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UK passenger liner, armed merchant cruiser, and troopship
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
HMS_Cheshire
Topics referred to by the same term
union league Cheshire (surname), a list of people with the name Cheshire cheese, a traditional cheese produced in Cheshire, England HMS Cheshire, a ship of
Cheshire_(disambiguation)
Flower-class corvette
of HMS Cheshire, which U-137 had damaged by torpedo. In June 1941 Periwinkle was with OB 329, which saw four ships and U-147 sunk; Periwinkle and HMS Wanderer
HMS_Periwinkle
UK passenger liner that became an armed merchant cruiser
HMS Salopian was a motor ship that was built in 1926 as the passenger ship Shropshire. She belonged to Bibby Line, which ran passenger and cargo services
HMS_Salopian
French cargo liner sunk in 1940
Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire was on patrol off Vigo, and was diverted to assist Enseigne Henry. Cheshire arrived after four hours, and screened
MV_Brazza
Type of British submarines in service during WWII
January 1940, along with the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Cheshire and the destroyers HMS Hardy and HMS Hostile. Convoy duty was not something that was alien
River-class_submarine
Canadian ocean liner
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
RMS_Empress_of_Britain_(1930)
World War II Allied Occupation
stationed for patrol, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine duties. The cruiser HMS Devonshire and the battleship King George V visited Akureyri harbour in May
Allied_occupation_of_Iceland
Aircraft carrier of 1918
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre-class
HMS_Eagle_(1918)
New Orleans class heavy cruiser
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Quincy_(CA-39)
Canadian River-class destroyer
On 14 October 1940 Skeena and the corvette HMS Periwinkle rescued 220 members of the crew of HMS Cheshire, which U-137 had damaged by torpedo. On 23 November
HMCS_Skeena_(D59)
"Summer Rose". www.fleetwood-trawlers.info. Retrieved 25 June 2024. "HMS Cheshire (F 18)". uboat.net. Retrieved 25 June 2024. Jordan, Roger (1999). The
List of shipwrecks in October 1940
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1940
Bagley-class destroyer
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Jarvis_(DD-393)
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Cairo (D87) was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Egyptian capital, Cairo. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal
HMS_Cairo
Submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_S-31
American oil tanker; used by the UK to resupply Malta during WWII
island's defenses were reinforced by 38 Spitfire Mk V aircraft flown in from HMS Furious – but these, along with food and fuel, remained in critically short
SS_Ohio
Gloucester-class cruiser
HMS Manchester was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, one of three ships in the Gloucester subclass. Completed in
HMS_Manchester_(15)
Furutaka-class cruiser
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese_cruiser_Kako
Australian heavy cruiser (1928-1943)
China Station in 1932 and 1937. In 1934 the ship was assigned to escort HMS Sussex, which was transporting the Duke of Gloucester during a visit to Australia
HMAS_Canberra_(D33)
Light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ryūjō
New Orleans class heavy cruiser
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Vincennes_(CA-44)
New Orleans class heavy cruiser
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Astoria_(CA-34)
British cargo ship sunk in 1943
armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire challenged Doggerbank which again identified herself as a British freighter and Cheshire let her proceed. In Japan
German_ship_Doggerbank
German-built passenger steamship, torpedoed in 1942
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
SS_Baependy
German World War II submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
German_submarine_U-94_(1940)
German World War II submarine
British cargo ship Hatarana. She also damaged the armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire. She returned to Brest on 9 October after 62 days at sea. U-214's fourth
German_submarine_U-214
U.S. Army major general
Division was en route to France aboard the transports SS Léopoldville and HMS Cheshire. The ships were five miles from Cherbourg when Léopoldville was torpedoed
Herman_F._Kramer
20th-century Brazilian cargo ship sunk in World War II
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
MV_Araraquara
British cargo ship that took part in two Malta convoys
the attack, only one member of Deucalion's crew was killed. The destroyer HMS Bramham stood by and rescued survivors. Despite being seriously damaged Deucalion
MV_Deucalion
Italian submarine
three were successful with the most daring getting stuck 100 metres from HMS Barham. The crew were forced to withdraw and the explosion of the torpedo's
Italian submarine Scirè (1938)
Italian_submarine_Scirè_(1938)
Imperial Japanese Navy Junsen III type submarine
attempted Yanagi missions after I-8 — I-34, sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS Taurus on 13 November 1943; I-52, sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft on 24 June 1944;
Japanese_submarine_I-8
German World War II submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
German_submarine_U-464
Military unit
crossing was made on the Sea Owl on 31 October 1944." Aboard HMS Cheshire; Image: HMS Cheshire, armed auxiliary cruiser and transport Wallace, Linnel, Lt
289th Engineer Combat Battalion (United States)
289th_Engineer_Combat_Battalion_(United_States)
Military unit
three ships. One torpedo damaged the 10,552-ton armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire. Another damaged the 7,522-ton British merchant ship Hatarana so badly
Wolfpack_Blücher
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese_destroyer_Mutsuki
German World War II submarine
torpedoed the British Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Cheshire northwest of Ireland on 14 October 1940. The Cheshire did not sink, and was towed to Belfast Lough
German_submarine_U-137_(1940)
Italian submarine
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
Italian_submarine_Lafolè
Submarine of the Royal Navy
HMS Triad was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow and launched in May 1939. Triad had a relatively
HMS_Triad_(N53)
Brazilian-owned cargo ship, sunk by a U-boat in 1942
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
SS_Annibal_Benévolo
UK-owned cargo steamship that was sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic
Line cargo steamship Balingkar, one damaged the armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire, and one damaged Hatarana. A rescue tug was sent from Gibraltar. However
SS_Hatarana
British D-class destroyer
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
HMS_Diana_(H49)
German navy officer
notable was his torpedo hit on the 10,552-ton armed merchant cruiser HMS Cheshire, damaging the ship so badly that she had to spend six months in the shipyard
Herbert_Wohlfarth
Italian submarine
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
Italian_submarine_Gondar
Russian and later Soviet icebreaker launched in 1912 and lost in 1940
Britain, Malygin 30 Oct: HMS Sturdy, U-32 Other incidents 5 Oct: Melbourne Star 14 Oct: HMS Cheshire 16 Oct: HMS Ashanti, HMS Fame 17 Oct: Gasfire 18 Oct:
Malygin_(1912_icebreaker)
British F-class destroyer
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
HMS_Fame_(H78)
Japanese ship
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
MV_Kinryu_Maru
Italian submarine
Durbo was one of the British destroyers, HMS Firedrake or HMS Wrestler, patrolling nearby. After a lookout on HMS Firedrake had observed the reconnaissance
Italian_submarine_Durbo
U.S. Navy ship
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_George_F._Elliott_(AP-13)
Mahan-class destroyer
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Tucker_(DD-374)
German World War II submarine
836 gross register tons (GRT). Five more ships, including the light cruiser HMS Fiji, were damaged for a total of 32,274 GRT and 8,000 tons. On 28 October
German_submarine_U-32_(1937)
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
SS_Snefjeld
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese_submarine_I-123
Submarine of 1935–1942
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese_submarine_Ro-33
Bagley-class destroyer
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Blue_(DD-387)
Dutch cargo steamship
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
SS_Soesterberg
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
SS_Scoresby
British refrigerated cargo liner
fuel on the surface of the sea was also on fire. The Hunt-class destroyer HMS Ledbury entered the fire and smoke, rescuing 22 men from Melbourne Star and
MV_Melbourne_Star
British F-class destroyer
HMS Foresight was one of nine F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. She was assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion. Unlike
HMS_Foresight_(H68)
Canadian warship
Britain, Malygin 30 Oct: HMS Sturdy, U-32 Other incidents 5 Oct: Melbourne Star 14 Oct: HMS Cheshire 16 Oct: HMS Ashanti, HMS Fame 17 Oct: Gasfire 18 Oct:
HMCS_Bras_d'Or_(1919)
Oiler of the United States Navy
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Chemung_(AO-30)
UK cargo steamship, involved in both World Wars
October 1940; at first 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
SS_Empire_Brigade
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Japanese_submarine_Ro-61
German World War II submarine
34.617, by depth charges from the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Sikh, HMS Zulu, HMS Croome, HMS Tetcott and a Royal Air Force Wellington bomber aircraft
German_submarine_U-372
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
with the light cruiser HMS Calcutta and the destroyers HMS Gallant, HMS Greyhound, HMS Griffin, HMS Impulsive, HMS Sabre, and HMS Wakeful. She began patrols
HMS_Vivacious
Greek-owned cargo ship sunk in WW2, & survivors massacred
sailed to Swansea in Convoy OA 140G, which had only one escort, the destroyer HMS Whitehall, to protect 31 merchant ships. From May 1940 until June 1941, Peleus
SS_Peleus
German World War II submarine
mid-Atlantic by a combination of depth charges and ramming by the British destroyer HMS Harvester and the Free French corvette Aconit. Forty-one men went down with
German_submarine_U-444
S-class submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_S-11
German World War II submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
German_submarine_U-654
Fubuki-class destroyer
Malaya. On 27 January, Asagiri and her convoy were attacked by the destroyers HMS Thanet and HMAS Vampire about 80 nautical miles (148 km) north of Singapore
Japanese destroyer Asagiri (1929)
Japanese_destroyer_Asagiri_(1929)
German World War II submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
German_submarine_U-578
R-class submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_R-2
British tanker ship
following day. On departing from Algiers, British Corporal was escorted by HMS Hussar. Following the attack, the British Government made diplomatic protests
SS_British_Corporal
British cargo steamship sunk during World War II
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
SS_Clan_Macwhirter
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Vesper was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II. Vesper, the first Royal Navy ship of the
HMS_Vesper
Italian submarine
On August 11, 1942, during World War II, Dagabur was rammed by destroyer HMS Wolverine and sank with all hands. The Adua-class submarines were essentially
Italian_submarine_Dagabur
German World War II submarine
information. RN corvette HMS Dianthus gave chase firing her guns at the surfaced U-boat as she desperately dived. HMCS Chilliwack joined HMS Dianthus making a
German_submarine_U-379
American Wickes-class destroyer
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Colhoun_(DD-85)
Village in Cheshire, England
Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Appleton appeared in the Domesday survey as Epeltune, meaning "the tun where
Appleton_Thorn
Cargo ship sunk during World War II
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
SS_Assyrian_(1914)
UK refrigerated cargo liner
burning on the surface of the sea, 36 of them jumped overboard. The destroyer HMS Ledbury entered the field of burning débris and, at considerable risk to
MV_Waimarama
1941 cargo ship
36.333; 11.467 after bombing by enemy aircraft. Survivors were rescued by HMS Penn and landed at Malta. Francis A. Dales and Frederick A. Larsen Jr. the
SS_Santa_Elisa
S-class submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_S-13
S-class submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_S-17
Submarine of the United States
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_S-39
Steamship (1909–1942)
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
A._Sibiryakov_(icebreaker)
German World War II submarine
36°25′N 12°39′E / 36.417°N 12.650°E / 36.417; 12.650, by depth charges from HMS Easton and the Greek destroyer Pindos. There were 8 dead and 39 survivors
German_submarine_U-458
Submarine of the Royal Navy
HMS H49 was a British H-class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was launched on 15 July 1919 and commissioned on 25 October
HMS_H49
Soviet Navy's Kirov-class cruiser
destroyer Bravyi after the latter's collision with the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal on 9 November 1970. Slava was sold for scrap on 4 April 1972. Vyacheslav
Soviet_cruiser_Molotov
Ship of the United States Bureau of Fisheries
Britain, Malygin 30 Oct: HMS Sturdy, U-32 Other incidents 5 Oct: Melbourne Star 14 Oct: HMS Cheshire 16 Oct: HMS Ashanti, HMS Fame 17 Oct: Gasfire 18 Oct:
USFS_Eider
German World War II submarine
1942. Atlantic-bound, she was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS Saracen southeast of the Faroe Islands on 3 August. Forty-three men died;
German_submarine_U-335
German World War II submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
German_submarine_U-612
Italian cargo ship
and the torpedo boats Castore and Orione. The British T-class submarine HMS Turbulent sailed to intercept the convoy, whose escort was reinforced by
MV_Nino_Bixio
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
Five crew were killed, the survivors were picked up by HMS Nigella. The ship was abandoned, but HMS St Apollo assisted in the protection of her while the
SS_Empire_Cloud
Attack of fishing trawler in 1942 by a Japanese submarine
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
Attack_on_the_Dureenbee
British Steam Collier
Britain, Malygin 30 Oct: HMS Sturdy, U-32 Other incidents 5 Oct: Melbourne Star 14 Oct: HMS Cheshire 16 Oct: HMS Ashanti, HMS Fame 17 Oct: Gasfire 18 Oct:
SS_Gasfire
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Cheshire, England
Royal Naval Air Station Stretton (RNAS Stretton, also known as HMS Blackcap), was a Naval Air Station situated in the village of Appleton Thorn, though
RNAS_Stretton
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
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
HMS_Ashanti_(F51)
Ship built in 1929
1940, serving until 23 October 1940 when she was sunk by HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali. The ship was 45.31 metres (148 ft 8 in) long, with
German weather ship WBS 5 Adolf Vinnen
German_weather_ship_WBS_5_Adolf_Vinnen
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
SS_Fiscus
Tender of the United States Navy
Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
USS_Casco_(AVP-12)
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