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'[15] Despite this steady routine the crew still had a great deal of free time, and with over ten months of winter, three of which in total darkness, Parry was determined to keep up morale. contract to the MOD from this reconstructed ledger in 2013. During one trial cruise in Bantry Bay in late 1883 the sea "made clean sweeps over her aft, and flooder her beyond the waist, besides breaking the skylights of the deck cabins. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece '
Based first at Hvalfjord, Iceland, it was there that she tended to the captured German submarine U-570 before the vessel was towed to the United Kingdom, where she was renamed HMS Graph and entered service with the Royal Navy. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Once again encountering a solid mass of ice blocking their way, with no other way to turn, the two crews set about cutting their way through towards what had been dubbed Hecla and Griper Bay. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. self-accounting. 5th Bde. HMS Hecla (F20) was a destroyer tender of the Royal Navy in World War II. He died in 1921 - he was invalided from the RN in 1919. The National Archives. In these vessels Parry and his men had ventured further west into the Arctic Circle than any other known people, entitling them to a reward of 5000 granted by the Kings Order in Council and enacted in an Act of Parliament known as the Longitude Acts. Collingwood, UK. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [3] Her armament consisted of one 13 inch mortar, one 10 inch mortar, eight 24 pounder carronades, and six 2 pounder guns. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium '
On 15 May 1942, HMS Hecla (F 20) (Capt E.F.B. In addition to ample space for stores to resupply shorter-ranged destroyers at sea, Hecla boasted 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m 2) of workshop space and three cranes, one rated at 10-tons and the other two at 4-tons apiece. One of the highlights of my job working with Project Undaunted is that I never know what I will find from one day to the next. Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla & Fury 1819-24. Sparks Service Record. Fortunately, none of these detonated. who served in the Royal Navy but when a self-accounting ship like HMS, his list of the 858 officers and men aboard, when Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Inscription. HMS Thunderer [1872], (starboard broadside view) 4 guns double screw ship, iron turret ship, armour-plated 9190 (4407 . A huge success, the decision was taken to perform a play every fortnight for the men, quickly adapting original writings from the crew when reading material became scarce. var dailyinfo= new Array(31)
Kenneth Charles Collings (right) and L. Rowles possibly at Freetown, Sierra Leone. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. Hecla was a three masted full rigged ship, on a builders' measurement tonnage of 375 24/94 . My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. HMS Hecate (A137) was a Royal Navy deep ocean survey vessel of the Hecla class.She was present at the "presentation of fleet colours" review in Torbay on 29 July 1969. Withers Service Record. My great grandfather was Stoker 1st Class James William Pope on HMS Hecla between Nov 1914 and 19 April 1916 . [1] She had the pennant number A133. [19] Following the arrival at Peterhead, Parry left Lieutenant Beechey in command ofHeclabefore departing for the Admiralty at London for presentation, only to discover that news fromLeeof the expeditions success had already reached them. The Home Port for HMS. Have you traced your Grandfather's personal record? HMS Hecla (1824-1825) . I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. var daym=mydate.getDate()
The third and final Hecla Rediscovered blog covers her third voyage to the Arctic and her expedition to the North Pole. Jeffreys Service Record. Coy. After the lengthy stay at Winter Harbour Parry resolved to continue his push westwards; but to no avail. On his return towards the Lancaster SoundHeclasighted three whaling ships. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium '
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Once docked the men set about securing the two vessels and preparing them for the long Arctic winter. Michael W. Pocock Webmaster. June 27, 2017 I believe my father was a crew member on HMS Hecla. list see: Merchant Widely criticised, Ross expedition was regarded as a failure; the very existence of Crokers Mountains contested publicly. Once the voyage was under way, Parry made fast progress, passing through the Davis Strait and reaching the entrance to the Lancaster Sound a month earlier than Ross had. at the whim of the Admiralty. The sinking resulted in 281 casualties. Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. Spurred on by the reward, and the belief that the Northwest Passage could be navigated before the end of the season, the two ships ploughed on. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Hecla_(1940)&oldid=1122440886, Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II, Articles lacking in-text citations from November 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 2 Parsons geared turbines, 7,500shp (5,593kW), twin screws, This page was last edited on 17 November 2022, at 16:21. The National Archives. None of the items are online. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.. History. Old Sweats 506 Acle, Norfolk Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. Johnny Harber, Master of Arms, compiled a list of the men saved by HMS, . leslie briggs was a crew member of the h.m.s. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom '
The National Archives. http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/HMS_Hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/crew_list-hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Falmouth.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/purchase.html. she was torpedoed off the coast of North Africa on the night of 11 Vital supplies, upper spars, rigging and boats were removed and safely buried in the snow, awnings were erected to cover the upper decks of the ships, and stove pipes were fitted for the circulation of warm air below decks. HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. The HECLA was rebuilt in 1912 as 5,600 tons with 4x4" guns. I have seen that there was only one survior which seems a little strange as her complimnet was 75. Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla & Fury 1819-24, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. Turning his attention southHeclaandGriperexplored the inlet they had spotted for over 120 miles before they were once again hampered by impenetrable ice. Home Page for HMS Hecla, the destroyer depot ship torpedoed off north Africa, Armistice Day 1942 A HARD FOUGHT SHIP The story of HMS Venomous In memory of those who died when HMS Hecla sank on Armistice Day 1942 If you have stories to tell about HMS Hecla do please get in touch Phone: +44 1727-838595 Having contributed to the days victory,Heclareturned to England via Gibraltar and put in at Deptford while her fate was discussed at the Admiralty. The explosion hit amidships, put the steering gear out of action and caused a big leak. Sadly the body of the third man was never found and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. Officers' Records were kept by the Admiralty - not on board. beneath my father's name as Chief Engineer. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. April 14, 2010: George Male (left) survivor of HMS Hecla seen shaking hands with Harry Haddon, one of the crewmen of HMS Venomous D-75 which rescued him and hundreds of others after Hecla was torpedoed seen at the National Museum of the Royal Navy during the launch of the book A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous. As Parry noted; I dreaded the want of employment as one of the worst things that could befall us. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time. Three unidentified crewmen seen on HMS Hecla. Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland. Navigating a treacherous path through ice floes that nearly crushed the two ships, halted at 113 46 33 west Parry finally decided to turn back and search for another route to the south. D'Arcy Service Record. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford, Ireland. They were enclosures to the Pay Ledger and the For much of this period, Parry and his officers were employed charting shoal waters, recording sightings of Arctic wildlife, and transferring large quantities of ice to both ships for drinking water. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. and 34th Coy. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 December 16 18:26 GMT (UK) . Discover the Heritage & Education Centre's unique collections, from over 1.1 million digitised documents from our archive to our library catalogue of over 60,000 items. War Artists Advisory Committee purchase.
'[18] In these amusing stories these pages show that the officers and men of Parrys Expedition had not only survived the harsh Arctic winter, but also kept their good humour, retained their optimism, and thrived. dailyinfo[8]=' Ersatz-Reservist August KOOP 5./I.R.425 German Army who died 08/02/1919 ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium '
A sketch made by Lt Herbert Hastings McWillias SANF aboard HMS, The following names can not be confirmed as being on board, The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), but without the live links to further details about the lives of the men in, Paymaster Captain, Paymaster Captain (S) Frank Leonard Monk RNR (1892-1942), list of those killed or Missing Presumed Killed In addition to ample space for stores to resupply shorter-ranged destroyers at sea, Hecla boasted 20,000sqft (1,900m2) of workshop space and three cranes, one rated at 10-tons and the other two at 4-tons apiece. Service history [ edit] U-boat Attack: See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Hecla (i) . H.H. The naval historian E C Coleman writes that by the time of her sale she was the most experienced polar explorer in the world. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. It was at this point that Parry made the decision to push on inHeclaand rendezvous with Liddon in the middle of the Sound at 85 west. no. Displacement was 1,915 long tons (1,946t) light and 2,733 long tons (2,777t) full load, with a gross tonnage of 2,898. victualing account. Deployment. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. My grandfather K16869 Leading Stoker William Sewell served mainly on Cruisers before, during and after the the war but, during 1917-18 he was on the Depot Ship H.M.S. Charlton Service Record. Bodies of men from HMS Racoon and HMS Magic are also buried at Rathmullan which probably indicates that the lough was quite an important base. HMS Hecla (Capt. Prior to that had been at Chatham as Depot Ship 7th Submarine Flot. Pay and Victualing Ledgers for the ship and the Service Certificates McWilliams. Object details Category Art Related period The capital ships of the Royal Navy, the cruisers and battleships, and other large ships including HMS. The writers and indeed all the supply staff, Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
At the ripe age of 15 years old HMS Hecla was formally decommissioned and sold in April 1831 for 1,990, just shy of 100,000 in modern money. The National Archives. I suspect she was based there much longer as the Lough is very deep and was used by the Atlantic Fleet as a haven. victualing account John C.H.Harber, Master at Arms (responsible for Our website uses cookies to ensure you get the best possible experience whist visiting our website. [3] The ship had a complement of 127 officers and other ranks. For his third Northwest Passage expedition, William Parry was in command of HMS Hecla, supported by HMS Fury under Henry Parkyns Hoppner. Trips to the shore were quickly organised for the purposes of securing fuel for the ships stoves, hunting game when the meat stores ran low, and for establishing vantage points for those venturing inland to find their way back to the ships. He died in 1975, but the family story is that he was torpedoed and rescued by an American ship. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) }
She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMSHecate and HMSHydra. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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going on leave, returning from leave, changing messes, becoming On 5 September 1819, following the conclusion of divine service, Parry informed the men that His Majestys shipsHeclaandGriperhad crossed the 110 west meridian. Designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the master shipbuilders Barksworth & Hawkes, of North Barton, Hull, she was launched on 22 July 1815. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. On 21 April 1971, two launches attached to HMS Hecate were towed out to sea and bombed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while the vessels were moored at Baltimore, Republic . Contents [ hide ] 1 Service 2 Captains 3 See Also 4 Footnotes 5 Bibliography Service In mid-May 1878, it was proposed to refit Hecla at Portsmouth as an armed troopship carrying five 64-pdr 71 cwt guns and one 40-pdr B.L. A137 HMS Hecate Assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS532 as Hecate Flt/418-HT, until c Nov 1969. [1] She was fitted with a hangar and helideck aft to allow operation of a single Westland Wasp helicopter, while two surveying launches were carried.[1][3]. [5], Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 May, 1882. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. In smaller ships up to and including destroyers the master copy of The wreck lies at an approximate depth of 14,100ft (4,300m), in position 35 43'N, 9 54'W. For quite some time I have been cataloguing the earliest LRF records for the port of Leith. 1914 - Took part in rescue of passengers and crew of TSS California when she went aground on Tory Island. With a clearly westerly wind prevailing, the progress of both ships was impeded andGriperwas falling behind. discipline), reported the numbers on board on victualing and check After the conclusion of trade, the two vessels headed back towards Britain, crossing into the North Atlantic on 24 September. on a particular day. [6], Hecla soon proved herself "a very wet ship." RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra. http://www.cwparish.demon.co.uk/wparish/hms-hecla.htm. After a small scientific excursion to the coast,Griperbecame stuck in the ice, trapped between the shore and a large ice floe that threatened to crush her. The National Archives. when I signed on as a supernumerary for a voyage to the West Indies on You can e-mail us the information here. Petty Officer Telegraphist Alfred E. Igglesden (J30077) was a member of the crew of HMS Hecla when she was sunk. 24 crew members were lost. Further on, news fromHeclascrows nest reported to Parry that a great expanse of ice blocked their westerly passage past Prince Leopold Island. The National Archives. We will keep your details safe and will only ever send you relevant communications. A fourth ship, HMSHerald, was completed in the early 1970s. Fifth Army
24. Naming the strait to the west after the Secretary of the Admiralty, John Barrow, it was here that they waited for a gap in the ice. Stewart Service Record. Bonham Service Record. Crew List - HMS HECLA - 12 November 1942 1 CREW LIST - HMS HECLA - 12 NOVEMBER 1942 This list of 858 persons aboard HMS Hecla on the 12 November 1942 has been compiled from the Pay and Victualing Ledgers. My step grandfather was also posted to HMS Hecla ( Faulknor). [13] After the Navy Here the known naval records for Hecla end. Surgeon Lieutenant Commander. if (year < 1000) year+=1900
However, due to the unsuitability ofGriperto the icy conditions,Heclahad been forced to keep an easy half sail, often having to towGriperfor lengthy periods. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. The names of survivors were also recorded when they returned to. After two attempts to sail through Fury and Hecla Strait were hindered by the ice, Parry was forced to return to England . She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sisters ships HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra. Sadly the family have no photographs of James William Pope and I am slowly trying to piece together his naval career. [1] She had diesel-electric propulsion, with three Paxman Ventura 12-cylinder diesel engines rated at 1,280 brake horsepower (950kW) powering two electric motors, rated at a total of 2,000 horsepower (1,500kW) and driving one propeller shaft, giving a speed of 14 knots (26km/h; 16mph). "[7], In September 1883, Hecla was unable to cruise with the rest of the Channel Squadron owing to "a long list of defects" reported to Portsmouth Royal Dockyard. The lists of survivors made aboard ship have been lost. [4]Bomb vessels likeHeclawere designed to hammer fixed land positions with heavy long distance mortar fire. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Hecla shuddered and listed, a 21" port sub torpedo hit amidships (in the Navel reports 2 torpedoes, At 11 p.m. hit amidships. from the names on this list to further details of their lives on Contents (plate number): 1. Nicholas Service Record. What happened to her ? Many of the photographs are assumed to have been taken earlier than 1882, some dating back to the 1860s. Just after the introduction of the theatre Edward Sabine began to produce an informative but light-hearted weekly newspaper,The North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle. With navigation proving ever more perilous to the west and ice beginning to form onHeclasrigging, Parry took the decision to turn east and seek out winter quarters. The National Archives. If you have found out any more information regarding HMS Hecla I would be grateful if you could share it. Hope this helps. .. My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. It is suspected he was injured. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. So you will have to visit. for the men. HMS Hecla, taken out of service in December 1996, recalls the first Victoria Cross medal was awarded to midshipman Charles Davis Lucas for his heroic efforts onboard HMS Hecla in which he. (MPK), Take a look inside the book by clicking on the link, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/servicerecords.html, Admiralty list of the 282 men who died or were MPK (Missing Presumed Killed), Temporary Acting This list of the 858 officers and men aboard Hecla when she was torpedoed off the coast of North Africa on the night of 11 - 12 November 1942 was extracted by TNT Records Management (now Restore Records Management) under contract to the MOD from this reconstructed ledger in 2013. Their advance yielded the discovery of one smaller island, dubbed Prince Leopold Island, and a large inlet just before it on the south coast of the Sound. In July she conducted trials and then returned to drydock for additional work, finally returning to operational status in September. Sign up for a new account in our community. [10] On his push westwards Parry discovered and named Beechey Island, Wellington Channel, Cornwallis Island, Melville Island, and the whole archipelago the North Georgia Islands, later to become the Parry Islands. St. John Service Record. entitled to a tot and anything that could effect the numbers being fed In November 1818, Arctic explorers HMSIsabellaand HMSAlexanderreturned to London after less than ten months. British Military History in general but mainly the period 1837-1919. By 1817, after the victory against Napoleonic rule in Europe and the woeful state of Britains national debt, the British government was no longer willing to support a wartime navy. These recorded the names of men joining and leaving the ship, Appointments as a Fleet Chief alternated between Captain (H) organization ashore in Devonport and seagoing in Naval Party 1008. By February the sun was spotted and the temperature slowly rose, though it was another six months before the ice began to break andHeclaandGriperwere ready to sail. The sea was open before us, free from ice or land. The submarine followed its first four shots with three additional torpedoes, sinking the ship approximately 180mi (290km) west of Gibraltar. This is described (CWGC) as being in the main street of Buncara "which was a Naval Base during the Great War". [1] She was laid down at Yarrow Shipbuilders' Blythswood, Glasgow shipyard on 6 May 1964, was launched on 21 December 1964 and was commissioned on 9 September 1965. warship on a specific date is the ship's Complement but since the term Stopping to entrust one of them,Lee, with communications for the Admiralty, theHeclaandGriperlearned of the coronation of King George IV, as well as news of Inuit sightings further east. ledgers and service certificates were held by the "depot" at the Home Port. These include musters, playlists, logs, charts, journals by various officers etc. When Paton visited this ship at Dysart in 1835 he wrote This is without exception the strongest I have met with. image: HMS Hecla pitches sharply to one side. 10 Local War Memorials
Hecla was a civilian ship, British Crown purchased on the stocks for use as a depot ship. E.F.B. The National Archives. This article recounts the complete story of the shipHecla, better known as HMS (His Majestys Ship)Hecla. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France '
Such entries recount the distressing episode on boardHecla, namely the non-cookery of our pies in proper time for dinner'[16]or proposals for the eradication of snoring at night. Hi John. Though one of Hecla's two escorts, HMSMarne was badly damaged at the same time the other, HMSVenomous, rescued 568 survivors and landed them at Casablanca. HMS Hecla was originally built as a Hecla Class bomb vessel, ordered by the Royal Navy on 5 June 1813. Powered by Invision Community. . Much to the frustration of the appointed astronomer, Edward Sabine, and the second in command, Lieutenant Parry, Ross cut his expedition short and returned to Britain. I believe that they have now been filmed. This is an old thread but was wondering if anyone was still following it. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Parrys orders from the Admiralty Board explained that he was to proceed north towards Baffin Island, into Sir James Lancaster Sound, and if able to find any passage westwards, push through the ice and make his way to the Behrings Strait. The National Archives. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1
'[17] Another common theme of the plays, poems and articles was the successful conclusion of the expedition; when Behrings Strait shall echo British cheers. For details of how to apply for the service records of a family member on this The names of the men on the official corrected Admiralty. The submarine fired a spread of four torpedoes at its target, though only one hit. We also have a detailed page on the British destroyer tender HMS Hecla (F 20). Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany '
Thought I had a picture somewhere, but I was mistaken. Unfortunately i am unable to name any of the crew. Law, RN) is undocked at the Simonstown Dockyard. Today, 75 years after the end of the war in Europe, families around the world mourn the death of fathers and grandfathers who died when Hecla sank and recall the rescue of many more by HMS Venomous on her longest night. Nottingham Forest FC. The National Archives. When I found mine you could still look up the entry in the original book. The ship was in total darkness. Many figures can be seen on deck and struggling in the water. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France '
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