HMS Charybdis - Guide 211
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2020
- HMS Charybdis, a Dido class cruiser of the Royal Navy, is today's subject.
Read more about the ship here:
- Damnable Folly? Small Cruiser Designs for the Royal Navy Between the Wars - Warship 2011
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...
www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-Wars-After-ebook/dp/B019EJVJS4
www.amazon.co.uk/British-Light-Cruisers-1939-45-Vanguard/dp/1849086842
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Next on the list:
-Eidsvold class
-SMS Emden (II)
-Tashkent-1934A Class
-River class / HMS Plym (K271)
-Siegfried class
-HMS Caroline
-Ships of Battle of Campeche
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It's a shame the Royal Navy never equipped the whirlpool generator that this ship clearly was destined for.
One thing of note is that this battle happened not too far off the British Channel Islands, which were occupied by the Germans (the only British territory to be occupied during the war). 21 bodies from Charybdis washed up on Guernsey. The Germans buried them with military honors, and the island citizens took the opportunity to show up en masse in a show of rebellion. 5,000 people attended the funeral and laid 900 wreaths- subsequently, citizens were banned from attending military funerals.
A five minute guide that is actually five minutes. Is Drachinifel okay?
My late father served on a sister ship HMS Black Prince.
I was in the USN, so am obligated to believe it is the best navy ever, but the Brits have way cooler ship names.
When you have to work early the day after Christmas and only have five minutes, more or less, to relax with your coffee before heading out in the snow, its nice to see a Drach video.
Charybdis and Scylla. You would not want to get caught between them two. Unless, of course, you were sailing on HMS Argon
During the war my father was evacuated from London to Hereford. The couple that looked after him had a son, John Herbert who was a coder on HMS Charybdis. My dad was having breakfast with them when the telegram arrived informing them that he'd been killed in action. His body washed up on Guernsey where he is buried in a military cemetery with other members of the crew.
My father Eric Withington was on HMS Charybdis but was given compassionate leave when his wife was very ill and later died. He never returned to the ship which saved him.
In memory of my great uncle D/MX 75335 Leonard Samuel Bluck who was a radio telegraphist killed at the time of the sinking of HMS Charybdis in 1943.
Usually, I come here to learn the story of a ship I never heard before. Not this time however.
Lt Com. Roger Hill describes the loss of this ship in his book and he really puts the boot in. He had personally warned the COs that they were making a grave error in tactics and planning but he was waved off. Only thing worse than a cluster fuck like this is a totally avoidable cluster fuck!
Thank you, Drachinifel.
Ah, the wonderfull tradition of using Greek mythological names.
I strongly recommend the book "Flagship to Murmansk" by Robert Hughes, who was Gunnery Control Officer on Charybdis' sister ship, HMS Scylla.
Maybe a follow-up story about that change to blockade runner interceptions? Love these videos and hope you and your loved ones are safe and well this holiday season.
The subsequent Battle of the Bay of Biscay December 1943 is a good example of the Royal Navy & RAF successfully stopping a blockade runner Alsterufer and its escorts, without casualties.
Thank you for a boxing day video Drach. Merry Christmas
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