[10] Volage lost her masts in running ashore, but the French were later able to refloat her. 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. [78] On 20 October Indefatigable re-captured the Portuguese brig Intrigua. She was armed with eight guns and carried a crew of 50 men.[26]. Read; View source; . Completed in 1944, her aircraft made several attacks that year against the German battleshipTirpitz, inflicting only light damage; they also raided targets in Norway. By all accounts, James Cook's HMS Endeavour sojourn in Tahiti was a pivotal moment in Enlightenment engagements between Indigenous and European cultures. Media in category "HMS Indefatigable (R10)" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Arthur Beales. The The intention of the attack was to test the fortifications and measure the Turkish response. Depending on your point of view, the project either grew a life of its own, or got out of hand. This greatly increased accuracy since the ship's roll no longer dispersed the shells as each turret fired on its own; also, the fire-control director could more easily spot the fall of the shells. The ship was laid down later that year and launched on 8th December 1942. Privacy Policy and Indefatigable remained in the Mediterranean until she was relieved by Inflexible on 24 January 1915 and proceeded to Malta for a refit; she then sailed to England on 14 February and joined the 2nd BCS upon her arrival. Captain John Grindle was appointed to command on 24 March 1950 and the ship was recommissioned on 28 May. Chief Art. She returned to Sydney for the holidays and visited Melbourne on 22 January 1946 before departing for home nine days later. This site uses cookies. He then drove Canada on shore where he hoped that her cargo at least would be destroyed. Share by: . She was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast, Northern Ireland being launched on the 17th of August 1939. [29] The next day, Pellew captured a Spanish schooner carrying a cargo of fish. The ship normally displaced 18,500 long tons (18,800t) and 22,130 long tons (22,490t) at deep load. She herself scored approximately 10 hits, during the battle. Lodgings . 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. Richard F. Durlacher. [25] This action resulted the award of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Indefatigable 13 Jany. Fleet Paymaster His most famous humanitarian endeavour while captain of HMS Indefatigable was the rescue of hundreds of souls from the wreck of the Dutton East Indiaman, which ran aground beneath the citadel in Plymouth in January 1796. Over the last twenty years we have worked with hundreds of people While still in the water, two survivors, Able Seaman Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott and Leading Signalman Charles Farmer, found Indefatigable's captain, C.F. She had a long career under several distinguished commanders, serving throughout the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. . CLIP is run by Pete and Jan Owens as a not-for-profit volunteer project. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by The site provides information about the records of British seafarers and ships, and access to the CLIP maritime database: The CLIP site provides information and data about the records of British merchant seafarers, mainly from 1863 to 1913. [31] She was armed with eight guns and had a crew of 55 men. Page; Discussion; English. Ian would love to hear from anyone that knew his father. Although many of the young gentlemen who served aboard the Indefatigable during the Droits de l'Homme engagement in 1797 went on to have distinguished naval careers, only two served at the Battle of Trafalgar and, curiously, it was the two Scots, John McKerlie form Glen Luce, Wigtonshire and Alex McVicar from Leith. She had a long career under several distinguished commanders, serving throughout . Captain Charles F. Sowerby. "[16] Milne still did not believe that Souchon was heading for the Dardanelles, and so he resolved to guard the exit from the Aegean, unaware that the Goeben did not intend to come out. We are continuing to add to 6, 2014. Royal Navy 309255 Stoker 1st class HMS Indefatigable More about Ernest Jenkinson William Joseph Pearn Born 1881 Died 1916 Royal Navy 345666 More about William Joseph Pearn Ernest Darwin Born 1879 Died 1916 Royal Navy 345260 Electrical Artificer 1st Class HMS Indefatigable More about Ernest Darwin William Ahern Born 1882 Died 1916 Cyril B. Hopkins. Indefatigable was sold for scrap in September 1956 and subsequently broken up at Faslane.[55]. Pellew sent Virginie into Plymouth under the escort of Concorde, and followed the next day with Amazon, which had sustained some damage. After a further chase, Lively and Medusa captured Fama. Both British vessels arrived at Venus at almost the same time (7pm). Gunner 9293; McCart, pp. [13] In December of the same year, she transferred to the Mediterranean, where she joined the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron. 21213, 253; McCart, p. 156, No. [73], Indefatigable arrived at the Basque Roads on 25 February. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. If you need help, we're glad to assist. THE NAVY LIST - HMS INDEFATIGABLE. Despite being embayed and having damaged masts and rigging, Indefatigable was able to repair the damage and beat off the lee shore, showing excellent seamanship. [52] Indefatigable had been chasing Venus from the morning when in the afternoon Fisgard came in sight and forced Venus to turn. She returned to Portsmouth on 29 November and began a brief refit in preparation for her final trooping voyage. [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. Indefatigable's outline design was prepared in March 1908, and the final design, slightly larger than Invincible with a revised protection arrangement and additional length amidships to allow her two middle turrets to fire on either broadside, was approved in November 1908. Therefore, Milne stationed Inflexible and Indefatigable at the northern exit of the strait, expecting the Germans to break out to the west where they could attack French troop transports. . & Home. 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. 15354, Hobbs 2011, pp. Add a Name to this List Indefatigable then was with Sir John Borlase Warren's squadron at Ferrol. He was a Chief Petty Officer and came from Wolverhampton. [54] Indefatigable joined her sister for fleet exercises off the Scilly Isles and in the Bristol Channel in September and October before beginning her annual refit on 6 October. Terms of Service apply. [28], On 14 October, Indefatigable arrived at Teneriffe. The Reverend Guy Arnott Browning, M.A. Flight operations resumed on the morning of the 15th after an operational pause to refuel. Able Sea. The gun had a maximum range of 20,760 yards (18,980m). This site is designed to help you to find records of a merchant seafarer, either She had a crew of 737 officers and ratings. Sig.-Boatswain Indefatigable was laid down by John Brown & Co. at their shipyard in Clydebank on 3 November 1939 as Yard Number 565. [31], Five days later, in the evening of the 16th, Pellew's squadron captured the French privateer Inconcevable. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The supersonic shock-wave such an explosion generated was probably the reason for the very heavy loss of life on board. [35] The two separated, with the prize heading directly for Bayonne. [44] Then on 7 November Nymphe, Indefatigable and Diamond shared in the recapture of the ship Brailsford. [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. The armoured flight deck absorbed the blast and her Seafires, Fire. Captain Quintin Graham was appointed to command the ship in August 1943. Hipper ordered his ships to turn to starboard, away from the British, to assume a south-easterly course, and to reduce speed to 18 knots (33km/h; 21mph) to allow three light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group to catch up. complicated tale and if you really are stuck, do please get in touch. Unit had nine men killed and 11 wounded; Rvolutionnaire had no casualties. Indefatigable was present at the formal surrender of the Japanese on 2 September in Tokyo Bay. Engineer Lieutenant Commander [5] They mounted two 17.72-inch (450mm) submerged torpedo tubes, one on each side aft of 'X' barbette, and twelve torpedoes were carried. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. She returned to Portland in late March and visited Bournemouth at the end of May. Her next voyage involved transporting a much smaller number of men to Malta and Colombo; only 47 officers and 67 ratings, most of whom left the ship at Malta. The following month, Indefatigable exercised with the Home Fleet in Scottish waters and visited Aarhus again. [25] The battle ended with Droits de l'Homme being driven onto shore in a gale. The brig from Bristol, however, had made it into the port of Ferrol, where Pellew had earlier chased two French frigates.[23]. Albert T. Walker. 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. Leonard H. Lindner. Indefatigable arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, on 10 December and Vian transferred his flag to Indomitable.[38]. She had a crew of 737 officers and ratings. 1916 - HMS Indefatigable -was Launched in 1909. Her initial role during the Second World War was to accompany a convoy to Capetown from December 1940 to January 1941. resources which are widely used by maritime researchers. [12] The Royal Navy took the frigate into service as HMS Unite. War would not actually be declared until 12 August, and the order was countermanded four hours later, but Milne gave up the hunt for Goeben, following his standing orders to guard the Adriatic against an Austrian break-out attempt. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. 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. Fleet Surgeon This page was last edited on 4 November 2022, at 17:54. At the other end of the line the duel between the Indefatigable and the Von der Tann had been growing in intensity till, a few minutes after 4.0, the British ship was suddenly hidden in a burst of flame . Kitt, Robert Francis - Stoker 1st Class Laing, Henry George Stobart - Lieutenant [64], On 7 January 1808 Indefatigable and Tribune captured the French galiot Fanny and her cargo. [2], About a year later, on 19 October 1806, Indefatigable, Hazard, and Atalante captured the chasse marees Achille, Jenny, and Marianne. The vessel's propulsion consisted of two steam turbines and 31 coal-fired boilers. Following the end of hostilities she visited ports in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Become a Member Part of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet, she was hit several times in the first minutes of the "Run to the South", the opening phase of the battlecruiser action. this site, in particular the images of the Mercantile Navy List and data on the locations of documents. Warrant Electrician [13] The Royal Navy took Virginie into service as Virginie. A flight of four Seafires on CAP spotted four Japanese fighters, three Mitsubishi A6M Zeroes and a Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" later that morning, and shot down one Zero. [68], On 19 August Indefatigable, still in company with Conflict, captured Adele. CLIP is a not-for-profit volunteer project, set up to assist research into the records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century. She later helped to repatriate Allied POWs held in Japan and was used as a spotting ship for later US nuclear tests in the Pacific ocean. King. Pellew estimated that, had she not lost her foretopmast in the chase, she might have escaped. Indefatigable rescued the survivors. Samuel A. Adams. Pellew signalled to Rvolutionnaire to cut her off from the shore. The commander of the British Squadron in the famous action between Droits del"homme, HMS Amazon, and HMS Indefatigable, was Sir Edward Pellew. Pellew sent her into Falmouth. Hugh Leigh Norris. Sub-Lieut. Historians. Wastage of Seafires to all causes was very heavy during the operation with 25 out of 40 lost or damaged beyond repair and only 5 replacements received. She was built as a ship-of-the-line, but most of her active service took place after her conversion to a 44-gun razee frigate. IMPLACABLE Class Fleet Aircraft Carrier ordered on 19 June 1939 from John Brown of Clydebank. The action earned her crew another clasp to the Naval General Service Medal: "Basque Roads 1809". Extract from the [41] Her Seafires were again retained to defend the fleet and only her Avengers and Fireflies attacked the airfields. Douglas B. Bucham Brown. Share Smoke and flames gushed from the forward part of the ship and large pieces were thrown 200 feet (61.0m) into the air. var lastmod=new Date(document.lastModified); [41] Damage to the ship was minimal and the flight deck was back in operation thirty minutes later. The ship suffered a loss of 98 of her crew and 55 were wounded. 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. Acting Sub-Lieut. H.M.S. . [10], Between 11 and 21 March Indefatigable's squadron captured the vessels Favorite Sultana, Friends, Providence, Four Marys, Aimable Justine, and Nouvelle Union. J8864 John Williams, born 3rd July 1894. 1, p. 181. Indefatigable and Lyra were in sight. [11], The ship's main armament consisted of sixteen quick-firing (QF) 4.5-inch (114mm) dual-purpose guns in eight twin-gun turrets, four in sponsons on each side of the hull. [43], On 12 and 13 April, the BPF switched targets to airfields in northern Formosa. [35] A final attack was made five days later, again without effect. [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. [58][e], In October 1805 Indefatigable, now under Captain John Tremayne Rodd (1809), was part of the blockade of Brest. Harold F. Guest, R.N.R. The attack was very successful at heavy cost, but the losses of Indefatigable's squadrons are not available. The BPF joined the American Fifth Fleet there two days later to participate in the preliminary operations for the invasion of Okinawa. Michael J. Lambe. Brown, David K., p. 51, fn. 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. [23], The ship was commissioned on 8 December 1943[22] and began sea trials, which revealed many problems that required rectification and delayed her formal completion until 3 May 1944. It was a Queen Elizabeth class of ship and had six similar counterparts. And someone show me a table which maybe come from the navalaction website. HMS Barham. Her Seafires shot down a Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah" reconnaissance aircraft searching for the fleet and 5 Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" bombers that attacked at low level. and many archives around the world to make the largest database of seafarers' records and provide unique Duncan B British registered ships aimed at assisting researchers to finding their crew documents. H.M.S. The first Royal Navy aircraft carrier to take a hit from a kamikaze was HMS Indefatigable. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Crew list photos of HMS Indefatigable H.M.S. 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. [citation needed], In 1794, she was razed; her upper gun deck was cut away to convert her into a large and heavily armed frigate. On 18 January Indefatigable was at Falmouth. Indefatigable, however, had been chosen to remain as part of the Allied occupation force. - HMS Indefatigable during the Second World War -. She arrived in Wellington on 27 November and was opened for public tours, during which time the Prime Minister, Peter Fraser, also visited. Harold V. Coombes, R.N.R. Victorious, one of the Illustrious-class ships upon which Indefatigable's design was based, also carried Type 279 and Type 281B early-warning radars. Cecil R. de V. Law. Acting on Admiralty orders, Moore required the Spaniards to change their course and sail for England. Granville Murray-Browne. 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