• HMCS Buckingham was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and as a Prestonian-class frigate from...
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    During the late 1950s, the Royal Canadian Navy refitted the frigate HMCS Buckingham with an experimental flight deck with the prototype beartrap; it underwent...
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    carriers of the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1956, three frigates, HMCS Prestonian, HMCS Penetang and HMCS Toronto were loaned to the Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed...
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  • Royal Canadian Navy have been named HMCS Royal Mount. HMCS Royal Mount (K685), a River-class frigate renamed Buckingham before commissioning. The ship served...
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  • 1790, was renamed HMS Buckingham in 1800 and was broken up in 1812. HMCS Buckingham This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names...
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    temporary helicopter landing platform to the Prestonian-class frigate HMCS Buckingham in mid-1956; successful trials were held in October 1956 using a Sikorsky...
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    Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (née Beaumont; c. 1570 – 19 April 1632) was a British peeress. She is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal...
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    George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, KG (/ˈvɪlərz/ VIL-ərz; 20 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the...
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  • (minelayer) HMCS Petrel HMCS Premier HMCS Restless HMCS Sable I HMCS Seagull HMCS Sinmac HMCS Stadacona HMCS CD 1 (CD class) HMCS CD 2 (CD class) HMCS CD 3 (CD...
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    Newfoundland. On 13 May, U-889 was turned over to the frigates HMCS Buckingham and HMCS Inch Arran who escorted her to Shelburne Harbour where she was...
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    HMCS Snowberry (K166) HMCS Spikenard (K198) HMCS Windflower (K155) River-class frigate, 1943–1944 HMCS Buckingham (K685) HMCS Carlplace (K664) HMCS Charlottetown (K244)...
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    CFS Shelburne (redirect from HMCS Shelburne)
    surrendered to the RCN at HMCS Shelburne after being escorted there from Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, on May 10 by HMCS Buckingham and HMCS Inch Arran. On May 14...
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    escort duties in Halifax. The most notable escort duty was alongside HMCS Buckingham on 13 May 1945 approximately 140 miles (225 km) south-southeast of...
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    HMCS Annan (K404) (River class) HMCS Antigonish (K661) (River class) HMCS Beacon Hill (K407) (River class) HMCS Buckingham (K685) (River class) HMCS Cap...
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    308) HMCS Ste. Therese (FFE 309) HMCS Outremont (FFE 310) HMCS Stettler (FFE 311) HMCS Fort Erie (FFE 312) HMCS Sussexvale (FFE 313) HMCS Buckingham (FFE...
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    helicopters from small escorts when it modified the Prestonian class HMCS Buckingham in mid-1956 with a temporary helicopter landing platform fitted the...
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    Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (née Fairfax; 30 July 1638 – 20 October 1704), was the wife of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Mary Fairfax was...
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    "HMCS Chebogue (K 317) of the Royal Canadian Navy – Canadian Frigate of the River class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net". www.uboat.net. "HMCS Magog...
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    his deathbed at Theobalds, it was said that Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham had arranged for his treatment with a plaster or poultice applied to his...
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    of the Armada and censured the conduct of the expedition to Buckingham's face. Buckingham declared he would have him hanged, to which the jester replied...
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    HMCS Prince David was one of three Canadian National Steamships passenger liners that were converted for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), first to armed...
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    United Scotland and England see James's relationships with Somerset and Buckingham as sexual, adding that his relationship with Lennox probably also was...
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  • HMCS Ottawa (DDH 229) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956 to 1992. Ottawa...
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    Lady Mary Villiers, was the daughter of the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Manners, Baroness de Ros. On 8 January 1634, at the age...
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    HMCS Beauharnois was a modified Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, primarily in the Battle of...
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    HMCS Fraser (DDH 233) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces from 1957 to 1994. Fraser...
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    HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956 to 1988. She was the...
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    HMCS Saguenay was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956–1990. She was the second...
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    HMCS Margaree was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957–1992. She underwent conversion...
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    from 1628 to 1643. As the brother-in-law of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the royal favourite of James VI and I, he became involved in several...
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