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blockship

(ˈblɒkˌʃɪp)
n
a ship used to block a river or channel
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Blockship Assembly Location Oban An artificial harbour known as The Mulberry Harbour was developed for the Normandy invasion.
From the lochs of Ar How the D-Day landings werArgyll to the beaches of Normandy: were rehearsed in Scotland
The aim, as in Zeebrugge, would be to sink British cruiser the HMS Vindictive to act as a blockship.
Welsh heroes saluted for bravery in WWI blockade; During the spring of 1918, British forces were at crisis point with the constant loss of cargo and ships to the German navy - prompting Allied action to try to blockade enemy U-boats. A century on, Anna Lewis reports on the courageous actions of two Welshmen during the perilous blockade operations
WATERY GRAVE The rusting hulk of blockship Ilsenstein in Scapa Flow, right.
I think of all the blood, sweat, tears and toil that built these ships. But they are rusting and soon they'll be gone; HAYMAN ORKNEY WRECKS A GRIM REMINDER OF FUTILITY OF WARStar hails proud naval history
"When you look at the military records you see that they are very penny-pinching about spending money on sinking another blockship.
Men died on cliff ledges.. we could have saved them; PENNY-PINCHING BLAMED FOR LOSS OF 800 LIVES
spares and turned into a blockship. One dreadnought of the 1912 program
Stalin's big-fleet program
February 1915 Almeria, a steam screw with a gross tonnage of 2,417, lost scuttled as a blockship in the Skerry Sound, Orkney, on February 20, 1915 (wrecksite.eu).
The Great War ships that neever made it home; Thousands of people flocked to Cardiff Bay to see the Royal Navy's PS1bn Type 45 destroyer and the four other warships which visited the capital for the Nato summit. As part of our series of stories on World War I, we look at the ships that were lost due to enemy action in 1914 to 1918
Eric Pegg Blackpool A blockship at Port Said during the Suez crisis of 1956
Help author ensure that images of the Suez Crisis are not lost
Ultimately the raid did not succeed and the blockships did not stop U-boat traffic.
Pair joined mission to block ports to protect cargo ships; During the spring of 1918, British forces were at crisis point with the constant loss of cargo and ships to the German navy - prompting Allied action to try to blockade enemy U-boats. 100 years on, two Welshman have been commemorated for their brave actions in blockade operations, as Anna Lewis reports
And the wrecks of the blockships, which formed part of the breakwater around the harbour, still lie on the seabed.
Engineering overlord
And, as importantly, Egypt had countermeasures with the sinking of 'blockships' to obstruct the canal.
A martyr for Africa: the man of peace
Wreck Diving,Orkney Islands: Intrepid Treasure Hunting Trips Wrecks litter the coast here, not least the blockships sunk in Scapa Flow as a WWI defence against the Germans and many of the 50 plus German fleet scuppered by order of admiral Von Reuter.
Chill hills for thrills; SCOTLAND'S WORLD CLASS ADVENTURES Travel guide hails country
If others would photosincludedto images-ships, blockships,generalviews,troops,etc., R Breen, Walton arenotlosttoposterity, they care toloan scanningand enhancing,appropriate information?
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