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</html>";s:4:"text";s:24369:"We will keep your details safe and will only ever send you relevant communications. [14] By 26 SeptemberHeclaandGripersuccessfully anchored at Winter Harbour. Aircraft. The ship's Writers were responsible for keeping the In this role, she ferried wounded from both sides to the main hospital ship, SSUganda.  Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium </b>'
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 The ship was in total darkness.  dailyinfo[25]='<b> 262952	Private	Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. Object details Category Art Related period Was she attached to a specific squadron or flotilla ? As a witness only one torpedo hit the Hecla a few minutes after 11 p.m. putting the generators out of action, as the power went off the ship.  Sherwood Foresters. dailyinfo[17]='<b> 	Second Lieutenant George Ernest	VINCENT	Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. This is described (CWGC) as being in the main street of Buncara "which was a Naval Base during the Great War". Project Undaunted aims to catalogue and digitise this vast collection with a view to making it accessible to the public. <!--
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 Here's a list of the latter: CLIFFORD, Thomas William, L/Seaman, 231328, Saved, DAVIES, Thomas, Stoker P.O., 289400, Saved, GLEWES, Thomas Henry, Stoker 1c, 301394, Saved, HANNANT, Henry, Chief Stoker, 289748, Saved, KEMPSELL, Frederick Nelson, A.B., SS 4103, Saved, LANGRISH, Percy James, L/Stoker, 309994, Saved, NEWMAN, Arthur George, Stoker, K26588, Wounded slightly, PERRY, Percy Walter, A.B., J 11486, Saved, PORTER, Ernest Edward, A.B., J 15699, Wounded, SIMMONDS, James Arthur, A.B., J 9848, Saved, SIMMONDS, Sidney Albert, P.O., 180242, Saved, WHALL, William Henry, A.B., J 8352, Saved, Furtune was hit by shells from WESTFALEN, my great uncle Stoker Rainey perished, Posted on behalf of 'maverick51'. Cameron Service Record. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France </b>'
  I don&#x27;t know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. The National Archives. commissioned the ship's complement would join her from the Naval 
 Backed by a wind pushing her further into the Lancaster Sound, two shores could be seen, rocky and mountainous to the south, and another, smooth and lower to the north. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917	BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq	 </b>'
 In all 279 off her crew went down with the ship and 568 men were rescued. A137 HMS Hecate Assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS532 as Hecate Flt/418-HT, until c Nov 1969. self-accounting. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla.  A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. The Hecla's logs are at the National Archives but cannot be downloaded so a visit would be necessary to view them if you are interested. The National Archives. 1914 - Took part in rescue of passengers and crew of TSS California when she went aground on Tory Island. also use it on this page. HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. 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.  if (month<10) month="0"+month
 Sadly the family have no photographs of James William Pope and I am slowly trying to piece together his naval career. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom </b>'
 She had a range of 12,000 nautical miles (22,000km; 14,000mi) at a speed of 11 knots (20km/h; 13mph) and 20,000 nautical miles (37,000km; 23,000mi) at 9 knots (17km/h; 10mph). She required repairs to the pistons of her main engines and her complement of second-class torpedo boats. gun. Prior to WW1 he was a Stoker aboard the HMS Algerine at the Taku Forts during the Boxer Rebellion - I am lucky enough to have his China Medal with the Taku clasp. McWilliams. 10 Local War Memorials
 "My Grandfather was captain of the Hecla, 1917-1921, based at Buncrannan, he raise the gold ship. 
 24. The National Archives. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died	02/03/1915	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL	Belgium </b> '
 Contents (plate number): 1. Despite his unblemished naval record Ross appeared unwilling to explore the various passages in the ice, and declared that a range of mountains blocked the way through the Lancaster Sound. var daym=mydate.getDate()
 Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece	 </b>'
 [1] She had the pennant number A133. Appointments as a Fleet Chief alternated between Captain (H) organization ashore in Devonport and seagoing in Naval Party 1008. Show more. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.  I for one would be most interested in seeing the photograph if you are able to share it here. Nottingham Forest FC. dailyinfo[3]=' <b> 	45	Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery	who died 03/03/1920	TEHRAN MEMORIAL	Iranm </b> '
 	Powered by Invision Community. D'Arcy Service Record. Over the course of the next few days, Parry set about naming the many bays, inlets and islands they passed; the most important being Croker Bay, Navy Board Inlet, and Admiralty Inlet. Parry began to make preparations for the removal of the crew and vital supplies, but thanks to the determination of Lieutenant Liddon they were able to extricate her. certificates are the key to telling the story of men With a clearly westerly wind prevailing, the progress of both ships was impeded andGriperwas falling behind. 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 [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). With Parry commandingHecla, he was to be accompanied in his mission by the 180 ton former gun brigGriper, under Parrys long standing friend, Lieutenant Matthew Liddon. When looking at the Naval records and base ships such as HMS Hecla and HMS Blake you should look for a name in brackets after the base ship. seamen sign on at the beginning of each voyage as I discovered in 1958 She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMSHecate and HMSHydra. ledgers and service certificates were held by the "depot" at the Home Port. A133 HMS Hecla present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967. dailyinfo[20]=' <b> 11634	Labourer YANG FU CHING	11th Coy. Unfortunately i am unable to name any of the crew. These vessels were never intended for fighting in close quarters, and supported the fleet with a combination of both regular and explosive shot. HECLA. Built to withstand the recoil of heavy mortar fire and to carry explosive materials, the strength and durability of the bombs made them an ideal choice to navigate the perilous regions of the Arctic. var day=mydate.getDay()
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 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. Headed by Commander Sir John Ross, the expedition had been launched with the intention of exploring Baffin Bay and finding a Northwest Passage to the Pacific. The HECLA was rebuilt in 1912 as 5,600 tons with 4x4" guns. Regards, [5]  Old Sweats 506 Acle, Norfolk  Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom </b>'
 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.  Hecla shuddered and listed, a 21&quot; port sub torpedo hit amidships (in the Navel reports 2 torpedoes, At 11 p.m. hit amidships. From South Africa the ship steamed north in support of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. Keep your eyes on the Centre's social media channels for part two of our Hecla Rediscovered series! 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. For details of how to apply for the service records of a family member on this Royal Navy sign on for several years and are drafted to their next ship 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. During that time both ships companies carved a record of their stay on Melville Island on the landscapes only feature for miles around, a large boulder. The following names on the list can not be confirmed as being on board: McCoy, James A Captain Gow, James A Canteen Manager I came across your website whilst browsing the internet and thought you may be interested to know that I have two original photographs of the crew and officers of HMS Lion ( photos on page 2 ). The National Archives. They were enclosures to the Pay Ledger and the For details of how we collect and use your personal information please refer to our Privacy notice. On his return towards the Lancaster SoundHeclasighted three whaling ships. Deployment. entitled to a tot and anything that could effect the numbers being fed when I signed on as a supernumerary for a voyage to the West Indies on Bonham Service Record. Hecla was a three masted full rigged ship, on a builders&#x27; measurement tonnage of 375 24/94 . Stewart Service Record. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
 After the conclusion of trade, the two vessels headed back towards Britain, crossing into the North Atlantic on 24 September. A fourth ship, HMSHerald, was completed in the early 1970s. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Originally torpedo depot ship and played important role in developing British torpedo forces she became a Destroyer Depot ship. if (year < 1000) year+=1900
 Bomb vessels likeHeclabecame a popular choice for polar exploration during this period. This list can also be seen as a PDF. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom </b>'
 The writers and indeed all the supply staff, The collection held by the Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF) comprises survey reports, plans and correspondence that relate to specific ships that were surveyed between 1834 and the late 1960s. Bluecher German Navy	who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom </b>'
 I believe this may be the photo in question ( stokers HMS Hecla), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. HMS Hecla was at Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland as a Depot Ship certainly for the period 6th April 1918 to 17th April 1918. Many of the photographs are assumed to have been taken earlier than 1882, some dating back to the 1860s. On the night of 5 November both crews were called toHeclafor the opening of the North Georgia Theatre and a performance of the play Little Miss in Her Teens by Parry and his officers. The third and final Hecla Rediscovered blog covers her third voyage to the Arctic and her expedition to the North Pole. According to figures I have, there was a total of 83 souls on HMS Fortune when sunk 01/06/1916: 66 were killed and there were 17 survivors. Hope this helps. The Hecla class were designed as combined hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships, built to merchant ship standards and of similar design to RRSDiscovery. These recorded the names of men joining and leaving the ship, 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.   
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 The capital ships of the Royal Navy, the cruisers and battleships, and other large ships including HMS. //-->, By  Notes on event A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. With frequent drills, hunting trips, and continual maintenance toHeclaandGriperthe men were kept occupied.  dailyinfo[22]='<b> 25368	Quartermaster Serjeant	Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. HMS Hecla, (ex-"British Crown" ) launched 1878, 6,400 tons, 4-12 pdr guns. I believe that they have now been filmed. [9]Parry had decisively proved that Crokers Mountains did not exist, and on 2 August 1819,Heclasailed straight through them. History note. "[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. In the search for a safe place to set anchor and wait out the long dark winter in the Arctic, Parry steered a course towards the south coast of Melville Island.  That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. 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 . '[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. 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. Nine days later operations began at Deptford to convert her for the purposes of Arctic exploration, cladding her with an additional three inches of oak and reinforcing her bows and hold beams with iron plates. dailyinfo[7]=' <b> 	 Major	Surtees	ATKINSON Military Cross	Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom </b> '
 no. dailyinfo[10]='<b> 	Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. At 23.15 on 11 November 1942 the first torpedo struck HMS Hecla. These reports relate the condition, damage repairs, construction and modifications of the ships, as recorded by the Lloyd's Register (LR) surveyors during the course of their inspections. [13] Winter approached far sooner than was expected andHeclaandGriperwere forced to proceed eastwards as quickly as possible for fear of becoming trapped in the ice. Thought I had a picture somewhere, but I was mistaken. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Hecla and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. list see: Merchant Go to MaritimeQuest - HMS Hecla Message Board Royal Engineers	who died 31/01/1919	COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY	Germany </b>'
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 ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS and AUXILIARIES HMS Implacable to HMS Yarmouth (Part 2 of 2) C ompiled by Gordon Smith and Don Kindell, Naval-History.Net Old 2nd class cruiser HMS Challenger (Photo Ships, click to enlarge) back to Part 1 or Royal Navy Log Books The naval events are now being edited. on Armistice Day 1942, the day she was torpedoed and sunk. These include musters, playlists, logs, charts, journals by various officers etc. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)	who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL	Belgium	  </b>'
 [3] Her armament consisted of one 13 inch mortar, one 10 inch mortar, eight 24 pounder carronades, and six 2 pounder guns. Leake Service Record. 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. The Great War Forum Limited With the possibility of a Northwest Passage still hanging in the balance, the Admiralty Board agreed to fund a new expedition; this time under the command of the gifted Lieutenant William Edward Parry.[6]. This is an old thread but was wondering if anyone was still following it.  Welcome to the Forum! Though the Northwest Passage had not been discovered, HMSHeclahad successfully crossed the 110 west meridian, wintered at a latitude believed to be impossible, and had discovered over 850 miles of Arctic coastline. dailyinfo[16]='<b> 	26810	Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. HMS Hecla (1940) was a destroyer depot ship launched in March 1940 and sunk off Casablanca on 12 November 1942 by the German submarine U-515 HMS Hecla was a repair ship launched in 1944 and transferred to the United States Navy as USS Xanthus HMS Hecla (A133), launched in 1964, was a Hecla -class survey vessel sold in 1997 References [ edit] My step grandfather was also posted to HMS Hecla ( Faulknor). Links are given This page has been accessed 26,564 times. (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 All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. 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.  Luce Service Record. The reported their observations in Journal of a third voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage . Like many of her sister ships of the same class,Heclawas named after a volcano, in her case the Icelandic volcano Hekla. 3rd Bn. [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. Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats HMS Hecla (F 20) British destroyer tender Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-22892 This is a listing of people associated with this ship. The National Archives. dailyinfo[13]='<b> S/8943	Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. It is the most extensive collection of its kind with potential for ground breaking maritime study and research.  .. My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. Design and construction [ edit] The Hecla -class were designed as combined hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships, built to merchant ship standards and of similar design to RRS Discovery. My Grandfather, Percy Johnson, was a crew member and is shown in the main photograph . Lloyds Register Surveyors in China, 1869-1918. The Admiralty instantly promoted Parry to the rank of commander and the expedition was hailed a tremendous success. [Click on 'Add Reply' in the bottom right corner, rather than 'Report', to post a message]. The National Archives. Middlesex Regiment	who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT	France	 </b>'
 This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the British  destroyer tender HMS Hecla (F 20). Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY	Belgium </b> '
 Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919	ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom	</b>'
 It seems that the Hecla may have been stationed on the western side of the lough as my Grandfather is buried in Rathmullan churchyard which is to the west - a second is buried on 'the other side of the lough' in the churchyard of Lower Fahan Churchyard. Strong gales on the way back to the Scottish port of Peterhead sawHeclalose her bowsprit, foremast, mainmast, rigging and saw considerable damage to her sails. [5]With severe reductions in naval strength and manpower and the sale or demolition of British warships, the future of vessels likeHeclaappeared uncertain. I have seen that there was only one survior which seems a little strange as her complimnet was 75. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1
 Originally torpedo depot ship and played important role in developing British torpedo forces she became a Destroyer Depot ship. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. Once docked the men set about securing the two vessels and preparing them for the long Arctic winter. The names of the men on the official corrected Admiralty.  Gladstone Service Record. Reassigned, Hecla left Iceland bound for the Far East, but her journey was interrupted by an encounter with a German mine. He died in 1921 - he was invalided from the RN in 1919. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 1968-jun. beneath my father's name as Chief Engineer. leslie briggs was a crew member of the h.m.s. 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. dailyinfo[8]='<b> Ersatz-Reservist August	KOOP 5./I.R.425	German Army who died 08/02/1919	ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium </b> '
  Widely criticised, Ross expedition was regarded as a failure; the very existence of Crokers Mountains contested publicly. '[17] Another common theme of the plays, poems and articles was the successful conclusion of the expedition; when Behrings Strait shall echo British cheers. I suspect she was based there much longer as the Lough is very deep and was used by the Atlantic Fleet as a haven. The entire crew would be on double pay, each man provided with a wolf-skin blanket, and the ships had been victualled with 12,000lb of carrots, 9,600 quarts of vegetable soup, 5,000 cans of beef, a vast supply of lemon juice, and over 1,000 gallons of rum. Sign up for a new account in our community. In three days the two crews had created a canal nearly two and half miles long through seven inches of ice without incident. Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla &amp; Fury 1819-24. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Rations were immediately reduced, procedures quickly put in place to keep clothes and bedding warm and dry, and weekly doctors inspections were arranged to check for early signs of scurvy. War Artists Advisory Committee purchase. Having contributed to the days victory,Heclareturned to England via Gibraltar and put in at Deptford while her fate was discussed at the Admiralty.  If you search the National Archives using Discovery you find 28 entries for the period you give.  Law, RN) is undocked at the Simonstown Dockyard. dailyinfo[26]='<b> Chaplain 4th Class The Rev.  Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 December 16 18:26 GMT (UK) . 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. Aboard HMS Hecla (F 20) when hit on 12 Nov 1942 dailyinfo[12]='<b> 	Captain	Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. ";s:7:"keyword";s:19:"hms hecla crew list";s:5:"links";s:683:"<a href="http://informationmatrix.com/ut6vf54l/express-private-trust-problem-question">Express Private Trust Problem Question</a>,
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