What is the name of the engagement on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 in which the HMS "Calpe" participated?
Dieppe Raid
HMS Calpe (L71) HMS Calpe (L71) Dieppe Raid Dieppe Raid
USS "Advent" (AM-83) was an "Adroit"-class minesweeper of the United States Navy.  The ship was laid down on 18 August 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 12 March 1942; and commissioned on 19 August 1942, Lt. K. A. Tuttle in command.
HMS "Calpe" (pennant number L71) was a British Royal Navy Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort.  Built as a result of the outbreak of World War II, "Calpe" escorted convoys during the war and participated in the Dieppe Raid.  Calpe is an old name for Gibraltar.  Collaborating with USS "Wainwright" on 13 December 1943, she assisted in the sinking of German U-boat "U-593" .  "Calpe" was loaned and then sold to the Danish Navy, remaining active until she was scrapped in Sweden in 1966.
German submarine "U-518" was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.  She saw considerable success from her launch on 11 February 1942 until she was sunk on 22 April 1945.  The U-boat was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg as yard number 314 on 12 June 1941, and commissioned on 25 April 1942 with "Fregattenkapitän" Hans-Günther Brachmann in command.  He was replaced on 19 August 1942 by "Kapitänleutnant" Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann.
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation "Rutter during planning stages, and by its final official code-name Operation "Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War.  The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942.  The assault began at 5:00 a.m., and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat.  Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by The Calgary Regiment of the 1st Canadian Tank Brigade and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents.  It involved 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British troops, and 50 United States Army Rangers.
USS Delphinus (AF-24) was built in 1915 as  by Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland; acquired by the U.S. Navy 11 August 1942; and commissioned the same day as "San Mateo", Lieutenant O. M. Mikkelsen, USNR, in command.  She was assigned the name "Delphinus" on 22 August 1942.
Little is known of Rodd's early life, but during the French Revolutionary Wars he served as a commander in the sloops HMS "Bonetta" and HMS "Scorpion" .  In the former he participated in the capture of the French privateer "Le Poisson Volant" in the West Indies on 4 August 1796, and in the latter he captured the Dutch privateer "Courier", for which was promoted to post captain on 7 September 1798.  After the Peace of Amiens in 1803, Rodd briefly took command of the first rate ship of the line  under Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, but by 1805 had moved to the veteran frigate HMS "Indefatigable" .  In "Indefatigable", Rodd served as the main scout for the British squadron blockading Brest, France.  In 1805 he sighted the French fleet under Admiral Ganteaume attempting to escape and warned the Offshore Squadron, who drove the French back into Brest in a brief engagement.  In 1806, Rodd was working in conjunction with Captain Lord Cochrane in HMS "Pallas" and on 15 July "Indefatigable" was the launch point for a fleet of small boats that attacked a French convoy in the Gironde.
The Battle of Jean-Rabel consisted of two connected minor naval engagements of the French Revolutionary Wars & the Haitian Revolution.  The first engagement saw an overwhelming British Royal Navy force consisting of two ships of the line attack and destroy a French Navy frigate in Moustique Inlet near the town of Jean-Rabel on the Northern coast of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (which later gained independence as Haiti).  The second engagement took place four days later when a force of boats launched from a British frigate squadron attacked the town of Jean-Rabel itself, capturing a large number of merchant ships in the harbour that had been seized by French privateers.
HMS "Flax, a modified Flower-class corvette , was laid down on 28 February 1942 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, by War Supplies Ltd., for the Royal Navy.  Launched on 15 June 1942 it was reallocated to the United States under the so-called "Reverse Lend-Lease" program and renamed and redesignated Brisk" (PG-89) on 14 August 1942.  Completed on 5 December 1942, the ship was commissioned on 6 December 1942, Lt. Norman B. Denel, USNR, in command.
USS "Might" (PG-94) was laid down as Canadian corvette CN-312 by Morton Engineering and Drydock Co., Ltd., Quebec, Canada, on 28 November 1941 and launched as HMS "Musk" on 15 July 1942.  The ship was transferred to the United States Navy on 20 July 1942, renamed "Might" on 14 August 1942, and commissioned at Quebec on 22 December 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. K. Hartley in command.
No. 131 Radar Station RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force radar station formed at Richmond, New South Wales on 19 June 1942.  After initial training the radar group was sent to Beverley Park, Kogarah on 14 August 1942, then Kyeemagh on 27 August 1942 and to its final posting at Ash Island, Newcastle from 7 September 1942.
USS Advent (AM-83) HMS Calpe (L71) German submarine U-518 Dieppe Raid USS Delphinus (AF-24) John Tremayne Rodd Battle of Jean-Rabel USS Brisk (PG-89) USS Might (PG-94) No. 131 Radar Station RAAF
USS "Advent" (AM-83) was an "Adroit"-class minesweeper of the United States Navy.  The ship was laid down on 18 August 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 12 March 1942; and commissioned on 19 August 1942, Lt. K. A. Tuttle in command.
USS Advent (AM-83)
HMS "Calpe" (pennant number L71) was a British Royal Navy Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort.  Built as a result of the outbreak of World War II, "Calpe" escorted convoys during the war and participated in the Dieppe Raid.  Calpe is an old name for Gibraltar.  Collaborating with USS "Wainwright" on 13 December 1943, she assisted in the sinking of German U-boat "U-593" .  "Calpe" was loaned and then sold to the Danish Navy, remaining active until she was scrapped in Sweden in 1966.
HMS Calpe (L71)
German submarine "U-518" was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.  She saw considerable success from her launch on 11 February 1942 until she was sunk on 22 April 1945.  The U-boat was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg as yard number 314 on 12 June 1941, and commissioned on 25 April 1942 with "Fregattenkapitän" Hans-Günther Brachmann in command.  He was replaced on 19 August 1942 by "Kapitänleutnant" Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann.
German submarine U-518
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation "Rutter during planning stages, and by its final official code-name Operation "Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War.  The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942.  The assault began at 5:00 a.m., and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat.  Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by The Calgary Regiment of the 1st Canadian Tank Brigade and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents.  It involved 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British troops, and 50 United States Army Rangers.
Dieppe Raid
USS Delphinus (AF-24) was built in 1915 as  by Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland; acquired by the U.S. Navy 11 August 1942; and commissioned the same day as "San Mateo", Lieutenant O. M. Mikkelsen, USNR, in command.  She was assigned the name "Delphinus" on 22 August 1942.
USS Delphinus (AF-24)
Little is known of Rodd's early life, but during the French Revolutionary Wars he served as a commander in the sloops HMS "Bonetta" and HMS "Scorpion" .  In the former he participated in the capture of the French privateer "Le Poisson Volant" in the West Indies on 4 August 1796, and in the latter he captured the Dutch privateer "Courier", for which was promoted to post captain on 7 September 1798.  After the Peace of Amiens in 1803, Rodd briefly took command of the first rate ship of the line  under Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, but by 1805 had moved to the veteran frigate HMS "Indefatigable" .  In "Indefatigable", Rodd served as the main scout for the British squadron blockading Brest, France.  In 1805 he sighted the French fleet under Admiral Ganteaume attempting to escape and warned the Offshore Squadron, who drove the French back into Brest in a brief engagement.  In 1806, Rodd was working in conjunction with Captain Lord Cochrane in HMS "Pallas" and on 15 July "Indefatigable" was the launch point for a fleet of small boats that attacked a French convoy in the Gironde.
John Tremayne Rodd
The Battle of Jean-Rabel consisted of two connected minor naval engagements of the French Revolutionary Wars & the Haitian Revolution.  The first engagement saw an overwhelming British Royal Navy force consisting of two ships of the line attack and destroy a French Navy frigate in Moustique Inlet near the town of Jean-Rabel on the Northern coast of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (which later gained independence as Haiti).  The second engagement took place four days later when a force of boats launched from a British frigate squadron attacked the town of Jean-Rabel itself, capturing a large number of merchant ships in the harbour that had been seized by French privateers.
Battle of Jean-Rabel
HMS "Flax, a modified Flower-class corvette , was laid down on 28 February 1942 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, by War Supplies Ltd., for the Royal Navy.  Launched on 15 June 1942 it was reallocated to the United States under the so-called "Reverse Lend-Lease" program and renamed and redesignated Brisk" (PG-89) on 14 August 1942.  Completed on 5 December 1942, the ship was commissioned on 6 December 1942, Lt. Norman B. Denel, USNR, in command.
USS Brisk (PG-89)
USS "Might" (PG-94) was laid down as Canadian corvette CN-312 by Morton Engineering and Drydock Co., Ltd., Quebec, Canada, on 28 November 1941 and launched as HMS "Musk" on 15 July 1942.  The ship was transferred to the United States Navy on 20 July 1942, renamed "Might" on 14 August 1942, and commissioned at Quebec on 22 December 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. K. Hartley in command.
USS Might (PG-94)
No. 131 Radar Station RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force radar station formed at Richmond, New South Wales on 19 June 1942.  After initial training the radar group was sent to Beverley Park, Kogarah on 14 August 1942, then Kyeemagh on 27 August 1942 and to its final posting at Ash Island, Newcastle from 7 September 1942.
No. 131 Radar Station RAAF
What is the name of the engagement on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 in which the HMS "Calpe" participated?
What is the name of the engagement on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 in which the HMS "Calpe" participated?
What is the name of the engagement on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 in which the HMS "Calpe" participated?
What is the name of the engagement on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 in which the HMS "Calpe" participated?