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HMS Scorpion (D64)

Index HMS Scorpion (D64)

HMS Scorpion was a of the British Royal Navy in service from 1947 and scrapped in 1971. [1]

16 relations: Bo'ness, Bofors 40 mm gun, British 21 inch torpedo, Coronation of Elizabeth II, Cowes, Fleet review (Commonwealth realms), HMNB Devonport, J. Samuel White, Limbo (weapon), Mediterranean Sea, Pennant number, QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Squid (weapon), United Kingdom.

Bo'ness

Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness) is a coastal parish in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Bofors 40 mm gun

--> The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.

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British 21 inch torpedo

There have been several British 21-inch (533 mm) diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.

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Coronation of Elizabeth II

The coronation of Elizabeth II as Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) took place on 2 June 1953, at Westminster Abbey.

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Cowes

Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight.

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Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)

A fleet review is a traditional gathering of ships from a particular navy to be observed by the reigning monarch or his or her representative, a practice allegedly dating back to the 15th century.

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HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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J. Samuel White

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Limbo (weapon)

Limbo, or Anti Submarine Mortar Mark 10 (A/S Mk.10), was the final British development of a forward-throwing anti-submarine weapon originally designed during the Second World War.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Pennant number

In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of pendant number, which it was called before 1948).

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QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun

The QF 4 inch Mk XVI gunMk XVI.

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Rosyth

Rosyth (Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, three miles (4.8 km) south of the centre of Dunfermline.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Squid (weapon)

Squid was a British World War II ship-mounted anti-submarine weapon.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Redirects here:

HMS Centaur (G64), HMS Tomahawk (D64).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Scorpion_(D64)

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