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| British Naval Ship HMS Vindictive Prior to the Zeebrugge Raid |
At
the end of her career, HMS Vindictive was reinforced for the attack on the
Zeebrugge Mole. In the same year, soon after, she was scuttled as a blockship
inside the Ostend submarine harbour. A memorial stone to the vessel is now at
Ostend. This picture was taken in December 1897.
Sentinel
type class vessel: 5.750 tons in weight; 320 feet in length, the Vindictive was
sunk as a blockship at Ostend on May 10 1918.
The other blockships used on the Zeebrugge Raid were HMS Thetis and Iphigenia. Both were Apollo class British light cruisers, sunk as blockships at Zeebrugge in April 1918.
The other blockships used on the Zeebrugge Raid were HMS Thetis and Iphigenia. Both were Apollo class British light cruisers, sunk as blockships at Zeebrugge in April 1918.
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Links on the Zeebrugge Raid 1918
Further Images Relating to the Zeebrugge Raid
That photo of HMS Vindictive is not of the older Vindictive of the Zeebrugge raid it is the cruiser that was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier and again back into a cruiser as HMS Vindictive (formerly Cavendish)1918 and survived until 1946 when she was scrapped
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