- HMS
Foylebank was a
Royal Navy anti-aircraft ship
active during the
early part of the
Second World War. She
entered service in June 1940 and was sunk...
-
Leading Seaman Jack
Mantle was in
charge of the
Starboard pom-pom when
FOYLEBANK was
attacked by
enemy aircraft on the 4th of July, 1940.
Early in the...
- the 5,500 ton anti-aircraft ship HMS
Foylebank in
Portland Harbour,
killing 176 of its 298 crew. One of
Foylebank's gunners,
Leading Seaman John F. Mantle...
- War 1942-05-3030 May 1942* Jack
Mantle NOR-4.3Acting
Leading Seaman HMS
Foylebank Second World War 1940-07-044 July 1940*
William Mariner NOR-2.2Private...
- Bretagne, Mistral, Mogador,
Provence 4 Jul:
Rigault de
Genouilly 5 Jul: HMS
Foylebank, HMS Whirlwind,
Zeffiro 6 Jul: Dunkerque, HMS Shark 9 Jul: Bruges, HMS Salmon...
- 2007.
Retrieved 7
March 2008. Only
person to be
nominated by enemy. "
Foylebank".
Heritage Coast.
Retrieved 7
March 2008. NZ recipient. Bashton, NS. "Royal...
-
formation of RAF
Bristol Beaufighters. 176 Navy 1940 United
Kingdom HMS
Foylebank – On 5 July the
British anti-aircraft ship sank
after being bombed by...
- Bretagne, Mistral, Mogador,
Provence 4 Jul:
Rigault de
Genouilly 5 Jul: HMS
Foylebank, HMS Whirlwind,
Zeffiro 6 Jul: Dunkerque, HMS Shark 9 Jul: Bruges, HMS Salmon...
- over the
course of the war. In July 1940, the anti-aircraft ship HMS
Foylebank was
attacked by
Stuka dive-bombers and sank in the harbour. The second...
- Bretagne, Mistral, Mogador,
Provence 4 Jul:
Rigault de
Genouilly 5 Jul: HMS
Foylebank, HMS Whirlwind,
Zeffiro 6 Jul: Dunkerque, HMS Shark 9 Jul: Bruges, HMS Salmon...
