- A
blockship is a ship
deliberately sunk to
prevent a river, channel, or
canal from
being used as a waterway. It may
either be sunk by a navy defending...
- self-destruction to
prevent the ship from
being captured by an
enemy force; as a
blockship to
restrict navigation through a
channel or
within a harbor; to provide...
-
Danae HMS
Diadem ORP
Dragon (Polish,
damaged in July and then used as a
blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater) HMS
Emerald HMS
Enterprise Georges Leygues...
- anti-torpedo
bulges in 1913 and was
scuttled in late 1914 to act as a
blockship across the
southern entrance of
Portland Harbour after the
start of World...
- sunk as a
blockship in the
Thames 1667
Golden Phoenix 70 (1665) –
formerly Geldersche Ruyter, a
prize captured from the Dutch, sunk as a
blockship in the...
-
modified Royal Sovereign-class
battleship launched in 1891 and sunk as a
blockship in 1914 HMS Hood, an Admiral-class
battlecruiser launched in 1918 and...
-
submarine 1,874 19
September 1928
Decommissioned 1
April 1943,
converted into
blockship, s****ped 1946
Entemedor United
States Navy
Balao fleet submarine 2,391...
- (1898) - Sunk 1937 as
blockship in
Yangtze river Hai Yung
class cruiser, 2,680 ton, AG
Vulcan Hai Yung (1897) - Sunk 1937 as
blockship in
Yangtze river Hai...
-
breakwaters would be used, then
blockships were proposed, and finally,
because not
enough block ships were available, a mix of
blockships and purpose-made concrete...
- 3°11′50.64″E / 51.3579611°N 3.1974000°E / 51.3579611; 3.1974000 as a
blockship in
attempt to
block the
canal in the
Zeebrugge Raid
during the
First World...
