
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Newhaven (redirect from Newhaven, Sussex)
Newhaven is a port town in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse. The town developed during the Middle Ages...
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in 1929 and was given command of HMS Centurion in 1938. He served in World War II as Commanding Officer of HMS Sussex and then as Director Training and...
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HM Prison Ford (redirect from RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine))
Ford Open Prison) is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton. The prison is operated by His...
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service of 96 years from the time his name first appeared on the books of a Royal Navy ship. He was the last survivor of the action between HMS Shannon and...
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London, UK: Institute for Strategic Studies: 96–112. ISSN 1555-385X. "RN Sea Harrier FRS.2 passes sea trials on HMS Ark Royal". Flight International. 138 (4243)...
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[page needed] As had been tested in the First World War Emerald class cruiser HMS Enterprise, whose completion had been delayed post-war, the Counties featured...
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to 1972 on the guided-missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and the frigates HMS Minerva, from 1972 to 1973, and HMS Jupiter in 1974. That same year, he also...
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the port, HMS Nereide and HMS Skirmisher, provided them with sanctuary. Aboard HMS Nereide they were evacuated to Constantinople. By way of HMS Agamemnon...
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including the carriers HMS Albion, HMS Bulwark and HMS Eagle (carrying the Sea Vixens) and the LPD (Landing Platform Dock) HMS Fearless. The Sea Vixen's...
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West Pier (category Piers in Sussex)
until the construction of the Palace Pier. In April 1900, seven sailors from HMS Desperate drowned in bad weather as they approached the pier. By the early...
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Eric Brown (pilot) (category People from Copthorne, West Sussex)
aged 96 on 21 February 2016 at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, Surrey after a short illness. His funeral was a private ceremony at Surrey and Sussex Crematorium...
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South East England (section Sussex)
of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Cities and towns in the region include...
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Roedean School (category Boarding schools in East Sussex)
Brighton, Sussex were used by the Admiralty. They adapted it for use by Navy cadets attending the Mining and Torpedo School (known as HMS Vernon (R))...
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HMS Trompeuse was the French privateer Mercure, captured in 1799. She foundered in the English Channel in 1800. British records on Mercure are ambiguous...
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the next year, given command of the frigate HMS Andromeda and promoted to rear-admiral while commanding HMS Valiant in 1790. William sought to be made...
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convoy had the protection of a destroyer, HMS Winchelsea, accompanied by two corvettes — HMS Gloxinia and HMS Gladiolus. Some of the CORB children could...
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HMS Feversham was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Shoreham in 1695/97. Her primary assignment was trade protection and counter piracy patrols in Home Waters...
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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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adapted for the SAR role and served with 771 Naval Air Squadron, Culdrose and HMS Gannet SAR Flight at Prestwick Airport in Scotland. As of 2009[update], they...
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Brighton College (category Boarding schools in East Sussex)
Soames, Brighton College was the first Victorian public school founded in Sussex. Soames originally planned for use of the Brighton Pavilion, but after refusal...
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Margaret British Columbia Archives: video of Princess Margaret at a reception, HMS Hood Discovery, 1958[3] Newspaper clippings about Princess Margaret, Countess...
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uk. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-24. Historic Environment Scotland. "HMS Bayano: North Channel (102639)". Canmore. Retrieved 2023-06-29. Hocking,...
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1953, De Grasse and Colbert completed in 1955 and 1959, and HMS Tiger, HMS Lion and HMS Blake completed between 1959 and 1961. The List of ships of World...
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USS Craven (DD-70) (redirect from HMS Lewes (G68))
Agreement, the destroyer commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Lewes (after Lewes in East Sussex, England), with the pennant number G 68, on 23 October 1940...
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