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Destroyer of the Royal Navy
in July 1922 she accidentally rammed the submarine H24. She was renamed HMS Vimy in April 1928. She served with distinction during World War II, earning
HMS_Vimy
Topics referred to by the same term
democratic values HMS Vimy (D33), 1917 British V-class destroyer known as HMS Vancouver (1917), renamed HMS Vimy in April 1928 HMCS Vimy, Battle class naval
Vimy_(disambiguation)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
Coast convoy defence. On 5 September she deployed with HMS Witherington, HMS Volunteer and HMS Vimy as escort for convoy GC1 from Milford Haven. She was
HMS_Wolverine_(D78)
Class of Royal Navy destroyers built late in World War I
March 1917, launched 28 December 1917, completed 9 March 1918. Renamed HMS Vimy on 1 April 1928 to release the name Vancouver for another destroyer acquired
V_and_W-class_destroyer
Topics referred to by the same term
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), a Canadian Forces Halifax-class frigate HMS Vancouver, original name of HMS Vimy, a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy USS Vancouver
Vancouver_(disambiguation)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
engagement. Also en route from Hvalfjord, in Iceland, were the destroyers HMS Vimy and USS Babbitt, for HX 229, and the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Ingham
Convoys_HX_229/SC_122
the submarine was rammed and sunk by HMS Ithuriel. The following month, HMS Pathfinder helped HMS Vimy and HMS Quentin sink the German submarine U-162
Edward_Albert_Gibbs
Battle for the port and town of Boulogne-sur-Mer during 1940
Boulogne on the morning of 22 May on three merchant ships and the destroyer HMS Vimy, escorted by the destroyers Whitshed and Vimiera. The French 21st Infantry
Battle_of_Boulogne
generally displayed on the ship's hull, though not on destroyer leaders such as HMS Montrose pennant D1. In May–June 1940, the Royal Navy was in the process
List of ships involved in the Dunkirk evacuation
List_of_ships_involved_in_the_Dunkirk_evacuation
HMS Dainty, HMS Diamond, HMS Decoy, HMS Defender 11th Destroyer Flotilla: 1939 Home Fleet HMS Vanquisher, HMS Vansittart, HMS Vimy, HMS Walker, HMS Warwick
List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy
List_of_squadrons_and_flotillas_of_the_Royal_Navy
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1902–1977)
grant of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Richard Been Stannard, R.N.R., H.M.S. Arab, for outstanding valour and signal devotion to duty at Namsos. When
Richard_Been_Stannard
1941–1945 naval campaign between Allied and Axis forces in World War II
of Trinidad by the Royal Navy on 3 September. Three British destroyers—HMS Vimy, Pathfinder and Quentin—attacked U-162 with depth charges, killed two Germans
Battle_of_the_Caribbean
Wattenberg 0 0 0 0 14 82,027 0 0 0 0 Sunk 3 September 1942 HMS Vimy, HMS Pathfinder and HMS Quentin U-163 1941 IXC 1 2,000 0 0 3 15,011 0 0 0 0 Sunk 13
List of German U-boats in World War II (1-599)
List_of_German_U-boats_in_World_War_II_(1-599)
Clemson-class destroyer
Group B-2, Beverley sighted the German submarine U-187 (later sunk by HMS Vimy) southeast of Cape Farewell, Greenland. She also took part in attacks on
USS_Branch_(DD-197)
he served as first lieutenant on the V-class destroyer HMS Vimy. On September 3, 1942, Vimy engaged the German U-boat U-162, which had been responsible
Bryan_Butchard
Chatham publishing. p. 526. ISBN 1-86176-023-X. "HMS LCT-102". Uboat. Retrieved 27 February 2012. "HMS LCT-103". Uboat. Retrieved 10 October 2013. "Nailsea
List of shipwrecks in October 1941
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1941
German World War II submarine
in mid-Atlantic by depth charges dropped by the British destroyers HMS Vimy and HMS Beverley at position 50°12′N 36°35′W / 50.200°N 36.583°W / 50.200;
German_submarine_U-187
Military unit
HMS Malcolm (Leader) HMS Vanessa HMS Vanity HMAS Vendetta HMS Vesper HMS Vivacious HMS Voyager HMS Walrus HMS Wryneck HMS Wallace (Leader) HMS Vimy HMS Velox
5th_Destroyer_Flotilla
German u-boat commander
3 September 1942 and attacked by three British destroyers, HMS Vimy, HMS Pathfinder and HMS Quentin, and sunk with depth charges. Two of the crew were
Jürgen_Wattenberg
German World War II submarine
18 September; HMS Vimy, one of the escorts of a small convoy went to investigate. Deciding that the raft could be a disguised U-boat, Vimy opened fire,
German_submarine_U-66_(1940)
HMS Campobello (T378) Reinforcements Destroyers: USS Babbitt (DD-128), HMS Vimy USCG Cutter: USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) Raubgraf U-84, U-89, U-91 U-435 U-468
Convoys HX 229/SC 122 order of battle
Convoys_HX_229/SC_122_order_of_battle
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
Bibb, the Town-class destroyer Beverley, the V-class destroyers Vanessa and Vimy and four Flower-class corvettes, Abelia, Campanula, Lobelia and Mignonette
Convoy_SC_118
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
destroyer HMS Velox joined Convoy WS 20 at sea to reinforce its escort – consisting of Brilliant, the destroyer HMS Vimy, and the escort destroyer HMS Blackmore
HMS_Wivern_(D66)
destroyers, earning a DSO (Distinguished Service Order) while captain of HMS Vimy. On 29 January 1941, Arab, under the command of Lieutenant C.A. Shillan
HMT_Arab
Military unit
Flotilla HMS Mackay (leader) Division 21 HMS Vanoc HMS Vanquisher HMS Walker HMS Walpole HMS Winchlsea Division 22 HMS Versatile HMS Vimy HMS Warwick HMS Whirlwind
11th_Destroyer_Flotilla
"Japanese Ammunition Ships". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023. "HMS Thrasher". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 June 2025. "Italian torpedo boat class
List of shipwrecks in September 1942
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1942
British steam passenger liner sunk during World War II
destroyer HMS Vimy damaged the Italian submarine Luigi Torelli with depth charges and drove her away. On 22 September another destroyer, HMS Highlander
SS_Avoceta
Royal Naval Reserve unit in Liverpool, England
battles of Battle of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and Cambrai. To avoid confusion with a newer HMS Eagle (1918), the frigate was renamed HMS Eaglet in 1918. The
HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)
HMS_Eaglet_(shore_establishment)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
operations against advancing German troops along with the British destroyers HMS Vimy and Keith and the French destroyers Chacal, Cyclone, Bourrasque, Foudroyant
HMS_Wild_Swan_(D62)
foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1940. For the scuttling of HMS Mashobra on this day, see the entry for 25 May 1940. For the scuttling of
List of shipwrecks in June 1940
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1940
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
replaced by destroyer HMS Wild Swan. Convoy HG 73 was attacked by the Italian boats and on the night of 21/22 September; Vimy attacked a contact and
Convoy_HG_73
German World War II submarine
Oregon, she was detected northeast of Trinidad. Three British destroyers, HMS Vimy, Pathfinder and Quentin, attacked and sank U-162 with depth charges. Two
German_submarine_U-162_(1941)
HMS Beverley, HMS Vanessa and HMS Vimy, the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bibb and the corvettes HMS Campanula and HMS Abelia with the Free French HMS Lobelia
Wolfpack_Pfeil
Military bases operated by the British Armed Forces
Merryfield HMS Gannet Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth HMS Collingwood HMS Excellent HMS Raleigh HMS Sultan HMS Temeraire Defence Diving School HMS Caledonia
List of British military bases
List_of_British_military_bases
Ships that were lost, foundered, grounded or lost in August 1942
"Delfshaven". Uboat. Retrieved 9 April 2012. "HMS MTB 44 of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 7 August 2013. "HMS MTB 237 of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved
List of shipwrecks in August 1942
List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1942
losses". conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020. "HMS Turbulent". uboat.net. Retrieved 5 February 2020. "USS PT-37". U Boat.net
List of shipwrecks in February 1943
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1943
After nineteen days on the open sea, they were rescued by the destroyer HMS Vimy (D33), but not before the rescuers had fired 16 rounds at the raft in the
SS_West_Lashaway
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Viscount was a V-class destroyer (Thornycroft V and W class) of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in
HMS_Viscount
1937 motor torpedo boat
flagship, destroyer HMS Keith, was disabled. In 1943, she was transferred to the Army's 615 Water Transport Company, RASC, and renamed Vimy. In 1944, she carried
MTB_102
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
attacked and sank the German submarine U-162 with the aid of destroyers Vimy and Pathfinder in the Caribbean Sea near Trinidad on 3 September 1942. Quentin
HMS_Quentin
Naval attack aircraft
Bismarck, the sinking of the British battleship HMS Prince Of Wales and the British battlecruiser HMS Repulse and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Torpedo_bomber
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Versatile (D32) was an Admiralty V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and World War
HMS_Versatile
Former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England
which was reformed there on 1 April 1924. The squadron flew the Vickers Vimy and the Vickers Virginia before moving to RAF Upper Heyford on 13 January
RAF_Worthy_Down
1941 P-class destroyer
HMS Pathfinder was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was damaged while serving in the Far East, and was scrapped
HMS_Pathfinder_(G10)
1917 Canadian naval trawler class
the Royal Canadian Navy until the fall. The six vessels built by Polson, Vimy, Ypres, St. Julien, Messines, Festubert, and St. Eloi, were commissioned
Battle-class_trawler
Loftus Jones HMS Shark 1916-05-3131 May 1916* Battle of Jutland, Denmark Richard Jones Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1916-05-2121 May 1916* Vimy, France
List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients
List_of_First_World_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Vanquisher (D54) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II. Vanquisher, the first Royal Navy
HMS_Vanquisher
Naval operation of WWII
out of range of the Sardinia-based aircraft, where the destroyers HMS Vidette and Vimy from Gibraltar were due to rendezvous with Manchester. Four S.79sil
Operation_Substance
British merchant captain and naval officer (1861–1946)
27 January 1861. He joined the Royal Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard HMS Edinburgh. In 1902, Haddock was appointed a Companion of the Order of the
Herbert_Haddock
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Witch (D89) was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II. Witch, the first Royal Navy ship of the name
HMS_Witch
British national military museums organization
badges, insignia and flags (including a Canadian Red Ensign carried at Vimy Ridge in 1917, a Union Flag from the 1942 British surrender of Singapore
Imperial_War_Museum
Canadian two-dollar coin
History (2017)". Good Times. Retrieved November 27, 2022. "The Battle of Vimy Ridge Special Wrap Roll (2017)". Royal Canadian Mint. Archived from the original
Toonie
Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 22 December 2022. "HMS Stephen Furness". The Vimy Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2022. "First World War shipwreck
HMS_Stephen_Furness
Village in Norfolk, England
Columbia Mtd.) Bn., CEF 29 Sep. 1916 Vimy Memorial Pte. John E. Barnes 18th (Western Ontario) Bn., CEF 15 Sep. 1916 Vimy Memorial Pte. Bert W. E. Gibbs 11th
Cley_next_the_Sea
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
of the 1st Minelaying Squadron, along with the destroyers HMS Jackal, Versatile, and Vimy, during the laying of a deep minefield in NW approaches to
HMS_Electra_(H27)
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
(eds.). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-0-88920-508-6. Inglis, David (1995). Vimy Ridge: 1917–1992
World_War_I
Military unit
Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, 18, Bapaume 1917, 18, Arras 1917, 18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917, 18, Arleux, Messines 1917, 18, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon
Royal_Green_Jackets
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Vanessa (D29) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that was in service during World War I and World War II. Vanessa, the second Royal
HMS_Vanessa_(D29)
Military unit
In March 1916 the 47th Division took over part of the Vimy sector on the west side of the Vimy Ridge. On 21 May 140 Bde (temporarily under the command
7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
7th_(City_of_London)_Battalion,_London_Regiment
Victory Vidette Vienna Vigilant Vigilante Vigo Viking Ville de Paris Vimiera Vimy Vincejo Vindex Vindictive Vineyard Violent Violet Viper Vipere Virago Virginia
List of ship names of the Royal Navy (U–Z)
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(U–Z)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Wolsey (D98) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I, in the Nanking incident of 1927
HMS_Wolsey
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Wishart (D67) was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II. She spent most of her wartime career based
HMS_Wishart
Journalist and author (1918–1992)
Souvenir Press,1986. ISBN 0-285-62745-7 The Mosquito Log The Queen's Corsair Vimy Ridge Alexander McKee at BFN King Henry VIII's Flagship: Mary Rose, (1973)
Alexander_McKee_(author)
War museum in Ontario, Canada
museum relocated its storage facilities from the War Trophies building to Vimy House; with the former building demolished to make way for the National Gallery
Canadian_War_Museum
non–stop transatlantic flight: John Alcock and Arthur Brown flew a Vickers Vimy from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, Ireland, on June 14–15, 1919.
List_of_firsts_in_aviation
including; HMS Imperious (Mediterranean and Vancouver Island 1894–99), HMS Irresistible (Mediterranean 1902–04), HMS Victory (Scapa Flow, 1912) and HMS Inflexible
Gerald_Robert_Poole
Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Corps at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, took the salute of the veterans in the afternoon. To those present whom he had commanded at Vimy Ridge: "Byng Boys, I
Warriors'_Day_Parade
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
The fourth HMS Volunteer (D71), later I71, was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II. Volunteer was
HMS_Volunteer_(D71)
Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia
London to Australia in under 30 days. Smith and his crew flew a Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, and landed on an airstrip that has become Ross Smith Avenue. Other
Darwin,_Northern_Territory
Highest military decoration for valour in the UK
the rededication of the Vimy Memorial on 7 April 2007 (this date being chosen as it was the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge), but pressure from
Victoria_Cross
English cricketer and Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1893–1940)
of No. 7 Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton in April 1926, flying the Vickers Vimy and Vickers Virginia. He joined the Directorate of Operations and Intelligence
Charles_Hubert_Boulby_Blount
Naval and Heavy Field Gun
wire for the Australian advance Second Battle of Bullecourt Night firing at Vimy Ridge The 6-inch Mk VII gun, together with the 9.2-inch Mk X gun, provided
BL_6-inch_Mk_VII_naval_gun
Month in 1917
line at St. Quentin–Arras, France. Battle of Vimy Ridge – Four divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked Vimy Ridge held by three divisions of the German
April_1917
Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019. "Remembering Vimy Ridge (17 photos)". SooToday.com. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
"30 March 1918 – The Charge of Flowerdew's Squadron A Centenary Action". Vimy Foundation. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
Special forces unit of the British Army
on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2021. "Team & Board | About | The Vimy Foundation". vimyfoundation.ca. Archived from the original on 30 January
Special_Air_Service
crashes G-EAMA Handley Page O/400 1920 Handley Page O/400 crash G-EAOU Vickers Vimy 1919 England to Australia flight G-EAWO de Havilland DH.18A First mid-air
List of aircraft by tail number
List_of_aircraft_by_tail_number
Scottish author and statesman (1875–1940)
year, the prime minister mentioned to Governor General the Lord Byng of Vimy that Buchan would be a suitable successor to Byng, with which the Governor
John_Buchan
Military museum in Kingston, Ontario
plaster models created by sculptor Walter Allward during the design of the Vimy Memorial in France. A book "Semaphore to Satellite" covering the history
Military Communications and Electronics Museum
Military_Communications_and_Electronics_Museum
1918 bomber aircraft model by Blackburn
engine and the aircraft was abandoned there. The race was won by a Vickers Vimy piloted by Captain Ross Macpherson Smith with his brother Lieutenant Keith
Blackburn_Kangaroo
British Empire. Battles such as Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand, and Vimy Ridge for Canada led to increased national pride and a greater reluctance
History of the United Kingdom during the First World War
History_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_the_First_World_War
1919 art exhibition in London
Leader Lens, 1918 by Herbert Hughes-Stanton Lens-Arras Road, Looking on to Vimy Village by Herbert Hughes-Stanton The Military Representatives of the Supreme
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1919
Royal_Academy_Exhibition_of_1919
Australian photographer (1885–1962)
Achievement" – Ross and Keith Smith's Historic Flight to Australia in a Vickers Vimy". State Library Of Queensland. "The Great Air Race". Library & Archives NT
Frank_Hurley
Military unit
Canadian Division until 9 April 1917 when it was withdrawn from the line after Vimy and was disbanded, its personnel used as replacements for other units. The
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
Rigid airship of the Royal Navy (completed 1911)
designated 'HMA Hermione' because the naval contingent at Barrow were attached to HMS Hermione, a cruiser moored locally preparing to act as its tender. When it
HMA_No._1
Retrieved September 15, 2021. "Google launches Street View for Beaumont Hamel, Vimy Ridge". "Street View comes to Guatemala". Google Earth Blog. April 26, 2017
Google_Street_View_coverage
Infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Morval, Thiepval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917 '18, Arleux, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Poelcappelle
Black_Watch
Flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
War in 1861. Powered by two Rolls-Royce Eagle 360 hp engines, the Vickers Vimy flown by British aviators Alcock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic
Transatlantic_flight
Calendar year
achieve a breakthrough. April 9–12 – WWI: Canadian troops win the Battle of Vimy Ridge. April 10 – Eddystone explosion: an explosion at an ammunition plant
1917
command of the Canadian Corps. His most notable battle was the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, which was carried out by the Canadian Corps with British
British Army during the First World War
British_Army_during_the_First_World_War
Canadian bolt-action rifle
Polden. p. 6. Hayes, Geoffrey; Iarocci, Andrew; Bechthold, Mike, eds. (2007). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University
Ross_rifle
Village in Norfolk, England
Cot Pte. James W. Scrancher 4th (Central Ontario) Bn., CEF 19 Aug. 1917 Vimy Memorial Pte. George H. Groom 32nd Bn., Machine Gun Corps 7 Jun. 1918 Cabaret
Hapton,_Norfolk
class) HMCS St. Julien (Battle class) HMCS Thiepval (Battle class) HMCS Vimy (Battle class) HMCS Ypres (Battle class) HMCS Baleine HMCS Constance HMCS Curlew
List of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Navy
Military unit
Scottish were reformed and served on the Western front, in particular at Vimy Ridge, the Somme, the Battle of Passchendaele, Marrieres Wood and the Battle
Solomon_Mahlangu_Regiment
Vimiera V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,272 19 September 1918 sunk 9 January 1942 Vimy Destroyer 1,272 28 December 1917 paid off March 1947 Vincenzo Gioberti Regia
List of destroyers of World War II
List_of_destroyers_of_World_War_II
British Army general (1852–1925)
learned that Joffre wanted de Maud'huy's French Tenth Army to attack at Vimy, with which attack Haig was ordered to co-ordinate his efforts. Joffre wrote
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
John_French,_1st_Earl_of_Ypres
Technology available in World War I
end of the conflict, aircraft carriers were used for the first time, with HMS Furious launching Sopwith Camels in a raid to destroy the Zeppelin hangars
Technology_during_World_War_I
last of Vimy Ridge survivors". Edmonton Journal. p. 29. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Boswell, Randy (9 April 2003). "Vimy veteran a
List of last surviving veterans of military operations
List_of_last_surviving_veterans_of_military_operations
Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2020. "Vimy Ridge: Royals commemorate defining WW1 battle". BBC News. 9 April 2017. Archived
List of official overseas trips made by Charles III
List_of_official_overseas_trips_made_by_Charles_III
Mesopotamia, but it is too late. (details) May 21–22 Western German attack on Vimy Ridge. May 31 – June 1 Naval Battle of Jutland between Britain's Grand Fleet
Timeline_of_World_War_I
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