13-531: Flying Squadron may refer to: Flying Squadron (1869) , a Royal Navy squadron Flying Squadron (1870) , a Royal Navy squadron including HMS Volage Flying Squadron (1896) , a British Royal Navy squadron Flying Squadron (United States Navy) , a U.S. Navy squadron that fought in the Spanish–American War Flying Squadron of America , a temperance organization Flying Squadron (film) ,
26-546: A list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Charybdis&oldid=1047623234 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Royal Navy ship names Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from December 2017 Use British English from December 2017 Articles with short description Short description
39-657: A 1949 Italian adventure film Escadron volant ("Flying squadron"), Ladies-in-waiting at Catherine de' Medici's court Squadrone Volante ("Flying Squadron"), a 17th-century group of liberal cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church See also [ edit ] Flying Squad , a branch of the Specialist Crime Directorate [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with
52-833: The Cape of Good Hope , and the East Indies , before crossing the Pacific Ocean and returning to England at the end of 1872. The third Flying Squadron was a special Royal Navy squadron that operated during 1896. Following the Jameson Raid in South Africa , the German Emperor Wilhelm II sent a telegram of support to President Kruger. This led to a war scare in Europe. To ready itself for
65-515: The German occupying forces. Every year a commemoration service is held, which is attended by local naval veterans, Sea Cadets and representatives of the Royal Navy . The sixth HMS Charybdis (F75) was a Leander -class frigate launched in 1968 and sunk as a target in 1993. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes
78-669: The Pacific with the Commander-in-Chief, China . She joined the Flying Squadron at Valparaiso in Chile , sailing home the rest of the way with them. The second Flying Squadron was formed in 1870, mostly made up of wooden ships, but including the very new corvette HMS Volage , which circumnavigated the world to "show the flag". The squadron sailed from England on 3 December 1870 and called at Madeira , Brazil ,
91-746: The possibility of a war with the German Empire , the Royal Navy formed the Particular Service Squadron at Portsmouth , on 14 January 1896. It was soon renamed the Flying Squadron. Its flagship was the battleship Revenge , while the other ships in the squadron were the battleship Royal Oak , the Edgar -class cruiser Gibraltar and Theseus , and the Astraea -class cruisers Charybdis and Hermione . The squadron
104-542: The same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flying_Squadron&oldid=1037753523 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Flying Squadron (1869) The Flying Squadron
117-464: The squadron from 19 June 1869 – 15 November 1870, flying his flag from HMS Liverpool (1860) . Other ships of the squadron included HMS Liffey (1856) , HMS Bristol (left at Bahia), HMS Endymion (1865) , HMS Scylla (left at Esquimalt), HMS Barrosa (1860) , HMS Phoebe , HMS Pearl , and HMS Charybdis . Between 1866 and 1870, HMS Satellite (1855) served in
130-776: Was a Royal Navy squadron formed at least three times. Its first formation existed from June 1869-November 1870. The first Flying Squadron was established in 1869. It was made up, at various times, of ten wooden ships with auxiliary steam power. The squadron sailed from Plymouth on 19 June 1869. It called at Madeira , South America , South Africa , Melbourne, Sydney, and Hobart in Australia , Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttleton in New Zealand , Japan , Canada Hawaii , and Bahia in Brazil, before returning to England on 15 November 1870. Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Hornby commanded
143-494: Was an Astraea -class protected cruiser launched in 1893, converted to a cargo ship in 1918 and sold to Bermuda in 1922. The fifth HMS Charybdis (88) was a Dido -class cruiser launched in 1940 and sunk in the English Channel by German torpedo boats in 1943. Twenty-one of the sailors' bodies were washed up on the shores of Guernsey , where they were given a burial with full military honours by
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#1732771782392156-545: Was an 18-gun brig-sloop in use from 1809 to 1819. She apparently became the whaler Greenwich which made three complete voyages and then wrecked in the Seychelles in 1833 while on her fourth. The second HMS Charybdis (1831) was a 10-gun brig-sloop in use from 1831 to 1843. The third HMS Charybdis (1859) was a screw corvette launched in 1859, loaned to Canada from 1880 to 1882, and sold 1884. The fourth HMS Charybdis (1893)
169-621: Was commanded by Rear Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale . The Flying Squadron was held in readiness for ten months, and briefly was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in mid-1896. No war broke out, and the Flying Squadron was disbanded in November 1896. HMS Charybdis Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Charybdis , after the sea monster Charybdis of Greek mythology . The first HMS Charybdis (1809)
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