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HMS Duke of York (17)

Index HMS Duke of York (17)

HMS Duke of York was a battleship of the Royal Navy. [1]

43 relations: Afzal Rahman Khan, Aircraft catapult, Allan Trewby, British Pacific Fleet, Bryn Allen, Cecil Harcourt, Convoy JW 55A, Convoy JW 55B, Convoy PQ 12, Convoy PQ 13, Convoy PQ 14, Convoy PQ 15, Convoy QP 10, Convoy RA 55A, December 1941, December 1943, Douglas Fisher (Royal Navy officer), Duke of York, Edward W. Bingham, Gastão de Freitas Ferraz, George Creasy, German destroyer Z38, Guy Russell, Hamid Mirza, Henry Ruthven Moore, HMS Mahratta (G23), HMS Victorious (R38), Index of World War II articles (H), Jim Flower (Royal Navy officer), John Cecil Kelly-Rogers, King George V-class battleship (1939), Lenana School, List of battleships of World War II, List of ships of World War II (D), Louis Le Bailly, Michael Pollock, MV Royal Iris, National Christmas Tree (United States), North Cape (Norway), November 1941, Titan Clydebank, Torpedo, Ultra.

Afzal Rahman Khan

Vice-Admiral Afzal Akram Rahman Khan (Urdu: افضل رحمان خان; born: 1921— 2005; popularly known as Admiral A. R. Khan), HQA, HPk, HJ, was a three-star rank admiral, politician, and the Commander in Chief of Pakistan Navy, serving under President Ayub Khan from 1959 until 1966.

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Aircraft catapult

An aircraft catapult is a device used to launch aircraft from ships, most commonly used on aircraft carriers, as a form of assisted take off.

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Allan Trewby

Vice Admiral Sir (George Francis) Allan Trewby KCB (8 July 1917 – August 2001) was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.

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British Pacific Fleet

The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a Royal Navy formation which saw action against Japan during the Second World War.

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Bryn Allen

Brynley William "Bryn" Allen (23 March 1921 – 21 July 2005) was a Welsh footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1940s and 1950s and made two appearances for Wales.

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Cecil Harcourt

Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt (Chinese Translated Name: 夏慤; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959), was a British naval officer.

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Convoy JW 55A

Convoy JW 55A was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Convoy JW 55B

Convoy JW 55B was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Convoy PQ 12

Convoy PQ 12 was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Convoy PQ 13

PQ-13 was a British Arctic convoy that delivered war supplies from the Western Allies to the USSR during World War II.

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Convoy PQ 14

Convoy PQ 14 was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Convoy PQ 15

Convoy PQ 15 was an Arctic convoy sent from Iceland by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Convoy QP 10

Convoy QP 10 was an Arctic convoy of World War II, consisting of empty merchant ships returning from the Soviet Union after delivering their cargo there.

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Convoy RA 55A

Convoy RA 55A was an Arctic convoy during World War II.

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December 1941

The following events occurred in December 1941.

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December 1943

The following events occurred in December 1943.

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Douglas Fisher (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Douglas Blake Fisher KCB KBE (23 October 1890 – 4 October 1963) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.

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Duke of York

The Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Edward W. Bingham

Surgeon Captain Edward W. Bingham, "Ted Bingham", was a British polar explorer who had the rare third clasp added to his Polar Medal.

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Gastão de Freitas Ferraz

Gastão de Freitas Ferraz was a Portuguese spy working for the Abwehr.

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George Creasy

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Elvey Creasy (13 October 1895 – 31 October 1972) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

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German destroyer Z38

Z38 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Guy Russell

Admiral Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell (14 April 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a British naval commander.

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Hamid Mirza

Prince Sultan Hamid Mirza Qajar (23 April 1918 – 5 May 1988) was the head and heir presumptive of the Qajar dynasty, the former ruling dynasty of Iran, and the son of the last Qajar Crown Prince of Iran.

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Henry Ruthven Moore

Admiral Sir Henry Ruthven Moore (29 August 1886 – 12 March 1978) was the last British admiral to command Home Fleet during World War II.

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HMS Mahratta (G23)

HMS Mahratta was an M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served during World War II.

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HMS Victorious (R38)

HMS Victorious, ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, was the third ''Illustrious''-class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable.

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Index of World War II articles (H)

# H-hour (D-day).

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Jim Flower (Royal Navy officer)

Rear-Admiral James Flower, CB (5 July 1923 – 19 December 2002) was a senior marine engineer with the Royal Navy and was later involved in restoration of the propulsion machinery of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain.

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John Cecil Kelly-Rogers

John Cecil Kelly-Rogers (8 February 1905 – 29 January 1981) was an aviator who flew Winston Churchill to wartime meetings.

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King George V-class battleship (1939)

The King George V-class battleships were the most modern British battleships in commission during World War II.

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Lenana School

Lenana School is a Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya.

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List of battleships of World War II

This is a list of battleships of the Second World War.

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List of ships of World War II (D)

The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type.

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Louis Le Bailly

Vice-Admiral Sir Louis Edward Stewart Holland Le Bailly, KBE, CB (18 July 1915 – 3 October 2010) was a Royal Navy officer who became Director-General of Intelligence and later a writer.

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Michael Pollock

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Patrick Pollock, (19 October 1916 – 27 September 2006) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who rose to become First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the early 1970s.

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MV Royal Iris

The MV Royal Iris is a twin screw, diesel-electric, former Mersey Ferry.

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National Christmas Tree (United States)

The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. Each year since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree.

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North Cape (Norway)

North Cape (Nordkapp; Davvenjárga) is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway.

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November 1941

The following events occurred in November 1941.

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Titan Clydebank

Titan Clydebank is a cantilever crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Torpedo

A modern torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with its target or in proximity to it.

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Ultra

Ultra was the designation adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park.

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HMS Duke of York (1940).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Duke_of_York_(17)

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