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redpolls (genus Acanthis) (in
Great Britain also
historically known as
redpoles) are a
group of
small p****erine
birds in the
finch family Fringillidae...
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Several ships of the
Royal Navy have been
named HMS
Redpole after the redpoll. HMS
Redpole (1808), a Cherokee-class brig-sloop
launched in 1808 that became...
- HMS
Redpole was a
sailing brig of the
Royal Navy,
launched in July 1808. She was 238 52⁄94(tons bm),
armed with
eight 18-pounder
carronades and two 6-pound...
- HMS
Redpole (P259) was
built in 1974 by
Fairmile Marine at Berwick-upon-Tweed as RAFV Sea Otter, the
third Seal
class Long
Range Recovery and Support...
- HMS
Redpole was a
modified Black Swan-class
sloop of the
Royal Navy. She was laid down by
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited,
Scotstoun on 18 May 1942, launched...
- HMS
Redpole was one of 20 Acorn-class (later H-class)
destroyers built for the
Royal Navy that
served in the
First World War. The
Acorn class were smaller...
- Indies. The
Times of
London reported on 14
February 1829 that the
packet Redpole (Bullock, master) was
captured by the
pirate schooner President and sunk...
- Germans. On 7 July 1956,
Dannebrog collided with the
British sloop HMS
Redpole,
breaking her bowsprit. Jørgen
Hviid served as one of the ship's captains...
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blazing charges and
rowed back
towards the
British line, and
sloops HMS
Redpole and HMS Lyra were
equipped as
light ships to
guide the
fireships into the...
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There were five in total: Kingfisher, Cygnet, Peterel,
Sandpiper and
Redpole. The
class was
designed for
patrol and
fishery protection tasks in coastal...
