This mountain was named in 1922 in honour of HMS Galatea. HMS Galatea was the flagship of the First Light Cruiser Squadron and was the first to open fire during the Battle of Jutland.
Mount Galatea
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This mountain was named in 1922 in honour of HMS Galatea. HMS Galatea was the flagship of the First Light Cruiser Squadron and was the first to open fire during the Battle of Jutland.
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This mountain was named in honour of HMS Inflexible. HMS Inflexible was a battle cruiser in the Royal Navy during the First World War. She was involved in the Battle of the Falkland Islands and later in the Battle of Jutland.
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This mountain was named in 1917 in honour of HMS Kent which was a cruiser engaged in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. The Cornwall (48019-062) and Glasgow (48019-070), together with HMS Kent, were pursuing three German warships that were trying to escape the main battle and seek refuge in Tierra del Fuego. Choosing to concentrate their attention on the German light cruiser Leipzig, HMS Glasgow engaged first, attempting to slow down the fleeing German ship and allow the Cornwall to catch up and assist. The Glasgow suffered some hits but the tactic was successful and soon HMS Cornwall came into range and hit the Leipzig. The two English ships then engaged their wounded quarry from opposite sides, their fire becoming more and more effective as they slowly closed the range. The Leipzig heeled over and sank rapidly by her bows. The British ships could rescue only 18 of the 286 sailors.
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This mountain was named in 1922 in honour of Major W.E. Lawson. Lawson was an employee with the Geological Survey of Canada and was killed in France during the First World War.
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This mountain was named in 1917 in honour of HMS Arethusa. HMS Arethusa was a Royal Navy light cruiser which was sunk by a mine on 11 February 1916 during the First World War.
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This mountain was named in 1919 in honour of Field Marshal Sir William R. Birdwood. Birdwood was the first commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and played a role in the Gallipoli campaign.
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This mountain was named in 1917 in honour of HMS Invincible. HMS Invincible was a First World War Royal Navy battle cruiser which fought in the Battle of the Falkland Islands and later was part of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. It was sunk and only six of its crew of 1034 survived.
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This mountain was named in 1917 in honour of HMS Shark. HMS Shark was a destroyer which was sunk in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.
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This mountain was named in 1917 in honour of HMS Warspite. HMS Warspite was a cruiser which fought in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. Nicknamed "The Old Lady", she went on to serve in the Second World War as well.
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This mountain was named in 1995 in honour of HMS Nomad. HMS Nomad was a Royal Navy destroyer which was sunk after firing all of its torpedoes during the Battle of Jutland in 1916. This mountain was the last of thirty in the Canadian Rockies to be named after ships, admirals, etc. related to the Battle of Jutland. In 1991 “The Grand Fleet Expedition” from Calgary’s No. 144 Lake Bonavista Sea Venturer Company climbed a number of the mountains in the Kananaskis area whose names are related to the battle. In order to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, they recommended that Mount Nomad be named in honour of HMS Nomad.