HMS Medway
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HMS Medway was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship constructed for the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Barrow-in-Furness during the late 1920s. The ship served on the China Station before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate Alexandria in the face of the German advance after the Battle of Gazala in May 1942, Medway sailed for Lebanon at the end of June, escorted by a light cruiser and seven destroyers. Her strong escort could not protect her; on 30 June a German submarine torpedoed and sank her.
1928
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25; F25
Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 
Location: 31.05, 30.5833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1928 HMS Medway
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keel laying
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HMS Medway IWM Q 65758
HMS Eagle and HMS Medway at Hong Kong in the 1930s
Orion (AWM 306714)
Borough of Medway| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1207 | Battle of Perire | battle, Libu, New Kingdom of Egypt | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Shubra Khit | Ottoman Empire, French First Republic, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1801 | Siege of El Rahmaniya | siege | Wikidata |
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | shipwreck | 1928 | HMS Medway | depot ship, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| commons | image | HMS Medway IWM Q 65758 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Eagle and HMS Medway at Hong Kong in the 1930s | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Orion (AWM 306714) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Borough of Medway | Commons | ||
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