After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. The bombs that did hit her struck near the funnel, cutting through her decks and making a 20-foot hole in the bottom of her hull, crippling her. Re: Crew list for HMS Warspite (1917) Looks like he served at Vivid 1,HMS Warspite and HMS Highflyer. L. de Villiers, RN) had left Gibraltar on 31 August 1939 for Freetown. On the way back to Rosyth, she set off a magnetic mine, causing heavy damage, but was able to return without further incidents. Arnold Thomas Charles. privacy policy. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, [83] On 12 June, she returned to Portsmouth to rearm, but her guns were worn out so she was ordered to sail to Rosyth via the Straits of Dover, the first British battleship to have done so since the war began. On January 1, 1945, after good and loyal services, HMS Warspite was placed in reserve and then definitively retired from service. This record is held by Walsall Archives See contact details Have you found an error with this catalogue description? ww2dbaseIn Jun 1943, Warspite once again returned to the Mediterranean and joined Force H at Gibraltar. Warned of the Italian intentions by intelligence from the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Admiral Cunningham took his fleet to sea on 27 March 1941, flying his flag on Warspite. Although Italian ships withdrew first, Italian aircraft forced the British ships back by 1700 hours. 26 . Exactly when the platforms were removed is unknown, but no later than Warspite's 19341937 reconstruction. 70.00 + 2.75 Postage. In the subsequent months she was damaged twice, first running aground in the Forth then colided with battleship Barham. HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. [41] For the remainder of the year, she cruised the Aegean, Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, leading an intensive series of fleet exercises in August due to rising international tension. [49] The Swordfish continued to provide accurate spotting reports during the early afternoon which were, arguably, more important to the course of the battle than the Warspite's guns. 1000 - Records of IMI [Imperial Metal Industries] PLC and subsidiary companies. 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. However, early in the afternoon she was attacked by a Luftwaffe squadron of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter bombers and then, from high altitude, by three Dornier Do 217 bombers from KG 100 armed with an early guided bomb, the Fritz X. [18] Captain Phillpotts decided to maintain course, in effect circling, rather than come to a halt and reverse. The Warspite was damaged during the Battle of Crete during a German air attack. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet (40m) closer to shore and by the summer of 1955, on-site scrapping resulted in her disappearance from view. and useful information about WW2. Admiral Cunningham's Mediterranean Fleet, consisted of battleship HMS Warspite, battlesip HMS Valiant, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, and 7 destroyers departed Alexandria, Egypt, to meet the Excess convoy. [83] Her surface radar was replaced in Durban in October and Captain Packer, her former Assistant Gunnery Officer at Jutland, took command in January 1943. ww2dbaseIn Jun 1944, with the Eastern Task Force, Warspite bombarded German positions on Sword and Gold beaches during the Normandy beaches. Churchill was present when she conducted her first gunnery trials in 1915. [91] She reached Malta on 19 September and undertook emergency repairs before being towed to Gibraltar on 12 November. [81], Warspite joined the Eastern Fleet as flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville, who had commanded her in 1927. William Jordan Pike HMS Ajax (d.15th Nov 1942). The American forces near Battipaglia were in a precarious situation following German counter-attacks. [83] Although the Italians had surrendered, the Germans had anticipated this and moved forces into position to block the Allied landings. Also off Norway, Warspite's Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber sunk German submarine U-64, making it the first U-boat sinking by aircraft in WW2. Admiral Cunningham took the fleet to sea on 7 July to meet two convoys travelling from Malta to Alexandria, knowing that part of the Italian fleet was escorting its own convoy to Tripoli. Second, it is to showcase Warspite's fast group set sail to intercept on 4 April, detecting the Japanese attack on the cruisers Cornwall and Dorsetshire and later, a scouting aircraft from the cruiser Tone. One hit might have been obtained on a 8" cruiser. Albert Edward Harding HMS Warspite (d.22nd May 1941). About our It was towed to Gibraltar before finalizing the repairs to Rosyth in Great Britain in March 1944. Denomination: 03 H.M.S. ww2dbaseDespite pleas to convert her into a museum ship, Warspite was sold for scrap in 1947. At 0600 hours, Australian 6th Division began its assault from the west, clearing anti-tank obstacles for the 23 tanks of the British 7th Royal Tank Regiment that began attacking at 0650 hours. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. JCL-Website-Valiant : Valiant Crew List. He was killed in action during the Battle of Crete at 13.32 hours on Thursday, 22nd of May 1941 by a bomb from an Me 109 while serving on the starboard 6" gun battery. The destroyers and cruisers on both sides continued shooting for half an hour but with Malaya and Royal Sovereign coming into range, the Italian fleet disengaged. [30] After the process finished in 1926, Warspite assumed the role of flagship of the Commander-in-Chief and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet. Between 8 and 9 September, Force H, covering the landings at Salerno, came under fierce German air-attack and narrowly avoided being torpedoed. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. Albert Edward Harding HMS Warspite (d.22nd May 1941) Albert Harding, Royal Navy, born 24th January 1901 in Wealdstone, Middlesex, took the King's shilling at about the age of 15 and served in the Royal Navy from that time, during WW1. [31] In 1927, under the command of Captain James Somerville, she struck an uncharted rock in the Aegean and was ordered to return to Portsmouth for repairs. She was diverted northwards in pursuit of the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau which had sunk the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi north of the Faroe Islands, but failed to make contact. In storm force conditions, Warspite dropped one of her anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Samuel died from an accidental explosion on board HMS Warspite, Able Sea. [68] The raid was ineffectual, partly because of poor visibility created by dust from an earlier RAF bombing raid;[69] the fleet returned to Alexandria without damage. ON 10 Sep, she was among the British ships escorting the surrendering ships of the Italian Navy to Malta. HMS Warspite - RN battleships of WW2 Warspite was the second of the class to commission, joining the 5th Battle Squadron with the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow. The British Royal Navy battleships HMS Warspite and HMS Valiant bombarded Reggio Calabria at the southern tip of Italy, eliminating a six gun battery. Layman, RN), HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. To save his cruisers Cunningham ordered an air attack, prompting Iachino to retreat. In March, Somerville received intelligence indicating the Japanese Fast Carrier Strike Force was heading towards the Indian Ocean and he relocated his base to Addu Atoll in the Maldives. She was badly damaged by German radio-controlled glider bombs during the landings at Salerno and spent most of the next year under repair. Repairs to her propeller shafts and the replacement of the guns took until early August; she sailed to Scapa Flow to calibrate the new barrels with only three functional shafts, limiting her top speed to 15 knots,[83] although by now the Admiralty considered her main role was that of a bombardment vessel. A large crowd and the media watched on as the salvage crew set to work. The ground forces would penetrate 2 miles into the Italian lines. Renovated from 1934 to 1937, the Warspite became the flagship of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. [1]:6. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. VALIANT. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. If you have any unwanted One of her 15-inch tompions and her chapel door are held by the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. In company with the monitor Erebus, she carried out a preparatory bombardment of targets around Le Havre prior to Operation Astonia on 10 September, leading to the capture of the town two days later. Want to find out more about your relative's service? HMS Warspite intervened and engaged successively two 8" and two 6" cruisers at long range, which after a few salvos turned away. [29] Captain Hubert Lynes relieved Captain de Bartolome and on 21 November he took Warspite out to escort the German High Seas Fleet into internment at Scapa Flow following the signing of the Armistice. She received 15 hits from German capital ships. This required maximum offensive power and a speed several knots faster than any other battleship to allow them to defeat any type of ship. It was hit three times by a German plane and accused of the loss of nine killed and fourteen wounded. He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. She lost 14 men and many more were injured while the ship sustained serious damage, plus she was twice hunted by German submarines, but she was eventually able to make it to Rosyth for repairs. We are now on Facebook. Meanwhile four destroyers from the 4th Destroyer Division, Mediterranean Fleet, the HMS Hotspur (Cdr. During Operation Neptune, it anchored off Sword Beach and on June 6, 1944, it bombed the Villerville and Mont Canisy batteries, consuming 300x 381 mm shells in forty-eight hours. A Queen Elizabeth -class battleship, Warspite was completed in 1915 and fought at Jutland the following year. She returned to active duty in 1937, once again as the flagship in the Mediterranean. Further misfortune struck soon afterwards, when she collided with Valiant after a night-shooting exercise, necessitating more repair work at Rosyth. QUEEN ELIZABETH-Class battleship ordered from Fairfield, Govan Glasgow after approval of design in June 1912. These included the Atlantic convoys, Narvik, Norway, Calabria, the Mediterranean, the Malta convoys, Matapan, Crete, Sicily, Salerno, the English Channel, Normandy and the Bay of Biscay. [58] On 10 January 1941, Warspite was lightly damaged by a bomb while operating with Force A during Operation Excess. Battle honours [ edit] Cadiz 1596 Orfordness 1666 Sole Bay 1672 Schooneveld 1673 Texel 1673 Barfleur 1692 Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. Want to know what life was like during the War? She underwent a short refit in Durban in April and returned to the UK in May 1943, having sailed approximately 160,000 miles since the war began. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Her crew numbered 1,025 officers and ratings in 1915 and 1,220 in 1920. Lava's technical capabilities. The Kriegsmarine had its back broken in this campaign as almost half its destroyer strength had been destroyed by the Royal Navy. [28], In 1919, Warspite joined the 2nd Battle Squadron, part of the newly formed Atlantic Fleet, and undertook regular spring cruises to the Mediterranean. [83], In August, she was involved in Operation Stab, a simulated attack on the Andaman Islands to distract the Japanese from U.S. preparations to attack Guadalcanal. It was finally demolished the same year. The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, Wednesfield, then negotiated a contract in August 1947 with Mr R Bennett, under which they were to advance monies against the vessel's much needed non-ferrous metal to be salvaged and delivered, estimated at 1,250 - 1,500 tons [see 'The August Agreement']. Her ship's wheel was given by King George VI to King Haakon VII of Norway in 1947, who later gave it to the City of Narvik. Even $1 per month will go a long way! She is currently awaiting disposal. Churchill was suitably impressed with their accuracy and power. The ship was laid down on 31st October 1912 and launched on 26th November 1913. In order to lighten the ship with the least possible delay it was decided to remover her 21-ton lower armour plates whole, and for this purpose a 25 ton crane was purchased. [30] In 1924, she attended a Royal Fleet Review at Spithead, presided over by King George V.[30] Later in the year, Warspite underwent a partial modernisation that altered her superstructure by trunking her two funnels into one, enhanced her armour protection with torpedo bulges, swapped the high-angle 3-inch guns with new 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, and removed half her torpedo tubes. At the Battle of Matapan on 28 Mar 1941, battleships Barham, Valiant, and Warspite and other ships sank three Italian cruisers and two destroyers. The remainder of Warspite's cruise was uneventful. At 1200 and 1509 hours, Allied torpedo bombers from HMS Formidable attacked, putting battleship Vittorio Veneto out of action for about 90 minutes at the cost of one aircraft. Warspite was decommissioned from service. 124.73 + 14.97 Postage. from the vessel, which was at the time lying at Prussia Cove with a rock piercing her hull. The battleship HMS Warspite was wrecked on the rocks of Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, while being towed to the breakers. After repairs, she joined the rest of the 5th Battle Squadron and participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. [88], On 14 September, Force H was recalled to the UK to begin preparations for the invasion of France, but Warspite and Valiant were detached to provide support for Allied forces at Salerno. [40] At the end of one anti-aircraft exercise, a junior midshipman independently discharged his pom-pom gun after a towing aircraft flew low overhead to display its attached target to the crew. 1. George Edward Joseph "Cabby" Harris HMS Warspite, Able Sea Samuel Edward Hopkins HMS Warspite (d.2nd August 1943). She participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. [93] She left Greenock on 2 June 1944 with six 15-inch guns, eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and forty pom poms, joining Bombardment Force D of the Eastern Task Force of the Normandy invasion fleet off Plymouth two days later. Meanwhile, off Trondheim, Norwegian cruiser-minelayer Frya was damaged by German warships while defending the Agdenes fortress; German submarine U-34 scuttled Frya to prevent salvage. This could carry four aircraft, but Warspite typically carried only two: from 1938 to 1941 these were Swordfish floatplanes and from 1942 to 1943 Walrus flying boats. Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Warspite. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the naval tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Metinda III slipped her tow. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland. THE NAVY LIST - HMS WARSPITE. Warspite [13], Following the German raid on Lowestoft in April 1916, Warspite and the 5th Battle Squadron were temporarily assigned to Vice-Admiral David Beatty's Battlecruiser Force. On closer inspection these dates do overlap but this original order has been maintained. RM 2BJY9BY - HMS Warspite twin screw armour clad cruiser Floated out of Dock at Chatham Yard 29th January 1884. [43] In June 1939, Vice Admiral Andrew Cunningham replaced Dudley Pound and took Warspite to Istanbul for talks with the Turkish government. [99], In 1950, an attempt to re-float her was tried. In 1934, she underwent a complete modernization, radically altering her superstructure and adding an aircraft hangar. [78] Warspite was still at the shipyard when the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor and went on alert as she would have been one of the few ships in the harbour which could have provided anti-aircraft defence should the Japanese have struck east. [47] On 13 April, Vice-Admiral William Whitworth hoisted his flag in Warspite and led nine destroyers, three sweeping mines and six in an offensive role, into Ofotfjord to neutralise a force of eight German destroyers trapped near the port of Narvik. [10] Warspite joined the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet following a number of acceptance trials,[11] including gunnery trials, which saw Churchill present when she fired her 15-inch (381mm) guns. + 2.75 Postage. HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth -class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. [7], The ship was fitted with flying-off platforms mounted on the roofs of 'B' and 'X' turrets in 1918, from which fighters and reconnaissance aircraft could launch. The Japanese believed that she was still in Sydney and ordered the attack on Sydney Harbour. [104][105] Her nameplate was held by the pub, The Wink, in Lamorna, Cornwall[106] but has since been sold at auction. Engaged in the Mediterranean Sea, it participated in the Battle of Calabria during which it carried out one of the most important long-distance shots in history by touching the Italian Ciulio Cesare more than 23 kilometers away. On Sat July 29th, 1950, the salvage firm had a success; they floated the ship and began to tow her away from Prussia Cove. Many do not survive at all whilst significant proportions of those that do survive are held . 925-951 . She was at sea when the crews of a number of warships mutinied at Invergordon in September 1931, although three sailors were later dismissed from the ship. HMS Warspite was built at the Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, launched on the 26th November 1915, and became one of Britain's most decorated ships of the twentieth century. [65], The Battle of Cape Matapan had a paralysing effect on the Regia Marina, providing the Royal Navy with an opportunity to tighten its grip on the Mediterranean, as evidenced by the unequal Battle of the Tarigo Convoy near the Kerkennah Islands on 16 April. The British Royal Navy battleship, HMS Warspite, arrived at Malta's Grand Harbour to a rapturous welcome from the islanders. In September 1941, whilst taking part in the landings at Salerno, she was hit by a radio-controlled bomb. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. [108], This Warspite earned 15 of the 25 battle honours awarded to Royal Navy ships of this name.[109]. Message Board. Crew complement. As it made its way to Rosyth in order to change its guns, it hit a magnetic mine and after short repairs it resumed service off Normandy. [94] She evaded German coastal batteries, partly due to effective radar jamming, but hit a mine 28 miles off Harwich early on 13 June. Hi Ady thanks for the help. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. 70.00 . The Battle of Cape Matapan would close with 5 Italian warships lost, killing 2,303 men; the British suffered only 3 killed, the air crew of a single torpedo bomber lost on 28 Mar 1941. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 feet (18m) of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. Decommissioned in 1945, Warspite ran aground under tow to be scrapped in 1947 on rocks near Prussia Cove, Cornwall, and was eventually broken up nearby. [86] Assigned to Division 2 with Valiant and Formidable, she returned to Alexandria on 5 July in preparation for Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. After dark, British battleships HMS Barham, HMS Valiant, and HMS Warspite moved in within 3.5 kilometers of the Italian cruisers undetected, opening fire at 2330 hours on the unsuspecting Italians. 2nd June 1944. She was towed to Gibraltar for temporary repairs and then fully repaired at Rosyth in March 1944. In mid-August, she set out to bombard Bardia and on 6 November she sailed from Alexandria to provide cover for the Battle of Taranto, a torpedo-bomber attack on ships in Taranto harbour. British ship. Copyright 2004-2023 Lava Development, LLC., all rights reserved, See all 8 photographs of Battleship Warspite, 24 boilers, 4 direct drive turbines, 4 shafts, 2 oil driven and 2 turbine driven dynamos, 1 reciprocating engine driven dynamo, 8,600nm at 12.5 knots, 3,900 nm at 21 knots, 4x2 381mm, 12x152mm, 4x2 102mm, 4x8 2-lb AA, 4x4 0.5cal machine guns, 4-11in belt, 4-6in bulkheads, 4.25-13in turrets, 4-10in barbettes, 3-11in conning tower, 6in torpedo conning tower, 1-3in deck. During the battle Warspite achieved one of the longest range gunnery hits from a moving ship to a moving target in history, hitting Giulio Cesare at a range of approximately 24km (26,000yd), the other being a shot from Scharnhorst which hit Glorious at approximately the same distance in June 1940. [103] The stone was unveiled by Admiral Sir Charles Madden and prayers were read by a former crew member. [53] The two fleets eventually met 30 miles from Punta Stilo at the Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940. Had posted this querie in my local Fife forum (within this website) and got help finding his file - great! HMS Warspite. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. On March 27, 1941, it took part in the battle of Cape Matapan and engaged several Italian buildings which were severely hit and destroyed. All were sunk during the action. Courage, RN), HMS Hyperion (Cdr. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Beaum: 27,58 m In 1943 she was badly damaged by an early guided missile, demonstrated how far naval warfare had changed since she was laid down in 1912. . Like this page to receive our updates. Captain Philpotts avoided reprimand on this occasion, but was moved to a shore-based job as Naval Assistant to the new First Sea Lord, Admiral Jellicoe. Jutland Memorial. The main armament could be controlled by 'B' turret as well. One of her boiler rooms and the X turret could not be repaired, remaining out of action for the remainder of her career. WARSPITE Crew List With Additional Information Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project Share by: RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. In 1918, Warspite had to spend four months being repaired after a boiler room caught fire. When the contract with the salvage firm expired, they withdrew their machinery and equipment, effectively meaning The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd had to start from scratch, building up a salvage crew and acquiring the necessary equipment. [22], Warspite was hit fifteen times during the battle,[23] and had 14 killed and 16 wounded; among the latter warrant officer Walter Yeo, who became one of the first men to receive facial reconstruction via plastic surgery. Three days later, Warspite met and led elements of the Italian Fleet, including Vittorio Veneto and Italia, into internment at Malta. Add a Name to this List However, the new "fast battleships" proved to be an outstanding success during the First World War. [83], At 0500 on 6 June 1944, Warspite was the first ship to open fire,[94] bombarding the German battery at Villerville from a position 26,000 yards offshore, to support landings by the British 3rd Division on Sword Beach. At 2100 hours, when the Commander-in-Chief was in position . Warspite returned home in mid-1943 to conduct naval gunfire support as part of Force H during the Italian campaign. In August, it patrolled along the Channel and bombarded the cities of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. [28] In June 1917, Warspite collided with a destroyer, but did not require major repairs. [77] Repairs and modifications began in August, including the replacement of her deteriorated 15in guns, the addition of more anti-aircraft weapons, improvements to the bridge, and new surface and anti-aircraft radar. In Apr 1940, she operated off Norway and on 10 Apr she lent gunfire support at Narvik where British ships sank three German destroyers and damaged 5 others (all 5 were eventually scuttled to avoid capture). -. The main conning tower was protected by 13 inches of armour. HTML tags are not allowed. small french chateau house plans; comment appelle t on le chef de la synagogue; felony court sentencing mansfield ohio; accident on 95 south today virginia Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Meanwhile, at Crete, Greece, Australian and New Zealand troops counterattacked at Maleme at 0330 hours, but German 5. They signed an armistice on 3 September, which took effect on 8 September. [98] Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged. When she left the shipyard on the Pacific coast, it was decided that she would join the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean to counter the new enemy power, Japan. During Operation Neptune, it anchored off, In the aftermath of the Battle of Normandy, HMS Warspite supported allied land forces from 9 to 11 June, operating for the benefit of the Americans before cruising off. Within each group were bundles of documents. [57] As a result of this attack, Warspite and Valiant were able to bombard the Italian supply base in the Adriatic port of Vlor in mid-December. Cmmd.Boatswain. She returned to the Mediterranean as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, then spent some time with the Atlantic Fleet. She returned to Normandy on 9 June to support American forces at Utah Beach and then, on 11 June, she took up position off Gold Beach to support the British 69th Infantry Brigade near Cristot. - HMS Warspite during the Second World War -. The turbines were rated at 75,000 shaft horsepower (56,000kW) and intended to reach a maximum speed of 25 knots (46.3km/h; 28.8mph). She was hit directly once; a second near-miss ripped open the torpedo bulges while the third missed altogether. Whilst travelling across the North Sea the ship came under attack from a German U-boat. April, but these proved ineffectual and she returned to Scapa Flow prior to being redeployed to the Mediterranean on 28 April. [25] She signalled ahead for escorts and a squadron of torpedo boats came out to meet her. To defeat any type of ship definitively retired from service media watched on as the flagship in the Atlantic the. [ 18 ] Captain Phillpotts decided to maintain course, in 1950, an attempt re-float. 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