recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Captain Charles F. Sowerby. Served from 1951 - 1953 Served in HMS Indefatigable Robin David Rogers Media in category "HMS Indefatigable (R10)" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Indefatigable was present at the formal surrender of the Japanese on 2 September in Tokyo Bay. [4], The Indefatigable class had a main armament of eight breech-loading BL 12-inch (305mm) Mark X guns mounted in four hydraulically powered twin-gun turrets. Rear Admiral Royer Dick hoisted his flag aboard the carrier in September until she began a short refit at Devonport in January 1952.[53]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The original intention was to retain her twenty-six 24-pounder guns on her gundeck, and to mount eight 12-pounder guns on her quarterdeck and a further four on her forecastle, which would have rated her as a 38-gun vessel. Sidney Punch. Boatswain Indefatigable was laid down by John Brown & Co. at their shipyard in Clydebank on 3 November 1939 as Yard Number 565. The ship welcomed home Queen Elizabeth II and her husband four days later as they returned from their tour of the Commonwealth. CLIP is run by Pete and Jan Owens as a not-for-profit volunteer project. [29] She was armed with twenty-four 9-pounder guns and had a crew of 230 men. Duncan B At this stage only individual photographs of sailors are being added and not group photographs. The Implacable-class carriers were equipped with two lifts on the centreline, the forward of which measured 45 by 33 feet (13.7 by 10.1m) and served only the upper hangar, and the aft lift (45 by 22 feet (13.7 by 6.7m)), which served both hangars. [31], Five days later, in the evening of the 16th, Pellew's squadron captured the French privateer Inconcevable. She was indefatigable. Among the voyage records that survive, the Endeavour draftsman Sydney Parkinson's Journal of a. Mate (E) [52] Indefatigable and Fisgard shared the prize money with Boadicea, Diamond, Urania, and the hired armed schooner Earl St Vincent.[53]. [79], On 15 January 1811, Dryad captured Matilda and her cargo. Lieutenant We'll do our best to advise. Set up a site giving access to images of 70 editions of the Mercantile Navy List - both our own images and sets from the Maritime History Archive in Newfoundland, (with their kind permission). If you would like to add a photograph please. One Barracuda was forced to ditch near the carrier and its crew was rescued by the destroyer Verulam.[28]. [Note 1] The ends of the hangars were protected by 2-inch bulkheads[7] and the armour of the hangar deck ranged from 1.5 to 2.5 inches (38 to 64mm) in thickness. Over the summer she exercised with the Home Fleet and visited the Danish port of Aarhus, where she was visited by Queen Alexandrine of Denmark in July. We have added some case studies to illustrate research into records of seafarers and ships. [44] Then on 7 November Nymphe, Indefatigable and Diamond shared in the recapture of the ship Brailsford. Other vessels which Minerve had captured included Martinus (Bremen brig), Tagus (Portuguese brig ), Minerva (English snow), and Ann and Dorothea (aka Beata Maria, Danish schooner). The squadron claimed to have shot down a Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar", for the loss of a Firefly that ran out of fuel and had to ditch next to the ship. Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 15:22 and contains 1025 names, From Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. Harry Wallis. The Seafires claimed four Zeros shot down, four others probably shot down, and another four damaged. She carried enough fuel oil to give her a range of 6,900 nautical miles (12,800km; 7,900mi) at 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph). However, it was at this time that the carronade was becoming more popular in the Navy, and her intended armament was altered on 5 December 1794 with the addition of four 42-pounder carronades to go on her quarterdeck and two on her forecastle. By April 1946 these had been reduced to 11 Bofors guns, 6 twin and 7 single Oerlikon guns. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google email info @ jutlandcrewlists.org (remove spaces). A further attack could not be mounted until 24 August because of bad weather; for this mission the carrier contributed 12 Barracudas, 11 Fireflies and 4 Seafires, all of which returned. In the April 1945 Navy List he is shown as being with 1772 Squadron. document.write("This page was last modified on " + lastmod.getDate()+" " + monthlist[lastmod.getMonth()] +" " + lastmod.getFullYear()+""); Transcribed and checked nearly 1,000,000 (one million) entries from crew lists. Born 1925, died 1986. During the day, Indefatigable's aircraft attacked targets in northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. 4in - barbettes. [47] The BPF's aircraft crippled the escort carrier Kaiyo and sank numerous smaller ships on 24 July. The ship normally displaced 18,500 long tons (18,800 t) and 22,130 long tons (22,490 t) at deep load. By all accounts, James Cook's HMS Endeavour sojourn in Tahiti was a pivotal moment in . She was only 18 months old, coppered, and a fast sailer. [74] While there she captured two vessels, the Danish ship Neptunus on 24 March and the French ship Nymphe on 28 March. to do your research for you - all the data we have is either on this site or for sale via findmypast and we'd like you to have the fun of doing the research. This site is designed to help you to find records of a merchant seafarer, either Privacy Policy and Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. The next day her aircraft attacked targets in the vicinity of Tokyo. Captain [10], Between 11 and 21 March Indefatigable's squadron captured the vessels Favorite Sultana, Friends, Providence, Four Marys, Aimable Justine, and Nouvelle Union. 1, p. 181. Please note that we do not do privately commissioned research, not at any price - we'd like you to have the fun. She became the flagship of the 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1st ACS) when Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian hoisted his flag on 15 November. The BPF joined the American Fifth Fleet there two days later to participate in the preliminary operations for the invasion of Okinawa. Range. She also had four feet of water in her hold from shot holes. . Douglas B. Bucham Brown. [21] She was launched on 8 December 1942 by Victoria of Hesse, Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven. [7], Indefatigable was unique among British battlecruisers in having an armoured spotting and signal tower behind the conning tower, protected by 4 inches (102mm) of armour. Brown 2009, pp. We are glad to list them on our acknowledgements page: NB! Pellew sent her into Falmouth. Indefatigable sailed empty for Norfolk, Virginia, where she loaded RN personnel before returning to Portsmouth on 21 November. Of her crew of 1,019, only three survived. R.M. She departed on 9 June and arrived at Plymouth on 7 July. They arrived on 7 March and exercised together before sailing for Ulithi on 18 March. In the distance the British battlecruiser HMS Indefatigablesinking after being struck by shells from the German battlecruiser Von Der Tannfirst in "X" magazine and then once she had limped out of the line she was hit by another salvo on the foredeck, the resulting explosion then destroying her. He was incorrectly reported as a crew member from Nestor in The Times on 24 June 1916. She departed three days later for Manus en route to Sydney. Indefatigable rescued the survivors. [31] She was armed with eight guns and had a crew of 55 men. https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Indefatigable_Crew_List&oldid=40442, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), About Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. [51], The carrier arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 16 March 1946. [5] On 17 February 1795, a further two 12-pounder guns were added to her quarterdeck, though her official rating remained unchanged. She was two weeks out of Bayonne but had not captured anything. 1797" for any crew surviving in 1847.[1]. After her recapture Argo arrived at Falmouth. [13] After an hour and three quarters of fighting, she still had not struck and had somewhat outmaneuvered Indefatigable when Concorde arrived. She was 14 days out of Bordeaux. The P1121 looks like a Eurofighter Typhoons Grandad! Set up this site which is widely used as a single resource for researchers into maritime records. The loss of his topmasts made it impossible for . She sank on 31st May 1916, during the Battle of Jutland, the largest Naval Battle of the war. 6in-4in - bulkheads. John Gray. [78] On 20 October Indefatigable re-captured the Portuguese brig Intrigua. [77] Next, Indefatigable recaptured Flora on 13 June. She was armed with twenty-two 9-pounder guns and had a crew of 175 men. Milne, still expecting Rear-Admiral Wilhelm Souchon to turn west, kept the battlecruisers at Malta until shortly after midnight on 8 August when he set sail at a leisurely 12 knots (22km/h; 14mph) for Cape Matapan, where Goeben had been spotted eight hours earlier. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Indefatigable and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. var monthlist= ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']; Research Status. William Owen HMS Indefatigable, Sub.Lt(A) Maurice Ian James Goodsell HMS Indefatigable (d.24th July 1945). CLIP is a not-for-profit volunteer project, set up to assist research into the records of British merchant Ian would love to hear from anyone that knew his father. The other two were wing turrets mounted amidships and staggered diagonally: 'P' was forward and to port of the centre funnel, while 'Q' was situated starboard and aft. She was scuttled at Scapa Flow 21st June 1919. Her two consorts Sagesse and Eclatant escaped into the river. He commanded her until early 1799. transcribed are only a small sample of the huge volume of crew documents scattered across many archives. On 12 March 1951 she sortied from Portland, flying Micklethwaite's flag, to exercise with the Home Fleet before beginning a brief refit at Devonport in May. On the first day, a pair of Fireflies encountered five Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" dive bombers and shot down four of them. Date: 1863 - 1913 Arrangement: The documents are stored by year in numerical sequence of registered number, as they were received, and have not been rearranged under the names of individual ships. 1923. [40], The BPF arrived in Sydney on 10 February; the crews received leave and the ships got some maintenance before they sailed for the BPF's advance base at Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands, on 27 February. 45; Friedman, p. 143; Lenton, p. 103. Want to know what life was like during the War? By this time, Germany had invaded Belgium and war had been declared, but an Admiralty order to respect Italian neutrality and stay more than 6 nautical miles (11km) from the Italian coast precluded entering the Strait of Messina, from which they could have observed the port directly. The ship was laid down later that year and launched on 8th December 1942. Captain John Grindle was appointed to command on 24 March 1950 and the ship was recommissioned on 28 May. H.M.S. On 1 November, Captain Ian MacIntyre relieved Graham as captain of the ship. A Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bomber attacked the carrier after the ceasefire went into effect, but its two bombs missed. Around this time Beatty altered course to the east as it was quickly apparent that he was still too far north to cut off Hipper.[20]. On 13 April 1796, Indefatigable was in pursuit of a French frigate. Unit had nine men killed and 11 wounded; Rvolutionnaire had no casualties. & Home. Each of the pages has its own set of notes (linked from a button top-right) to explain where the data came from and any points to look out for when using it. Made the first complete record of British registered ships, from 1855 to the 1950s, with 200,000 entries from the Appropriation Books at RSS in Cardiff. 24 Naval Fighter Wing. The [56] The Royal Navy took Medea into service as Iphigenia and Clara as Leocadia. [1], Indefatigable had an overall length of 590 feet (179.8m), a beam of 80 feet (24.4m), and a draught of 29feet 9inches (9.1m) at deep load. The most significant consequence was that the attention of the Turks was drawn to strengthening their defences, and they set about expanding the mine field. Brown, David K., p. 51, fn. He stationed the light cruiser Gloucester at the southern exit, and sent Indomitable to coal at Bizerte, where she was ready for action in the Western Mediterranean. [39] En route to Sydney to prepare for operations in the Pacific, the BPF's carriers attacked oil refineries near Palembang, Sumatra, on 24 and 29 January (Operation Meridian). The ship conducted uneventful patrols of the North Sea for the next year and a half. Designed to stow 48 aircraft in their hangars, the use of a permanent deck park allowed the Implacable class to accommodate up to 81 aircraft. Chaplain Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Indefatigable. [48] After replenishing, airstrikes resumed on 28 and 30 July, the British sinking the escort Okinawa near Maizuru. Fleet Paymaster During this cruise she gave the second largest island, now known as Santa Cruz island, its English name Indefatigable. Indefatigable and the BPF joined the Americans in attacking the Japanese Home Islands in July and August. She was four weeks out of Saint-Malo and was waiting to enter Brest when captured. The vessel's propulsion consisted of two steam turbines and 31 coal-fired boilers. Casualty list for HMS Indefatigable. Naval Instructor [22] More recent archaeological evidence shows that the ship was actually blown in half within the opening minutes of the engagement with Von der Tann which fired only fifty-two 28cm (11in) shells at Indefatigable before the fore part of the ship also exploded. Admiral Bustamente refused and a short engagement ensued. Baker. Following the end of hostilities she visited ports in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [32][Note 2] Tirpitz was lightly damaged by two hits during this attack, one a 500-pound (230kg) bomb and the other a 1,600-pound (730kg) armour-piercing bomb. Robert Roxburgh. Captain Quintin Graham was appointed to command the ship in August 1943. . Captain [23] Her consort, the schooner Vengeur, was of the same strength, and Pellew yet hoped to catch her, too. She took some 27 prizes, alone or in company, and the Admiralty authorised the issue of four clasps to the Naval General Service Medal in 1847 to any surviving members of her crews from the respective actions. James Crook. She had left Saint-Malo the evening before and had not made any captures. [60] The French were expecting the attack and put up a strong resistance. The ship was laid down on 10th November that year and launched on 26th March 1940 as the 3rd RN Warship to carry the name. From her, he learned that there were two privateers around Corunna, one of which had captured a brig from Lisbon with a cargo of bale goods two days earlier. Smoke and flames gushed from the forward part of the ship and large pieces were thrown 200 feet (61.0m) into the air. [44], The BPF arrived back at Sydney on 5 June and sailed for Manus three weeks later. [21] It has been thought that the most likely cause of her loss was a deflagration or low-order explosion in 'X' magazine that blew out her bottom and severed the steering control shafts, followed by the explosion of her forward magazines from the second volley. Rvolutionnaire then captured the French frigate Unit after having fired two broadsides into her. This battleship is the stuff of legend. Become a Member George H. Field. Ship Interest Groups. Then Indefatigable captured Mede, and Lively captured Clara. [a] Blonde had 16 guns and a crew of 95 men. She had a long career under several distinguished commanders, serving throughout the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. [27] The Royal Navy took her into service as HMSEugenie. Indefatigable arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, on 10 December and Vian transferred his flag to Indomitable.[38]. Shells from the German battlecruiser Von der Tann caused an explosion ripping a hole in her hull, and a second explosion hurled large pieces of the ship 200feet (60m) in the air. She was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast, Northern Ireland being launched on the 17th of August 1939. i just see wiki . I'm doing this for a friend she's the daughter of this man who served on HMS Indefatigable, Vincent Peter Kehoe. [28] The most recent survey of the wreck by nautical archaeologist Innes McCartney revealed that the initial hits on the ship by Von der Tann caused 'X' turret magazine to detonate, blowing off a 40m-long (130ft) portion of the ship from forward of the turret to the stern. 9 Naval Torpedo-Bomber Reconnaissance Wing, Armoured aircraft carrier action and damage reports, 1940-1945, Maritimequest HMS Indefatigable photo gallery, Darrell V. Bumby RN Collection on MaritimeQuest, List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Indefatigable_(R10)&oldid=1120025152, World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom, Cold War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. A new Liberal Government had taken power in January 1906 and demanded reductions in naval spending, and the Admiralty submitted a reduced programme, requesting dreadnoughts but no battlecruisers. Charles P. Tanner. Unlike the Illustrious-class ships, the roofs of the gun turrets were flat and flush with the flight deck. The aim of CLIP is simple - to improve access to the records of seafarers on British registered ships of the late 19th and early 20th century. Sorry, we do not carry out privately commissioned research. [7], The ships had four Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam supplied by eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers. She returned to Sydney for the holidays and visited Melbourne on 22 January 1946 before departing for home nine days later. [22] Later that month, Indefatigable fought her most famous battle. The next month, she was placed in reserve and Captain MacIntyre retired on 7 January 1947. Terms and Conditions | The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. [27] The wreck was identified in 2001, when it was found to have been heavily salvaged sometime in the past. Royal Naval Reserve [26] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [24] Royal Irish Rifles [20] HMS Erin [9] HMS INDOMITABLE [8] Royal Engineers [8] HMS Vanguard [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] HMS LION [6] HMS Monmouth [6] HMS THUNDERER [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS BELLEROPHON [5] HMS COLLINGWOOD [5] HMS DEFENCE [5] HMS Impregnable [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [4] HMS INVINCIBLE . The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. William G. Jones. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Campagnes (oprations; divisions et stations navales; missions diverses), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Indefatigable_(1784)&oldid=1117981877, Razeed to 44 guns between September 1794 and February 1795, 19ft (5.8m) (as frigate, 13ft 3in (4.0m)), Fc: 4 12-pounder guns + 2 42-pounder carronades, This page was last edited on 24 October 2022, at 15:30. Like this page to receive our updates. HMS Indefatigable was one of two Implacable -class aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. She was eight days out of Ostend but had taken no prizes. Statistics compiled by the BPF staff showed that 61 Seafires were lost or damaged beyond repair during both phases of the operation due to deck-landing accidents. The Admiralty announced on 26 January 1954 that both ships would be replaced as training ships and reduced to reserve. In 1954 she married T.S. hms prince of wales crew list, royal family maid breaks her silence, cashedge transfer failure, juan ibarra political views, mac miller house address studio city, . The additional crewmen, maintenance personnel and facilities needed to support these aircraft were housed in the lower hangar. Leading Seaman Bullwas, and Spike Sheldon has identified that, of the Stokers called Smith, one was from Bath, Harold William Smith, so that we have concluded this was him. They also destroyed two unnamed brigs and a chasse maree. Mate We have no plans to organise more ourselves, but that is far from the end of CLIP. [13] Indefatigable had no casualties. She became Vian's flagship on 22 November and sailed to New Zealand to show the flag. George Barratt. Lodgings . The crew of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon. Add a Name to this List The turbines were rated at 43,000 shaft horsepower (32,000kW) and were intended to give the ship a maximum speed of 25 knots (46km/h; 29mph). In July 1945 they would have been involved in flying missions against targets in Japan.