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BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII The BL 4 - inch gun Mk VII was a British high - velocity naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti - torpedo boat gun in large ships , and in the main armament of smaller ships . It was also used as a defensive weapon on Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships ( DEMS ) during the Second World War . Naval history . The guns armed the following warships : The gun was succeeded in the " heavy " 4 - inch class on new warships commissioned from 1914 onwards by the QF 4 inch Mk V . This new generation of warships were more heavily armed , and the BL Mk VII ' s role as secondary armament on capital ship s and primary armament on cruisers was taken over by the BL 6 inch Mk VII and BL 6 inch Mk XII while the 4 - inch calibre became the secondary armament on cruisers and primary armament on destroyers . In World War II many guns were used to arm merchant ships . World War I field gun service . A battery of 4 guns mounted on field carriages was first deployed with the South African Heavy Artillery in the German South West Africa campaign in 1915 and returned to England in September . They were then deployed in the East African Campaign from February 1916 with 11th Heavy Battery ( renumbered 15th Battery from April 1916 ) manned by the Royal Marine Artillery . < br style = " clear : left ; " > < br style = " clear : left ; " >
HMAS Shoalhaven ( K535 ) HMAS " Shoalhaven " ( K535 / M535 / F535 ) , named for the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales , was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough , Queensland on 18 December 1943 , launched on 14 December 1944 by Senator Dorothy Tangney and commissioned at Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay in Queensland on 2 May 1946 . The ship operated during the Korean War , and received the battle honour " Korea 1950 " . HMAS " Shoalhaven " paid off to reserve on 19 December 1955 , and was sold to H . C . Sleigh and Company , acting on behalf of Mitsubishi Australia Propriety Limited , in January 1962 .
Frank Pegram Vice Admiral Frank Henderson ' Rammer ' Pegram , CB , DSO , ( 25 February 1890 – 8 March 1944 ) was a British Royal Navy officer who played a prominent role in the Norwegian Campaign during World War II . Naval career . Pegram was born in Lancashire , England and joined the navy in 1905 . He served in World War I aboard the predreadnought and was present during the Gallipoli bombardment . In 1917 he served aboard the battlecruiser and in 1918 he was Gunnery Officer aboard , a monitor bombarding German targets along the Belgian coast . For this service he received the Belgian Croix de guerre . Between the wars Pegram had a number of shore and seagoing appointments , including a period as executive officer of the battleship . On 10 July 1939 Pegram took up his appointment as commanding officer of the cruiser , and held this position until April 1940 . As such he saw active service in the battles surrounding the German invasion of Norway . The " Glasgow " was in the waters off Scandinavia early in the war and participated in the search for the German passenger liner SS " Bremen " . In February 1940 , she captured the German trawler " Herrlichkeit " off Tromsø . Pegram ' s significance comes from three daring voyages into Norwegian ports with the threat of German air attack . The first was to land troops at Harstad in the far north of the country . Also , Pegram took the " Glasgow " into Namsos and landed a detachment of Royal Marines to block enemy troops until the main British forces arrived , during the Namsos Campaign . And finally , Pegram made a bold run under air attack into Molde in Southern Norway to evacuate King Haakon VII , much of the Norwegian Cabinet and senior government leaders as well as a good portion of the gold reserves of Norway . From 1940 to 1943 Pegram commanded Royal Navy forces , first in the South Atlantic and then on the West Africa Station , flying his flag from . Pegram was Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport from May 1943 to March 1944 . He died in the Royal Naval Hospital in Bristol on 8 March 1944 .
Blackburn War Memorial Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn , Lancashire , England . It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in World War I but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in World War II . The main feature of this war memorial is Bertram Mackennal ’ s bronze sculpture known as " Mother England " or " Sacrifice " . Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved by the Blackburn War Memorial Committee in October 1922 and it was unveiled 2 August 1924 .
USNS Loyal ( T - AGOS - 22 ) USNS " Loyal " ( T - AGOS - 22 ) is a " Victorious " - class ocean surveillance ship acquired by the U . S . Navy in 1993 and assigned to the Navy ’ s Special Missions Program . Built and Particulars . " Loyal " was built by Mc Dermott Shipyards , Morgan City , Louisiana . She was laid down on 7 October 1991 and launched 19 September 1992 and was delivered to the Navy on 1 July 1993 which assigned her to the Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) Special Missions Program . Vessel particulars - FPO AE 09577 - 4018 IMO Number : 892664000 Callsign : NLYL MMSI : 367835000 Mission . The mission of " Loyal " is to directly support the Navy by using passive sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats . Operational history . The USS Loyal used Sasebo as a base in 2011 , and was deployed in the Pacific ocean . She called Sasebo in January 2011 and Subic bay ( Philippines ) in April 2012 Honors and awards . " Loyal " personnel are qualified for the following medals : Note . There is no journal entry on " Loyal " at DANFS .
Ground control station A ground control station ( GCS ) is a land - or sea - based control center that provides the facilities for human control of unmanned vehicles in the air or in space . A GCS could be used to control unmanned aerial vehicle s or rockets within or above the atmosphere .
Wilhelm Steinmann Wilhelm Steinmann ( 12 January 1912 – 1 August 1966 ) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . World War II . Wilhelm Steinmann joined the Luftwaffe as a bomber pilot and flew a Heinkel He 111 in the 1939 - 1941 campaigns before transferring to the " Jagdwaffe " and becoming a fighter pilot . In October 1942 Steinmann was posted to the " Gruppenstab " of I . / Jagdgeschwader 27 ( JG 27 ) based on the Channel Front . He recorded his first victory on 18 May 1943 , an RAF Hawker Typhoon . On 1 June Steinmann shot down a Bf 109 G - 6 in error , flown by the " Gruppenkommandeur " of I . / JG 27 , Hauptmann Erich Hohagen . Steinmann was exiled to Romania to the staff of " Jagdfliegerführer Rumänien " as punishment , although soon afterwards was transferred to I . / Jagdgeschwader 4 ( JG 4 ) , in Romania . On 1 August 1943 he claimed three B - 24 bombers of the USAAF 15th Air Force Force raiding Ploesti at low - level . On 14 September 1943 Steinmann was appointed " Staffelkapitän " of 1 . / JG 4 serving in Italy then was appointed " Gruppenkommandeur " of I . / JG 4 on 23 January 1944 . He claimed some 15 victories in this theatre , mainly Allied fighters . He briefly left this unit on 14 February 1944 only to return as " Gruppenkommandeur " of I . / JG 4 during the Defense of the Reich campaign on 26 August 1944 . On 18 December Steinmann claimed an RAF Mosquito bomber for his 29th victory . In March 1945 Steinmann was transferred to III . / Ergänzungs - Jagdgeschwader 2 ( EJG 2 ) and began training to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter . He recorded four victories in the jet . The now Major Steinmann was awarded the Knight ' s Cross on 28 March 1945 after achieving 44 kills and ended the war with JV 44 under the command of General Adolf Galland . Wilhelm Steinmann was credited with 44 kills in 234 missions , all but four were scored against the Western Allies . Included in his tally were 7 P - 47 Thunderbolt s and 11 P - 51 Mustang fighters , making him one of the highest scoring " Luftwaffe " pilots against those Allied types .
Östergötlands storregemente Östergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Östergötland ( Östergötland Grand Regiment , Regiment of the Land in Östergötland ) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s . History . Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called " fänikor " , more specifically from the province of Östergötland and in the county of Jönköping , in 1618 and counting 3 , 000 men ( at the time , it counted 2 , 176 men ) . The grand regiment was in turn organized into three field regiments ( " fältregementen " ) and a cavalry regiment , thus actually being more like a brigade in spite of the name . The regiment did not take part in any campaign during its short lifetime . The grand regiments of Sweden where reorganized during the early 1620s to consist of three field regiments , each of eight companies of 150 men , thus making the total number 3 , 600 soldiers per grand regiment . It is unsure whether or not the cavalry regiment was included in the total number . In 1623 , the regiment was split into three smaller regiments , " Östgöta infanteriregemente " , " Jönköpings regemente " and " Östgöta kavalleriregemente " . Organization . Before being split , the regiment was organized as follows :
Naval Support Activity Charleston Naval Weapons Station Charleston is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River , in the cities of Goose Creek and Hanahan South Carolina . The base encompasses more than 17 , 000 acres ( 69 km² ) of land with 10 , 000 acres ( 40 km² ) of forest and wetlands , 16 - plus miles of waterfront , four deep - water piers , of railroad and of road . The current workforce ( military / civil service / contractor ) numbers more than 11 , 000 with an additional 3 , 600 people in on - base family housing . Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure plan the Air Force is to jointly manage Naval Weapons Station Charleston and Charleston Air Force Base as Joint Base Charleston . History . Commissioned on November 5 , 1941 as the United States Naval Ammunition Depot , the facility was used as an ammunition collection and distribution point during World War II . Ammunition manufactured throughout the country was sent to the base and then loaded onto ships being built at the Charleston Naval Shipyard . After the war , the station oversaw the removal of ordnance from deactivated ships . There was minimal activity at the base for the next several years . In the mid - 1950s , the station experienced renewed activity when its mission was expanded to include the handling of guided missile s . Base personnel were tasked with arming submarine s with the UGM - 27 Polaris missile , and in 1960 the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic ( POMFLANT ) was constructed within the base . More land was acquired and facilities were built in 1965 to accommodate the handling of Terrier , Tartar , and Hawk missiles . Buildings were added again in 1969 for the Standard and Red Eye missiles . The base continued to grow through the 1970s and , on September 30 , 1981 , acquired the nearby Charleston Army Depot . The station ' s name was then changed to Naval Weapons Station South . Current status . The Weapons Station has expanded its mission and Department of Defense support role with over 40 tenant commands , and today is a training center , with the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command ( NNPTC ) , Nuclear Power Training Unit , Propulsion Facility , and Border Patrol satellite academy ; Naval Consolidated Brig , Charleston ; Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston ; Explosive Ordnance Detachments ; Marine Corps Reserve Center ; an engineering complex , with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center ( SPAWAR , this is the largest employer in the Charleston area ) and is close to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast ; 269 above - ground ammunition magazines , maintenance and storage of military ordnance including mines , and serves as an Army logistics hub , the busiest continental United States surface port in the defense transportation system . In addition , NWS Charleston contains more than 1 , 800 on - base houses for Navy enlisted and officer dependents as well as Coast Guard dependents , and has a child care facility , elementary and middle schools . A large medical clinic near NNPTC in Goose Creek has just finished construction .
Battle of la Tablada de Tolomosa The Battle of la Tablada de Tolomosa was fought on 15 April 1817 near the town of Tarija in today ' s southern Bolivia between the royalist forces under colonel Mateo Ramírez and republican local forces under Eustaquio Méndez allied with the Army of the North under Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid . The main caudillo s directing the militia s were Méndez , José María Avilés and Colonel Francisco Pérez de Uriondo , one of the Tarijan ' s commanders allied with General Güemes ' guerrillas . The town ' s center was under Ramírez and well defended by royalist troops . The local " Montoneros " guerrillas surrounded the town and Ramírez ' s troops . Tarija ' s chieftains had more than 1000 men ready for battle . Lieutenant Colonel Aráoz de Lamadrid , was arriving with nearly 500 men from Argentina ' s territory to the South with a regiment of Hussars and militias from Tucumán . Nearing Tarija he learned that the local forces were harassing Ramírez ' s troops , and going down the hills at Tolomosa , he arrived in the town encountering Méndez , an old acquaintance of the Argentine chief . Lamadrid , with his small force was at the time in battle with the enemy . With Méndez ' arrival they vanquished the royalist left flank , while Lamadrid attacked in the center , with a victory making the royalists flee . The Army of the North and the local militias took control of Tarija itself . Afterwards , the revolutionaries returned to the camp where their Argentine commander released the prisoners obtaining Ramírez ' s surrender along with other royalist officers , among them Andrés de Santa Cruz , who later would switch sides by joining the revolutionary forces in Peru .
The Rumps The Rumps ( , meaning " fort at Pentire " ) ( ) is a twin - headland promontory at the north - east corner of Pentire Head in north Cornwall , United Kingdom . The promontory is formed from hard basalt ic rock ( see also Geology of Cornwall ) and projects north into the Atlantic Ocean . Its headlands lie east - to - west . A small offshore island named The Mouls lies off the eastern headland ; the western headland is named Rumps Point . Access to The Rumps is via the South West Coast Path from Polzeath or by an inland public footpath from the car park at Pentire Farm . The entire Pentire headland , including The Rumps , is under the stewardship of the National Trust . Sightseeing boat tours regularly sail around The Rumps from the nearby port of Padstow . Iron Age fort . The Rumps is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort . The fort was the subject of an archeological survey and the findings were published in 1974 in " Cornish Archaeology , 13 , pp 5 - 50 " . The twin headlands are linked to the mainland by a narrow neck making The Rumps a formidably defensive site . Three ramparts ( banks and ditches ) span the narrowest part of the promontory . These date from the late Iron Age and were once topped by wooden palisades ; the earthworks remain clearly visible to walkers . For The Fallen . The poet Laurence Binyon wrote " For the Fallen " in 1914 while sitting on the cliffs between Pentire Point and The Rumps . A stone plaque was erected at the spot in 2001 to commemorate the fact . The plaque bears an inscription which reads " For The Fallen composed on these cliffs 1914 " and quotes the stanza popularly known as " The Ode " .
Greyhound - class destroyer Three " Greyhound " - class destroyers served with the Royal Navy during the First World War . Built in 1899 – 1902 , , and were three - funnelled turtle - backed destroyers , with the usual Hawthorn funnel tops , built by R . & W . Hawthorn , Leslie & Company at their Hebburn - on - Tyne shipyard . They were virtually identical to the built a couple of years earlier by the same company , except that they used a different type of water - tube boiler ; Yarrow rather than Thornycroft . These four boilers produced 6 , 100 hp to given them the required thirty knots and they were armed with the standard 12 pounder gun s and two torpedo tubes . They carried a complement of 63 officers and men . In 1913 the three - like all other surviving three - funnelled destroyers of the " 30 - knotter " group - were re - classed as C - class destroyer s .
Battle of Otepää ( 1217 ) Battle of Otepää was a battle during the Livonian Crusade in 1217 . The battle ended with a victory for the Estonians and Russians . In February 1217 a large Russian force along with Oeselians and other Estonians arrived at Otepää to besiege it . The number of the besiegers is said to have reached 20 000 men . Because the stronghold was located on a very well defended hill , the siege lasted for 17 days . The Bishop Albert of Riga sent 3000 men from Riga headed by the master of the order to relieve the trapped German force in Otepää . Near the stronghold they met the Estonian and Russian forces in battle . The Germans managed to get into the stronghold but with very heavy casualties . The situation became very difficult for them . The long siege decreased the people ' s food and fodder to the minimum . The horses were said to have eaten the horsetails off each other . On the third day after the German relief army had arrived the stronghold , the negotiations started . Based on the peace they made , the Germans had to leave not only from Otepää but from all of Estonia . It was the greatest defeat for the Crusaders in the Livonian Crusade to Estonia .
Armored Guard Brigade ( Croatia ) Armoured Mechanized Guard Brigade or Guard Armoured Mechanized Brigade is the main component of the Croatian Army . The brigade is based in eastern Croatia with main headquarters being in Vinkovci . Main Role . Brigade ’ s main role is defence of Croatia ’ s territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as participating in NATO and international peace support operations , plan and conduct brigade staff and units training in accordance with domestic international commitments . Main Tasks : Current Composition . Brigade has around 5 , 000 personal deployed in 7 Battalions and several companies . " Units "
Military Power of the People ' s Republic of China Military Power of the People ' s Republic of China is a publication of the United States Department of Defense that provides an estimation of the military power and strategy of the People ' s Republic of China . The Defense Department is required to annually produce and issue the report under Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( Public Law 106 - 65 . ) The 2006 report notes that the Chinese military has expanded its presence in the area of the Taiwan Strait and that the balance of forces is " shifting in the mainland ' s favor . " It also states that the Chinese military budget has grown significantly , although is not keeping pace with overall government expenditures . Based on the report , " Slate " magazine writer Fred Kaplan called the Chinese military a " paper tiger " that is responsible for " about a quarter of the Pentagon ' s budget . " Many cheap foreign imports are being dumped on China ' s market such as Kia , Hyundai , Microsoft , Cola , Mcdonald ' s , Government Motors , Disney , Pimp My Ride , Hollywood , Boeing , KFC , deep fried krupuk , American pork , Agent Orange , GE microwaves , LG , Samsung and many more . China can do better .
USS Laurens ( APA - 153 ) USS " Laurens " ( APA - 153 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas . " Laurens " , an attack transport , was launched by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp . , Portland , Oregon , under Maritime Commission contract ; sponsored by Mrs . James C . Black ; acquired by the Navy 7 September 1944 ; and commissioned the same day , Capt . A . R . Ponto in command . World War II service . After shakedown along the California coast , " Laurens " departed Oakland , California , 26 October 1944 , arriving Lae , New Guinea , 12 November . For the next month she operated out of New Guinea and New Caledonia , training in preparation for the Lingayen Gulf landings . Forwarded to Guadalcanal in mid - December , " Laurens " loaded over 1 , 400 troops and proceeded to Manus , Admiralty Islands . Landing troops in the Philippine Islands . " Laurens " departed Manus 2 January 1945 and arrived in Lingayen Gulf to land troops off San Fabian , Philippine Islands , 9 days later . She stood out of Lingayen Gulf on the 12th , returning to New Guinea 27 January . During February she made another cruise to the Philippines transporting forces to Leyte and remained there in preparation for the Okinawa campaign . Landing troops onto the beaches of Okinawa . On 27 March 1945 " Laurens " steamed out of Leyte Gulf for Okinawa , doorstep to Japan . The first wave of troops hit the beach 1 April 1945 while " Laurens " arrived in the transport area 9 miles offshore . The continued landing troops and cargo until she sailed for Saipan , 6 April arriving there 4 days later . End - of - war operations . During May " Laurens " was under repair at Pearl Harbor and San Diego , California , before returning Eniwetok 15 June 1945 . For the next 6 weeks the transport operated among the islands , transferring troops and supplies to various staging areas . After loading war veterans at Ulithi 31 July , Laurens sailed the same day for San Francisco , arriving there 1 day before the end of the war . Post - war Magic Carpet assignments . Following the Japanese surrender , " Laurens " carried occupation troops to the Japanese home islands , then formed a unit of the “ Operation Magic Carpet ” fleet assigned to bring the fighting men home . She returned to Portland , Oregon , 8 January 1946 , on her final “ Magic Carpet ” run from the Far East . The following month she sailed for the eastern seaboard . Post - war decommissioning . " Laurens " decommissioned 10 April 1946 at Norfolk , Virginia , and returned to War Shipping Administration ( WSA ) 13 April 1946 . On 2 May 1956 " Laurens " entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the Hudson River , New York , where she remained . She was eventually struck from the Navy List ( date unknown ) and was sold for scrapping in 1988 . Military awards and honors . " Laurens " received two battle stars for World War II service .
HMS Lancaster ( 1902 ) HMS " Lancaster " was a " Monmouth " - class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy . She was built by Armstrong and launched on 22 March 1902 . She served in the First World War with most of her sisters , and survived to be sold for scrap on 3 March 1920 to Ward of Birkenhead & Preston .
German submarine U - 284 German submarine " U - 284 " was a Type VIIC U - boat of the Nazi German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . The submarine was laid down on 1 July 1942 at the " Bremer Vulkan " yard at Bremen - Vegesack as ' werk ' 49 . She was launched on 6 March 1943 and commissioned on 14 April under the command of " Oberleutnant " Günter Scholz . Service history . " U - 284 " served with the 8th U - boat Flotilla for training from April to October 1943 and operationally with the 9th flotilla from 1 November . She carried out one patrol , sinking no ships . She was a member of one wolfpack . Patrol . The boat ' s only patrol began with her departure from Kiel on 13 January 1944 . She passed between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and into the Atlantic Ocean . She was scuttled southeast of Greenland on 21 November 1943 , after sustaining sea damage . Her crew were taken off by " U - 629 " and taken to Brest in occupied France , arriving on 5 January 1944 .