24 crew members were lost. var day=mydate.getDay() These recorded the names of men joining and leaving the ship, commissioned the ship's complement would join her from the Naval 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. We have place for a photo as well if provided. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). 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. HMS Hecla (F20) was a destroyer tender of the Royal Navy in World War II. the MV. When Paton visited this ship at Dysart in 1835 he wrote This is without exception the strongest I have met with. On the 12 August 1819, the birthday of the Prince Regent, Parry named the inlet in his honour before finally turning back towards Lancaster Sound. The National Archives. contract to the MOD from this reconstructed ledger in 2013. Fifth Army The National Archives. 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. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Law, RN) is undocked at the Simonstown Dockyard. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.. History. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' The explosion hit amidships, put the steering gear out of action and caused a big leak. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. Project Undaunted aims to catalogue and digitise this vast collection with a view to making it accessible to the public. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Hecla was a three masted full rigged ship, on a builders' measurement tonnage of 375 24/94 . Stewart Service Record. He was awarded DSO, DSC, Coix de Guirre.". [10] On his push westwards Parry discovered and named Beechey Island, Wellington Channel, Cornwallis Island, Melville Island, and the whole archipelago the North Georgia Islands, later to become the Parry Islands. Appointments as a Fleet Chief alternated between Captain (H) organization ashore in Devonport and seagoing in Naval Party 1008. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Stopping to entrust one of them,Lee, with communications for the Admiralty, theHeclaandGriperlearned of the coronation of King George IV, as well as news of Inuit sightings further east. 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. '[1]Paton found he was surveying one of the most well-known and celebrated vessels of her time. The HECLA was rebuilt in 1912 as 5,600 tons with 4x4" guns. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. I believe this may be the photo in question ( stokers HMS Hecla), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. from 6/16. 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. Dozens of whale pods were sighted in the Sound and noted in the journals by Captain Sabine of the Royal Artillery, a friend of Parry and the official astronomer assigned to Ross expedition. Discover the Heritage & Education Centre's unique collections, from over 1.1 million digitised documents from our archive to our library catalogue of over 60,000 items. on a particular day. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) These ledgers and service var fontend = '' If you search the National Archives using Discovery you find 28 entries for the period you give. This is an old thread but was wondering if anyone was still following it. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. After the conclusion of trade, the two vessels headed back towards Britain, crossing into the North Atlantic on 24 September. 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. 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. HMS HECLA (ex-"British Crown") At Buncrana September 1917 to December 1918 as Depot Ship for 2nd Destroyer Flotilla and Auxilliary Patrol. He died in 1975, but the family story is that he was torpedoed and rescued by an American ship. 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. list see: Merchant if (month<10) month="0"+month (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. The remainder of May and June were spent in drydock, repairing extensive underwater damage. As Parry noted; I dreaded the want of employment as one of the worst things that could befall us. if you can provide photographs or further details of the lives of the men on this list. 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. Notes on event For the latter purpose daily rations of lime juice and sugar were issued. 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. mejestic in 1929. departed from south hampton,england and arrived in new york on june 1929. i would like. [5], Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 May, 1882. 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. My Grandfather and two other seamen were drowned in the Lough on 7th April 1918 when their ship (HMS Nicator) arrived. 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. 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. Bingham Service Record. A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '