Served from 1951 - 1953 Served in HMS Indefatigable Robin David Rogers HMS Indefatigable was one of the Ardent class 64-gun third-rate ships-of-the-line designed by Sir Thomas Slade in 1761 for the Royal Navy. Captain John Grant relieved Sherbrooke on 6 June and the ship was opened to visitors as part of the Festival of Britain on 17 July. Trois Couleurs carried 10 guns and a crew of 70. The Droits de l'Homme carried 18-pounders in her upper tier, while HMS Indefatigable had an unusually powerful armament for a frigate - 24-pounders on the gun-deck and 42-pounder carronades on the poop and forecastle. [56] The Royal Navy took Medea into service as Iphigenia and Clara as Leocadia. var lastmod=new Date(document.lastModified); [56], Indefatigable had no casualties. [21] She was launched on 8 December 1942 by Victoria of Hesse, Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven. To remain within the 23,000 long tons (23,000t) limit allowed by the Second London Naval Treaty, these improvements could only be made by reducing armour protection. Like this page to receive our updates. [33] Duke of York also shared in the capture. I do not have access to crew lists prior to 1952 so there are a lot fewer entries for the years 1941 to 1951. H.M.S. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Her Seafire squadrons lacked 13 of their authorised strength of 50 pilots and could not sustain the pace of the first day of operations, when they flew 72 sorties. please [24] A third survivor, Signalman John Bowyer, was picked up by another unknown German ship. [2], About a year later, on 19 October 1806, Indefatigable, Hazard, and Atalante captured the chasse marees Achille, Jenny, and Marianne. It's 500crews. A27176.jpg 2,352 1,772; 1.03 MB. [45] Indefatigable was forced to remain behind as she required repairs to her machinery. The upper hangar was 458 feet (139.6m) long and the lower hangar was 208 feet (63.4m) long; both had a maximum width of 62 feet (18.9m). Jutland Bank, 31st May 1916. In July 1796, there was an initial distribution of 20,000 of prize money for the capture of Unite and Virginie. She also had four feet of water in her hold from shot holes. Engineer Lieutenant Commander [42] Indefatigable was apparently also in company with Fisgard and Diamond. [37], On 19 September 1944, Indefatigable sortied from Scapa Flow to attack targets near Troms, but the operation was cancelled because of bad weather. While still in the water, two survivors, Able Seaman Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott and Leading Signalman Charles Farmer, found Indefatigable's captain, C.F. Most of the crew survived and. Cyril B. Hopkins. [41] Her Seafires were again retained to defend the fleet and only her Avengers and Fireflies attacked the airfields. She was built as P315 by Vickers Armstrong. [54] Indefatigable was then paid off later that year. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Hugh Leigh Norris. Albert T. Walker. 111, 113. Michael J. Lambe. Chief Gunner She was towed to Gareloch in June 1955 where she was listed for disposal. [79], On 15 January 1811, Dryad captured Matilda and her cargo. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Harold O. [a] Blonde had 16 guns and a crew of 95 men. The ship conducted uneventful patrols of the North Sea for the next year and a half. HMS Formidable was an Aircraft Carrier of the Illustrious class. INDEFATIGABLE CREW PHOTOGRAPHS If you would like to add a photograph please email info @ jutlandcrewlists.org (remove spaces). seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century. On the first day, a pair of Fireflies encountered five Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" dive bombers and shot down four of them. She was armed with six long 4-pounders and ten 18-pounder carronades, and carried a crew of 102 men. 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. Her magazines exploded at 16:03 after more hits, one on the forecastle and another on the forward turret. Maurice D. Dymocke. All three battlecruisers had problems with their boilers, but Goeben and Breslau were able to break contact and reached Messina by the morning of the 5th. . [63], On 14 January 1809 Indefatigable captured French privateer lugger Clarisse in the Channel. HMS Indefatigable, and HMS Furious attacked the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway in Operation Mascot . Hi there. Hubert J. Clegg. [47] The BPF's aircraft crippled the escort carrier Kaiyo and sank numerous smaller ships on 24 July. which one is right? Eng.-Sub-Lieut. The BPF joined the American Fifth Fleet there two days later to participate in the preliminary operations for the invasion of Okinawa. She returned to Portland in late March and visited Bournemouth at the end of May. Records of HMS Indefatigable from other sources. During her sea trials on 10 April 1911, Indefatigable reached a top speed of 26.89 knots (49.8km/h; 30.9mph) from 55,140shp (41,120kW) after her propellers were replaced. In the April 1945 Navy List he is shown as being with 1772 Squadron. She had left Rochefort on 1 August, and the le de R on the 4th, where she had picked up 25 banished priests, 27 convicts, and a Madame Rovere and family, all of whom she was taking to Cayenne. [5] On 31 May she captured the brig Vnus. The British ships were still in the process of making their turn as only the two leading ships, Lion and Princess Royal, had steadied on their course when the Germans opened fire. [5], The 760-foot (231.6m) armoured flight deck had a maximum width of 102 feet (31.1m). The Seafires claimed four Zeros shot down, four others probably shot down, and another four damaged. 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. Indefatigable joined Implacable for her annual winter visit to Gibraltar after completing her refit in February 1952. Herbert A. Snead-Cox. We've spent a lot of time trying to make it as clear and helpful as possible. [13] The 2-pounder gun had a maximum range of 6,800 yards (6,200m). [10] Volage lost her masts in running ashore, but the French were later able to refloat her. Bath men on the Indefatigable Lieutenant Francis was no longer in the crew at Jutland. We are continuing to add to He served from the 21st October 1910 as a Boy Sailor and his subsequent postings don't appear to include the Indefatigable, Date-wise, at the time of Jutland he appears to have been a Leading Seaman aboard HMS Juno. and many archives around the world to make the largest database of seafarers' records and provide unique [23] Pellew immediately set off towards Corunna and was able to intercept the Ariel. Become a Member Assistant Clerk Elliott and Farmer were later rescued by the German torpedo boat S16, but by then Sowerby had died of his injuries. She became the flagship of the 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1st ACS) when Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian hoisted his flag on 15 November. Kitt, Robert Francis - Stoker 1st Class Laing, Henry George Stobart - Lieutenant She joined her sister and several other carriers on 9 June to sail for Spithead for the Coronation Fleet Review of Queen Elizabeth II on 15 June as one of a fleet of nine carriers. After a further chase, Lively and Medusa captured Fama. Duncan B Welcome to CLIP - the Crew List Index Project. In August she began transferring her training duties to the carrier Ocean and arrived at Rosyth on 2 September to be paid off, a process that took until the following month to complete. 45; Friedman, p. 143; Lenton, p. 103. Following the end of hostilities she visited ports in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. As the world's first battle cruiser, HMS Invincible was by any measure a revolutionary and important warship. Hence the captains and crew shared a relatively small ex gratia payment of 160,000 for the bullion, plus the proceeds of the sale of the hull and cargo. [19] The squadron was assigned to Admiral Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet which had put to sea to intercept a sortie by the High Seas Fleet into the North Sea. Able Sea. Joseph Denman, was turned over to her yesterday morning, and all hands are busy upon the Royal flotilla, to have it ready by the 15th, by which day also all gunboats and other craft, forming from 150 to 200 sail, are ordered to be at Spithead or in Portsmouth harbour. this site, in particular the images of the Mercantile Navy List and data on the locations of documents. Pellew sent Virginie into Plymouth under the escort of Concorde, and followed the next day with Amazon, which had sustained some damage. Indefatigable was among the Royal Navy vessels then lying at Spithead or Portsmouth and so entitled to share in the grant for the American ships Belleville, Janus, Aeos, Ganges, and Leonidas seized there on 31 July 1812. Last updated on: She was recommissioned under Captain Graham Moore, younger brother of Sir John Moore of Rifle Brigade and Corunna fame. [41][c], From March 1799 until the end of 1800 Indefatigable was under the command of Captain Henry Curzon. HMS Barham. Sub-Lieut. As it was, the money and ships were declared to be "Droits of Admiralty" on the grounds that war had not been declared. 2nd row left to right Front row left to right HMS Indefatigable Crew List (Photographs) Gunner Hind also recaptured a sloop that the privateer had captured. . [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. [5] By that time, she was already anachronistic for the role of a ship of the line as the French only built the more powerful 74-gun ships,[6] and was never commissioned in that role. A Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bomber attacked the carrier after the ceasefire went into effect, but its two bombs missed. By Walter Burroughs A summary of this paper was presented at a conference held from 30 September to 01 October 2014 at the Universidad Andres Bello, Chile on the maritime In January 1797, Indefatigable and Amazon captured the packet Sangossee. Transcribed 57,000 entries of foreign-going masters and mates from the records in BT 124 at TNA. [43], On 9 October 1799 Indefatigable, Diamond, Cambrian, Stag, Nymphe and Cerberus shared in the capture of the Spanish brig Nostra Senora de la Solidad. She fell out of formation to starboard and started sinking towards the stern and listing to port. Both British vessels arrived at Venus at almost the same time (7pm). It started from trying to trace the sea-going career of Pete's great-grandfather, who ran away to sea in the 1860s. Of her crew of 1,019, only three survived. Rear Admiral Royer Dick hoisted his flag aboard the carrier in September until she began a short refit at Devonport in January 1952.[53]. Indefatigable was sunk on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war. She was launched on 28 October 1909 and was completed on 24 February 1911. 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. We'll do our best to advise. She was built as a ship-of-the-line, but most of her active service took place after her conversion to a 44-gun heavy frigate. She had left Saint-Malo the evening before and had not made any captures. She had 12 guns and a crew of 75 men. Range. Arthur Beales. Top Speed. 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. Eynon L. Jones, R.N.R. Set up this site which is widely used as a single resource for researchers into maritime records. The Admiralty announced on 26 January 1954 that both ships would be replaced as training ships and reduced to reserve. She embarked six photoreconnaissance Hellcats of 888 Squadron for the attack; her only contribution to the attack itself was the Fireflies of 1770 Squadron, which used RP-3 rocket projectiles on their targets. The privateer was the Heureux, of 16 guns and 112 men. The British formation was echeloned to the right with Indefatigable in the rear and furthest to the west, and New Zealand ahead of her and slightly further east. Samuel A. Adams. [3] She carried enough coal and fuel oil to give her a range of 6,330 nautical miles (11,720km; 7,280mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). Warrant Electrician (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}). The Lodgings . The British were able to decode the German radio messages and left their bases before the Germans put to sea. 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. [9], Indefatigable received a single QF 3-inch 20 cwt[Note 1] anti-aircraft gun on a high-angle Mark II mount in March 1915. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. HMS Indefatigable Crew List. [32], On 28 January, Indefatigable and Cambrian captured the privateer Heureuse Nouvelle. Add a Name to this List 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 . Smoke and flames gushed from the forward part of the ship and large pieces were thrown 200 feet (61.0m) into the air. Indefatigable was laid down by John Brown & Co. at their shipyard in Clydebank on 3 November 1939 as Yard Number 565. Subsequently, Indefatigable or Pellew's squadron took more vessels, including privateers, primarily in the Channel. She was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast, Northern Ireland being launched on the 17th of August 1939. 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. On 9 August, Milne was given clear orders to "chase Goeben which had passed Cape Matapan on the 7th steering north-east. Navy D.O.B.23-5-1925. After a chase of 32 hours on a great circular route, Indefatigable and her quarry found themselves off Bayonne where Indefatigable intercepted the prize and captured her. The turret crewmen merely had to follow pointers transmitted from the director to align their guns on the target. [72] At the time of the capture, Amazon, Iris, Raleigh, and Goldfinch were in sight. [78] On 20 October Indefatigable re-captured the Portuguese brig Intrigua. [68], On 19 August Indefatigable, still in company with Conflict, captured Adele. [69] On 1 and 9 September 1808 Indefatigable captured two American ships, Sally and Peggy. Captain Henry Fancourt assumed command on 22 August to prepare for sea. John E. Gifford. 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. Indefatigable rescued the survivors. 894 Squadron, equipped with Seafires, landed aboard after the attack on 24 July to complete No. The British took her into service as Danae. Privacy Policy and HMS Indefatigable was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th Century. C. F. Sowerby was appointed captain on 24 February 1913. thanks Stuart B. N. Bolton. Media in category "HMS Indefatigable (R10)" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. [37] On 15 November 1798, Indefatigable captured Mercurius. 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