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R23X-class airship

Index R23X-class airship

The British R23X class of rigid airships were developed during World War I using the experiences gained from the 23 class, but only two of the planned four R23X class were built: R27 and R29. [1]

31 relations: Armistice of 11 November 1918, Armstrong Whitworth, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Barlow, North Yorkshire, Destroyer, East Fortune, East Lothian, Essex, HMS Star (1896), Inchinnan, Naval mine, Naval trawler, Newton-by-the-Sea, No. 9r, Northumberland, R33-class airship, Renfrewshire, Rigid airship, River-class destroyer, RNAS Howden, Rolls-Royce Eagle, Royal Air Force, Royal Naval Air Service, SM UB-115, SSZ class airship, U-boat, Vickers, William Beardmore and Company, World War I, Zeppelin, 23-class airship.

Armistice of 11 November 1918

The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their last opponent, Germany.

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Armstrong Whitworth

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century.

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Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company, or Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, was a British aircraft manufacturer.

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Barlow, North Yorkshire

Barlow is a small village and civil parish located in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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East Fortune

East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton.

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East Lothian

East Lothian (Aest Lowden, Lodainn an Ear), is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

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Essex

Essex is a county in the East of England.

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HMS Star (1896)

HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates.

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Inchinnan

Inchinnan (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Fhionghain) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Naval mine

A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

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Naval trawler

A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes.

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Newton-by-the-Sea

Newton-by-the-Sea is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland in Northern England.

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No. 9r

HMA No.

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Northumberland

Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England.

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R33-class airship

The R33 class of British rigid airships were built for the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, but were not completed until after the end of hostilities, by which time the RNAS had become part of the Royal Air Force.

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Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù, Renfrewshire) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Rigid airship

A rigid airship is a type of airship (or dirigible) in which the envelope is supported by an internal framework rather than by being kept in shape by the pressure of the lifting gas within the envelope, as in blimps (also called pressure airships) and semi-rigid airships.

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River-class destroyer

The River-class destroyer (re-designated in 1913 as the E class) was a class of torpedo boat destroyer built for the Royal Navy at the turn of the 20th century, and which saw extensive service in World War I. The class introduced new features to destroyer design, placing a greater emphasis on seakeeping and endurance and less on a high maximum speed in good weather.

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RNAS Howden

RNAS Howden (later RAF Howden) was an airship station near the town of Howden south-east of York, England.

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Rolls-Royce Eagle

The Rolls-Royce Eagle was the first aircraft engine to be developed by Rolls-Royce Limited.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Naval Air Service

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, and existed formally from 1 July 1914Admiralty Circular CW.13963/14, 1 July 1914: "Royal Naval Air Service – Organisation" to 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form a new service, the Royal Air Force, the first of its kind in the world.

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SM UB-115

SM UB-115 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 28 May 1918 as SM UB-115.

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SSZ class airship

The SSZ (Sea Scout Zero) non-rigid airships or "blimps" were developed in United Kingdom during World War I from the earlier SS ("Sea Scout") class.

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U-boat

U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".

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Vickers

Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.

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William Beardmore and Company

William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Zeppelin

A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century.

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23-class airship

The 23 class were rigid airships produced in the United Kingdom during the First World War.

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Redirects here:

HMA R.27, HMA R.29, R23X class airship, R27 (airship).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R23X-class_airship

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