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HMS Honeysuckle (K27)
HMS ''Honeysuckle'' was a that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She served as an ocean escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. Background The ship was commissioned on 31 August 1939 by Harland and Wolff from Port Glasgow in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th .... War service On 20 September 1941, HMS ''Honeysuckle'' picked up 51 survivors from the CAM ship SS Empire Burton, ''Empire Burton'', which was torpedoed by the German U-boat German submarine U-74 (1940), ''U-74''. That same day, she picked up an additional 22 survivors from the tanker ''T.J. Williams'', which has torpedoed by a different U-boat, German submarine U-552, ''U-552''. On 4 July 1943, she picked up 276 survivors from the merchant St. Essylt, which was torpedoed by Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Inlet
Kola Bay (russian: Кольский залив) or Murmansk Fjord is a 57-km-long fjord of the Barents Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Kola Peninsula. It is up to 7 km wide and has a depth of 200 to 300 metres. The Tuloma, Rosta and Kola Rivers discharge into the bay. The eastern shore is craggy and precipitous, the western one is comparatively level. The ports of Murmansk and Severomorsk sit on the east side. Polyarny, the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet, is on the west side of the bay. Semidiurnal tides in the Murmansk Fjord are as high as 4 metres. In winter, the southern part of the bay may be covered in ice. The Kola Bay Bridge spans the Kola Bay near its southern end See also *List of fjords of Russia This is a list of the most important fjords of the Russian Federation. Fjords In spite of the vastness of the Arctic coastlines of the Russian Federation there are relatively few fjords in Russia. Fjords are circumscribed to certain areas only; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Ships
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grays, Essex
Grays (or Grays Thurrock) is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England. The town which is both a former civil parish and one of Thurrock's traditional Church of England parishes is located on the north bank of the River Thames. It is approximately to the east of central London, and east of the M25 motorway. Its economy is linked to Port of London industries, its own offices, retail and the Lakeside Shopping Centre at West Thurrock. In 1931 the parish had a population of 18,173. History Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that he visited Grays on 24 September 1665 and apparently bought fish from the local fishermen. Parts of Grays and Chafford Hundred are set within three Victorian chalk pits; the largest two being the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. Another area of the Chafford Hundred residential development is built on a Victorian landfill site. The civic offices on New Road in Grays were built in the 1980s; work on an exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
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German Submarine U-375
German submarine ''U-375'' was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' for service during World War II. She was laid down on 14 March 1940 by Howaldtswerke in Kiel as yard number 6, launched on 7 June 1941 and commissioned on 19 July 1941 under '' Kapitänleutnant'' Jürgen Koenenkamp. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-375'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-552
German submarine ''U-552'' was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 December 1939 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 528, launched on 14 September 1940, and went into service on 4 December 1940. ''U-552'' was nicknamed the ''Roter Teufel'' ("Red Devil") after her mascot of a grinning devil, which was painted on the conning tower. She was one of the more successful of her class, operating for over three years of continual service and sinking or damaging 35 Allied ships with 164,276 GRT and 1,190 tons sunk and 26,910 GRT damaged. She was a member of 21 wolf packs. ''U-552'' was involved in two controversial actions: On 31 October 1941, she sank the , the first US Navy warship to be lost in World War II; this was at a time when the US was still officially neutral, and caused a diplomatic row. On 3 April 1942, she sank the freighter ''David H. Atwater'' off the US seaboard. ''U-552'' had an unu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-74 (1940)
German submarine ''U-74'' was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 5 November 1939, by Bremer Vulkan of Bremen-Vegesack, Germany as yard number 2. She was launched on 31 August 1940 and commissioned on 31 October, with ''Kapitänleutnant'' (''Kptlt.'') Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat in command until 23 March 1942, when he was succeeded by ''Oberleutnant zur See'' (''Oblt.z.S.'') Karl Friederich, who remained in charge until the U-boat's loss. Design German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. ''U-74'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 6 V 40/46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role (commerce raiding) and enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada and other parts of the British Empire, and from the United States, to the United Kingdom and (during the Second World War) to the Soviet Union and the Allied territories in the Mediterranean. German submarines also destroyed Brazilian merchant ships during World War II, causing Brazil to declare war on both Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942. The term is an anglicised version of the German word ''U-Boot'' , a shortening of ''Unterseeboot'' ('under-sea-boat'), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Empire Burton
''Empire Burton'' was a CAM Ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in August 1941, she was torpedoed on 20 September 1941 by and sunk. Description ''Empire Burton'' was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Pallion for the MoWT. She was yard number 466. ''Empire Burton'' was launched on 29 May 1941 and completed in August 1941. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , , and bore by stroke. The engine was built by North East Marine Engine Works, Newcastle upon Tyne. Career ''Empire Burton'' had a short career. She was completed in August 1941 and placed under the management of Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Her port of registry was Sunderland. ''Empire Burton'' was a member of two convoys. ;ON 9 Convoy ON 9 departed from Milford Haven on 19 August 1941 and Liverpool on 20 August. It dispersed at sea on 25 August. ''Empire Burton'' was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferguson Shipbuilders
Ferguson may refer to: Places Canada *Ferguson Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario) * Ferguson, British Columbia *Mount Ferguson (Ontario), a mountain in Temagami, Ontario United States *Ferguson, a meteorite fall in North Carolina *Ferguson, Arkansas *Ferguson, Iowa * Ferguson, Kentucky *Ferguson, Missouri *Ferguson, a ghost town in South Carolina *Ferguson, West Virginia People * Ferguson (name) Brands and enterprises * Ferguson Company, also known as the Ferguson-Brown Company, a tractor manufacturer ** Ferguson TE20, a tractor * Ferguson Electronics, previously known as Ferguson Radio Corporation * Ferguson Enterprises, a plumbing and builder products wholesaler, subsidiary of Ferguson plc * Ferguson plc, a multinational plumbing and heating products distributor *Ferguson Publishing, an imprint of Infobase Publishing * Ferguson Research, a racecar constructor * Ferguson rifle * Ferguson Marine Other uses * Jack Ferguson Award, Ontario Hockey League ice hockey award * Fergie Ferguso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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