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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7. Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Naval Institute Press.
In recognition of the role of Godetia's role during the Second World War, the Belgian navy later operated a ship with the same name. Godetia continued to serve (with a British crew) in a convoy escorting role until October 1945 when she was decommissioned. [1] From April 1942 to May 1945, Godetia escorted 70 convoys. [3] In 1947, she was ...
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked Belgium as part of their war with France. By 28 May 1940 the Belgian mainland had surrendered to German forces, although the colony of Belgian Congo remained independent throughout the war.
During the 1930s, Belgium was still recovering from the destruction of World War I.Economically, Belgium was experiencing high unemployment in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1929, and by 1932 unemployment stood at 23.5 percent [3] though under the "New Deal-style" Plan de Man [4] this had been reduced to around 15 percent by 1937.
World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom (3 C, 72 P) World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom (60 P) Auxiliary anti-aircraft ships of the Royal Navy (5 P)
Pilote 4 (later renamed Patrouilleur A4) was purchased by the Belgian Corps de Marine in 1920, having previously served in the British Royal Navy during the First World War as HMS John Ebbs (FY3566). [1] The vessel was a Mersey-class naval trawler, built by Cochranes in Selby, North Yorkshire, and was launched on 2 October 1917. [1]
Belgian Crew was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War. HX 251. Convoy HX 251 departed New York on 7 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 23 August. Belgian Crew was carrying a cargo of steel and lumber bound for Immingham, Lincolnshire. [6] She had originally been due to sail in Convoy HX 250. [7] HX 292