HMS Venetia (D53) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II. Venetia was ordered on 30 June 1916...
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people and fictional characters HMS Venetia, a British Royal Navy destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk in 1940 USS Venetia, a steam yacht leased by the U...
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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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nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) south of the Isle of Wight, in company with HMS Listrac (former French armed merchant ship), when she encountered five German...
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9:30 am on 27 October, a party from HMS Broke went on board and attached tow ropes. The oceangoing tugs HMS Marauder and HMS Thames had arrived and took the...
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badly damaged, and 105 men had been killed. K14 was taken in tow by HMS Venetia and reached port. A total of 104 lives were lost during the "Battle of...
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conquered the Netherlands, Vivacious and the destroyer HMS Venetia escorted the destroyer HMS Codrington as Codrington transported the Dutch royal family...
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HMS Triad was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched in May 1939. Triad had a relatively short...
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German aircraft HMS Venetia (D53) Thames Estuary 19 October 1940 Sunk by mine HMS Vimiera (L29) Thames Estuary 9 January 1942 Sunk by mine HMS Wakeful (H88)...
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HMS Cheshire was a passenger ship that was built in Scotland in 1927 and scrapped in Wales in 1957. She belonged to Bibby Line, which ran passenger and...
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cruisers HMS Caledon, HMS Castor, HMS Cordelia, and HMS Curacoa and the destroyers HMS Vanquisher, HMS Venetia, HMS Viceroy, HMS Violent, HMS Viscount, HMS Winchelsea...
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HMS Rainbow was a Rainbow-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. The Rainbow-class submarines were designed as improved versions of...
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HMS Venomous (ex-Venom), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II. Venom...
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At first the convoy had only one escort ship, the Hastings-class sloop HMS Scarborough. A wolf pack of U-boats found the convoy on 16 October and quickly...
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HMS Diana was a D-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Ordered in 1931, the ship was constructed by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, and entered naval...
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continued rowing east for another day and on 23 October they were picked up by HMS Clematis. The Clematis landed them at Methil on 26 October. The second mate...
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HMS Ashanti was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Following the style of her sister ships she was named for an ethnic group, in this case the...
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At first the convoy had only one escort ship, the Hastings-class sloop HMS Scarborough. A wolf pack of U-boats found the convoy on 16 October and quickly...
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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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HMS Fame was an F-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion, the ship was attached...
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At first the convoy had only one escort ship, the Hastings-class sloop HMS Scarborough. A wolfpack of U-boats found the convoy on 16 October and quickly...
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Durbo, Empire Miniver, Fiscus, HMS H49 19 Oct: Assyrian, HMCS Bras d'Or, Empire Brigade, Snefjeld, Soesterberg, HMS Venetia 20 Oct: Lafolè 22 Oct: HMCS Margaree...
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October 1940, initially with only one escort ship, the Hastings-class sloop HMS Scarborough. A wolf pack of U-boats found the convoy on 16 October and quickly...
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Carsbreck. She was able to reach port, escorted by the Flower-class corvette HMS Heartsease. Carsbreck later formed part of Convoy HG 75 from Almería to Barrow-in-Furness...
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Netherlands from the Hook of Holland. On 23 May 1940, she and the destroyer HMS Venetia patrolled off Boulogne, France, and engaged troops and tanks of the German...
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HMS Sturdy was an S-class destroyer, which served with the Royal Navy. Launched in 1919, the destroyer visited the Free City of Danzig the following year...
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HMS Dundalk was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate...
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at 22:30 two more ships joined the hunt, an armed trawler Sindonis, and HMS Diamond, with additional units coming to help as the hunt went on, including...
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sent out a search group composed of six destroyers (HMS Gallant, HMS Griffin, HMS Forester, HMS Hotspur and 2 others) to hunt for the submarine. While...
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50°58′N 01°23′W / 50.967°N 1.383°W / 50.967; -1.383 (SM UC-64) HMS Venetia Royal Navy 19 October 1940 A V-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine...
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