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Chariot manned torpedo

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The Chariot was a British-designed manned torpedo used in World War II. [1]

33 relations: Alexandria Port, Allied invasion of Sicily, Arthur Hezlet, Bath, Somerset, British commando frogmen, Capitani Romani-class cruiser, Church Stretton, Decima Flottiglia MAS, German battleship Tirpitz, Gosport, HMS L23, HMS P311, HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913), HMS Saracen (P247), HMS Thetis (N25), HMS Trenchant (P331), HMS Trooper (N91), HMS Unrivalled, HMS Unseen (P51), HMS Valiant (1914), Human torpedo, Italian cruiser Bolzano, Italian cruiser Gorizia, La Spezia Naval Base, Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, Loch Erisort, Phuket Province, Raid on Alexandria (1941), Stothert & Pitt, Thailand, Tony Eldridge, Trondheim Fjord, World War II.

Alexandria Port

The Port of Alexandria is on the West Verge of the Nile Delta between the Mediterranean Sea and Mariut Lake in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Arthur Hezlet

Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Richard Hezlet (7 April 1914 – 7 November 2007), nicknamed Baldy Hezlet, was a decorated Royal Navy submariner.

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Bath, Somerset

Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths.

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British commando frogmen

Britain's commando frogman force is now the Special Boat Service (SBS), whose members are drawn largely from the Royal Marines.

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Capitani Romani-class cruiser

The Capitani Romani class was a class of flotilla leaders of the Italian navy.

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Church Stretton

Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow.

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Decima Flottiglia MAS

The Decima Flottiglia MAS (Decima Flottiglia Motoscafi Armati Siluranti, also known as La Decima or Xª MAS) (Italian for "10th Assault Vehicle Flotilla") was an Italian commando frogman unit of the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) created during the Fascist regime.

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German battleship Tirpitz

Tirpitz was the second of two s built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) during World War II.

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Gosport

Gosport is a town in Hampshire on the south coast of England.

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HMS L23

HMS L23 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat was not completed before the end of the war and was one of three L-class boats to serve during World War II.

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HMS P311

HMS P311 was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy, the only boat of her class never to be given a name.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)

HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s, and was often used as a flagship.

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HMS Saracen (P247)

HMS Saracen was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class.

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HMS Thetis (N25)

HMS Thetis (N25) was a Group 1 T-class submarine of the Royal Navy which served under two names.

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HMS Trenchant (P331)

HMS Trenchant (P331) was a British T class submarine of the Second World War.

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HMS Trooper (N91)

HMS Trooper (N91) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Unrivalled

HMS Unrivalled (P45) was a ''U''-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

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HMS Unseen (P51)

HMS Unseen (P51) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.

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HMS Valiant (1914)

HMS Valiant was a built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s.

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Human torpedo

Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle on which the diver rides, generally in a seated position behind a fairing.

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Italian cruiser Bolzano

Bolzano was a unique heavy cruiser, sometimes considered to be a member of the, built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the early 1930s, the last vessel of the type to be built by Italy.

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Italian cruiser Gorizia

Gorizia was the fourth and final member of the of heavy cruisers to be built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1930s.

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La Spezia Naval Base

La Spezia Naval Base is one of the Italian Navy's most important and historic bases.

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Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin

Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin (Gaelic for "White Cairn Loch"), or Loch Cairnbawn, is a sea inlet off Eddrachillis Bay on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands north of Ullapool.

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Loch Erisort

Loch Erisort (Èireasort) is an 8-mile-long narrow sea inlet on the east coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.

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Phuket Province

Phuket (ภูเก็ต,, Talang or Tanjung Salang) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand.

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Raid on Alexandria (1941)

The Raid on Alexandria was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Italian Navy divers of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, who attacked and disabled two Royal Navy battleships in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, using manned torpedoes.

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Stothert & Pitt

Stothert & Pitt were a British engineering company founded in 1785 in Bath, England.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Tony Eldridge

Anthony "Lofty" William Charles Eldridge DSC (16 July 1923 – 13 April 2015) was a Royal Navy officer of the Second World War who led a human torpedo attack that sank two Japanese ships off Phuket Thailand for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross.

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Trondheim Fjord

The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden, an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Redirects here:

Chariot (minisub), Chariot minisub.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_manned_torpedo

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