SS Abukir was a British coastal steamship that was launched in 1920 as SS Island Queen and renamed in 1934 as SS Kyle Queen. In 1935 she was renamed Abukir...
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Dynamo, Javelin and other destroyers rescued survivors from the sinking of SS Abukir. At the end of November 1940 the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, consisting of...
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and took part in the rescue of 33 survivors on 28 May from the coaster SS Abukir, which had been torpedoed by an E-boat. She made one trip to Dunkirk during...
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beaches. Those named on the memorial include BEF servicemen who died on SS Abukir, a British steamship that was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea while...
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May, Jaguar and other destroyers rescued survivors from the sinking of SS Abukir. Jaguar landed 370 troops picked up from the beaches of Bray-Dunes at...
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civilians from Ostend. 51°12′N 2°10′E / 51.20°N 2.16°E / 51.20; 2.16 (SS Abukir) HMS Assistance Royal Navy 29 March 1802 A fourth-rate ship that hit...
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Javelin, she rescued 33 survivors from the torpedoed Belgian coaster SS Abukir and transferred them to the destroyer Grenade. Codrington then proceeded...
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SS Antilla (or "ES Antilla", with "ES" standing for "Elektroschiff" German: electric ship) was a Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) cargo ship that was launched...
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1900 and torpedoed along with two sister ships on 22 September 1914. SS Abukir, a British coaster built in 1920 and sunk while rescuing evacuees from...
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SS Zamzam was a steam ocean liner that was launched in 1909 in Ireland and scuttled in 1941 in the South Atlantic. She was launched as Leicestershire and...
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