HMS Fiji was the lead ship of her class of 11 light cruisers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the Second World War. Completed in mid-1940, she was...
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The Fiji-class cruisers were a class of eleven light cruisers of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service throughout the Second World War. Each ship of...
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known as Fiji class HMS Fiji (58), vessel of the above class Fiji Airways, the flag carrier airline of Fiji Fiji Water, a bottled water company Fiji, Saudi...
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Fiji (/ˈfiːdʒi/ FEE-jee, /fiːˈdʒiː/ fee-JEE; Fijian: Viti, [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in...
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struck HMS Warspite and the destroyer HMS Greyhound was sunk. King sent HMS Kandahar and HMS Kingston to pick up survivors, while the cruisers Fiji and Gloucester...
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provide a limited blind fire capability. By May 1941, RN cruisers, such as HMS Fiji, were engaging the Luftwaffe with stabilized HACS IV systems with GRU/GRUB...
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Ferry (1956) HMS Fernie (L11) HMS Fiji (58) HMS Forth (A187) HMS Fortune (H70) HMS Foxhound (1909) HMS Foxhound (H69) SS Franconia (1923) HMS Garth (L20) MV Glenfinlas (1966)...
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November 2005). "HMS Fiji – The Battle of Crete". WW2 People's War. BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2018. Otter, Chapter 15 Chanter, Alan. "HMS Kelly". World War...
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The Kingdom of Fiji (Fijian: Matanitu o Viti), also known as the Kingdom of Viti, was a short-lived monarchy in Fiji. It existed from 1871 to 1874, with...
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when HMS Fiji was sunk during the Battle of Crete in May 1941. He succumbed to his exhaustion and died, aged 32, as soon as he was about to board HMS Kandahar...
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The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs...
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HMS Fiji, which was sunk during the Battle of Crete in 1941. He was appointed Chief of Staff of Force H at Gibraltar in 1941 and then commanded HMS Newcastle...
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at Monkton Combe School near Bath, Somerset, was killed when his ship, HMS Fiji, was sunk by German bombers in an attack south-west of Crete. De la Billière...
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HMS Fiji sailed for the African Atlantic coast to take part in Operation Menace (the Battle of Dakar) but before she could join the task force, Fiji was...
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Suva F.C. (category Football clubs in Fiji)
Suva Football Club is a Fijian football club that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club is based...
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U-565 HMS Spartan (95) off Anzio 29 January 1944 Sunk by German aircraft (glide bomb) HMS Fiji (58) off Crete 22 May 1941 Sunk by German aircraft HMS Trinidad...
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crippled the cruiser HMS Fiji that morning, (she was later finished off by Bf 109 fighter bombers) while sinking the destroyer HMS Greyhound with one hit...
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HMS Challenger was a Pearl-class corvette of the Royal Navy launched on 13 February 1858 at the Woolwich Dockyard. She served the flagship of the Australia...
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His Majesty's Ship (redirect from HMS/M)
His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as HMAS...
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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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HMS Powerful and won 3 goals to 1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against a team from HMS Torch, at Albert Park, and won by 2 goals to nil. Fijian teams...
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blockades. For instance, from July to November 1940, the British cruisers HMS Fiji and HMS Dunedin maintained a watch to ensure that the French aircraft carrier...
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Choriocarcinoma Douglas C-58 Bolo, an American military aircraft HMS Fiji (C58), a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy JNR Class C58, a Japanese...
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HMS Trinidad was a Royal Navy Fiji-class light cruiser. She was lost while serving in the Arctic on convoy duty after being damaged escorting PQ 13 in...
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HMNZS Leander (redirect from HMS Leander (75))
owned by Sir Donald Gosling, is named after HMS Leander, the first naval vessel on which he served. In 2020 Fiji commissioned the RFNS Savenaca, a patrol...
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HMS Jamaica, a Fiji-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, was named after the island of Jamaica, which was a British Crown Colony when she was built in the...
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648 ratings. The Ju 87s also crippled the cruiser HMS Fiji that morning, while sinking the destroyer HMS Greyhound with a single hit. As the Battle of Crete...
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HMS Bermuda (pennant number 52, later C52) was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was completed during World War II and served in that...
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Archaeology. Rudder from HMS Bounty Forks used in cannibalistic practices Fijian raft Mural at Fiji Museum Ratu Finau (1913) - Fiji's last waqa tabus (double-hulled...
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HMS Powerful and won 3 goals to 1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against a team from HMS Torch, at Albert Park, and won by 2 goals to nil. Fijian teams...
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