. Bernie left the Navy in 1993, having . dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. The National Archives. [8] These provisions were expected to last the expedition for up to two years, anything else needed would have to be caught or hunted, or traded for with the Inuit. 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. Once docked the men set about securing the two vessels and preparing them for the long Arctic winter. Once able to proceed, Parry was anxious to exploit his good fortune and droveHeclaandGriperas quickly as the passage would allow, believing the sea to be navigable for only six more weeks. 7905861) registered in England and Wales, and owner of Lloyd's Register Group Limited. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. No-one is actively following this thread at the moment but if you would like to post the photo either here or in a new thread I am sure it will be welcomed with interest. From the log of the Hecla I was able to see the arrangements for the burial party, the funeral party and the firing party - all of which came from the Hecla. The worst of the damage was to her workshops and storerooms, scattering and destroying dozens of mines, torpedoes, and depth charges. Jan. 30, 2011. Kenneth Charles Collings (standing middle) and four unidentified crewmen seen on HMS Hecla. seamen sign on at the beginning of each voyage as I discovered in 1958 Further on, news fromHeclascrows nest reported to Parry that a great expanse of ice blocked their westerly passage past Prince Leopold Island. 3rd Bn. Turning his attention southHeclaandGriperexplored the inlet they had spotted for over 120 miles before they were once again hampered by impenetrable ice. Luce Service Record. Designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the master shipbuilders Barksworth & Hawkes, of North Barton, Hull, she was launched on 22 July 1815. The Home Port for HMS. The writers and indeed all the supply staff, [9]Parry had decisively proved that Crokers Mountains did not exist, and on 2 August 1819,Heclasailed straight through them. Despite a huge gash in her starboard side Heclamade her own way to the South African naval base of Simon's Town in Find out more about mining of HMS Heclaand read the report of her CO Capt Law. E.F.B. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 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. Pay and Victualing Ledgers for the ship and the Service Certificates 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. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' After two attempts to sail through Fury and Hecla Strait were hindered by the ice, Parry was forced to return to England . 1914 - Took part in rescue of passengers and crew of TSS California when she went aground on Tory Island. HMS Hecla, (ex-"British Crown" ) launched 1878, 6,400 tons, 4-12 pdr guns. On 15 May 1942, HMS Hecla (F 20) (Capt E.F.B. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' leslie briggs was a crew member of the h.m.s. With frequent drills, hunting trips, and continual maintenance toHeclaandGriperthe men were kept occupied. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. In the fierce Arctic winter, this harbour was to beHeclashome for the next ten months. Charlton Service Record. 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. Fifth Army Law, RN) is undocked at the Simonstown Dockyard. beneath my father's name as Chief Engineer. InHeclaParry had achieved more than any other Arctic expedition, and it was not long afterwards that the Admiralty announced she was to be fitted out for a return voyage. PRIVATE Served from 1953 - 1956 Served in HMS Hecla Martin Jackson OM AW1 Served from 1987 - 1996 Served in HMS Hecla Norman Wood MEM1 Served from 1965 - 1973 Served in HMS Hecla Jack Mead PETTY OFFICER Served from 1985 - 2002 Served in HMS Hecla John Ohara LRO G Served from 1977 - 1985 Served in HMS Hecla Craig Hulton 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. D'Arcy Service Record. [1] She had the pennant number A133. HMSHeclawas originally built as aHeclaClass bomb vessel, ordered by the Royal Navy on 5 June 1813. He was awarded DSO, DSC, Coix de Guirre.". 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 dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. Old Sweats 506 Acle, Norfolk 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. (2) 21 Sep 1942 Part two recounts Hecla's second Voyage to the Arctic from 1821-1823. Bruce C. Collings Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla & Fury 1819-24. In July she conducted trials and then returned to drydock for additional work, finally returning to operational status in September. 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. Jeffreys Service Record. list see: Merchant chain of command to the. [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). RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 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. After the lengthy stay at Winter Harbour Parry resolved to continue his push westwards; but to no avail. They were enclosures to the Pay Ledger and the War Artists Advisory Committee purchase. 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] Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. 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. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. the MV. 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. It's easy! 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]. April 14, 2010: George Male and Portsmouth News Defence Correspondent Matt Jackson seen at the National Museum of the Royal Navy during the launch of the book A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. Surgeon Lieutenant Commander. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. For his third Northwest Passage expedition, William Parry was in command of HMS Hecla, supported by HMS Fury under Henry Parkyns Hoppner. a 12,000 ton Destroyer Depot Ship with a ship's complement of 858 on the day she was lost, were going on leave, returning from leave, changing messes, becoming dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. I suspect she was based there much longer as the Lough is very deep and was used by the Atlantic Fleet as a haven. when I signed on as a supernumerary for a voyage to the West Indies on 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). A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. , St. John Service Record. 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. "[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. On his return towards the Lancaster SoundHeclasighted three whaling ships. Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). HMS Thunderer [1872], (starboard broadside view) 4 guns double screw ship, iron turret ship, armour-plated 9190 (4407 . I for one would be most interested in seeing the photograph if you are able to share it here. var mydate=new Date() dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. Following the failure of British diplomacy, Lord Exmouth headed a joint Anglo-Dutch attack to finally put an end to piracy and the Christian slave trade in the Ottoman Regency of Algeria. The ship's Writers were responsible for keeping the HMS Hecla was a base ship and few actually served on her. HMS Hecla (Capt. This site uses cookies. The sinking resulted in 281 casualties. Originally torpedo depot ship and played important role in developing British torpedo forces she became a Destroyer Depot ship. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' After re-joiningGriperthe expedition continued to push westwards. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. jack23 October , 2003 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 December 16 18:26 GMT (UK) . Many figures can be seen on deck and struggling in the water. The submarine fired a spread of four torpedoes at its target, though only one hit. 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. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford, Ireland. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.. History. 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. at Simon's Town, South Africa, while under repair after being mined. //-->, By The National Archives. In the early hours of the morning on 12 November 1942, Hecla was torpedoed by U-515 under the command of Werner Henke. Sherwood Foresters. 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. From there he went to HMS Vivid for a year via HMS Diligence. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. In three days the two crews had created a canal nearly two and half miles long through seven inches of ice without incident. There are several life boats in the foreground. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. Michael W. Pocock Webmaster. The remainder of May and June were spent in drydock, repairing extensive underwater damage. Reassigned, Hecla left Iceland bound for the Far East, but her journey was interrupted by an encounter with a German mine. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 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 . HECLA. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. The following names on the list can not be confirmed as being on board: McCoy, James A Captain Gow, James A Canteen Manager As the principal port for the city of Edinburgh and the southeast of Scotland, it has been fascinating to document the shipping history of Leith through the eyes of Lloyd's Register's long serving surveyor, Walter Paton. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month no. 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. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMSScott in 1997. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Campbell Service Record. 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. Project Undaunted aims to catalogue and digitise this vast collection with a view to making it accessible to the public. These he dubbed Crokers Mountains, after the First Lord of the Admiralty. 18. [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 National Archives. These ledgers and service Kenneth Charles Collings (right) and L. Rowles possibly at Freetown, Sierra Leone. Coy. '[17] Another common theme of the plays, poems and articles was the successful conclusion of the expedition; when Behrings Strait shall echo British cheers. [2]Designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the master shipbuilders Barksworth & Hawkes, of North Barton, Hull, she was launched on 22 July 1815. To reduce the possibility of fraud in the 1968-jun. It was on one of these days digging through a mass of correspondence and survey reports that I came across an entry for a particularly remarkable ship. If you search the National Archives using Discovery you find 28 entries for the period you give. Message Board. Appointments as a Fleet Chief alternated between Captain (H) organization ashore in Devonport and seagoing in Naval Party 1008. In November 1818, Arctic explorers HMSIsabellaand HMSAlexanderreturned to London after less than ten months. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. The wreck lies at an approximate depth of 14,100ft (4,300m), in position 35 43'N, 9 54'W. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. 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. He was promoted to Fleet Chief in 1981, whilst serving at the school. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' A group of unidentified men from HMS Hecla. This page has been accessed 26,564 times. from the names on this list to further details of their lives on var fontend = '' var year=mydate.getYear() '[1]Paton found he was surveying one of the most well-known and celebrated vessels of her time. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. gun. commissioned the ship's complement would join her from the Naval no. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Sadly the family have no photographs of James William Pope and I am slowly trying to piece together his naval career. 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. [10], Hecla served with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at Scapa Flow from 1914-16 then supported the Second Destroyer Flotilla from Belfast in 1917 and 1918. 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. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Work was also set about constructing a house for the expeditions scientific instruments and an observatory for Sabine. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' if (year < 1000) year+=1900 H.M.S. 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. 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. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. If successful he was to put in at Kamchatka, pass copies of his journal to the Russian governor there, proceed to the Sandwich Islands or Canton, and then report back to Britain as soon as possible.[7]. HMS Hecla (F20) was a destroyer tender of the Royal Navy in World War II. U-boat Attack: See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Hecla (i) . 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. for the men. Willan Service Record. 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. He died in 1921 - he was invalided from the RN in 1919. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' The reported their observations in Journal of a third voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage . Unfortunately i am unable to name any of the crew. dailyinfo[19]=' Lieutenant Colonel Harry LA TROBE CAMPBELL Distinguished Service Order, Territorial Decoration, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Royal Engineers who died 19/02/1919 BRISTOL (CANFORD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. [5] Gladstone Service Record. After goodbyes had been said and the crowds of well-wishers had departed, HMSHeclaand HMSGriperleft Britain on 11 May 1819. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Unfortunately I cannot find my note with the exact PRO(NA) reference but logs of HM Ships are generally in ADM53 - if you are able to get there it is easily located. and 34th Coy. The National Archives. The names of survivors were also recorded when they returned to. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. 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. [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. As Parry noted; I dreaded the want of employment as one of the worst things that could befall us. My great grandfather was Stoker 1st Class James William Pope on HMS Hecla between Nov 1914 and 19 April 1916 . The Admiralty instantly promoted Parry to the rank of commander and the expedition was hailed a tremendous success. My step grandfather was also posted to HMS Hecla ( Faulknor). I have seen that there was only one survior which seems a little strange as her complimnet was 75. 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. var fontstart = '' [11], She recommissioned at Chatham on 22 October, 1919.[12]. The explosion hit amidships, put the steering gear out of action and caused a big leak. Tyrwhitt Service Record. Lloyds Register Surveyors in China, 1869-1918. 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. 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. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Hecla. Aboard HMS Hecla (F 20) when hit on 12 Nov 1942 For a chronological history see: http://www.cwparish.demon.co.uk/wparish/hms-hecla.htm 2 weeks later. 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Hecla_(A133)&oldid=1138025038, 12,000nmi (22,000km; 14,000mi) at 11 knots (20km/h), This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 16:43. 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. 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. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' I have seen that there was only one survior which seems a little strange as her complimnet was 75. 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. (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 These include musters, playlists, logs, charts, journals by various officers etc. Go to MaritimeQuest - HMS Hecla Message Board H.M.S. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' A137 HMS Hecate Assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS532 as Hecate Flt/418-HT, until c Nov 1969. Fortunately, none of these detonated. var daym=mydate.getDate() The capital ships of the Royal Navy, the cruisers and battleships, and other large ships including HMS. Ships of the Royal Navy, 1882. The lists of survivors made aboard ship have been lost. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sisters ships HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra. June 27, 2017 I believe my father was a crew member on HMS Hecla. victualing account. This is described (CWGC) as being in the main street of Buncara "which was a Naval Base during the Great War". dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. What was her purpose ? The National Archives. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). 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. The National Archives. 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