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- fredramsbottom
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- Fred and Joyce Ramsb;ottom
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- Navy
- Background to story:听
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:听
- A4075256
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- 16 May 2005
1940
September
Called up for National Service
15th October
Commenced training as a Coder HMS Wellesly, Liverpool
5th December
Joined HMS Victory, Portsmouth and awaited appointment to ship
1941
9th January
Joined HMS Manchester at Newcastle. Ship in dock for 3 months major refit. Granted 14 days leave immediately
10th April
Air raid on Newcastle. Bomb hit ships boom
11th April
Sailed to Rosyth to access damage
17th April
Left Rosyth for trials and Scapa Flow
5th May
Left Scapa Flow for Northern Patrol
8th May
Many ice flows floating by, spotted enemy aircraft but no attack
10th May
Arrived Scapa Flow
18th May
Left Scapa again on Northern Patrol in Denmark Strait
22nd May
Chase on for German battleship 鈥淏ISMARCK鈥
23rd May
Put in at Faeroe Isles for refuelling
25th May
Put in at Iceland for refuelling
27th May
Signal received that the Bismarck was sunk
3rd June
Arrive Scapa
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