[44] When war was declared in September, the Mediterranean remained quiet and Warspite was recalled to join the Home Fleet following the loss of HMSRoyal Oak. Catalogue description Records of the HMS Warspite project. She then grounded and lay fore and aft across a deep channel and completely broke her back. She was diverted northwards in pursuit of the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau which had sunk the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi north of the Faroe Islands, but failed to make contact. Further attempts were made to refloat, but it was found impossible to lift the ship again in one piece. [84] She covered the landings at Mahajanga and Tamatave during the Battle of Madagascar an Allied invasion, in September. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. Meanwhile, at Crete, Greece, Australian and New Zealand troops counterattacked at Maleme at 0330 hours, but German 5. In 1946, deemed a total loss and judged entirely unrecoverable, HMS Warspite was sold for scrap by the underwriters to a Mr Richard Bennett [by 1947 Mr R Bennett had set up 'Western Salvage Co Ltd', of Penzance & Bristol.] Retained after World War I, it moved between postings in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. On the way back to Rosyth, she set off a magnetic mine, causing heavy damage, but was able to return without further incidents. This could carry four aircraft, but Warspite typically carried only two: from 1938 to 1941 these were Swordfish floatplanes and from 1942 to 1943 Walrus flying boats. My grandfather James Shackleton Illingworth served aboard HMS Warspite in around 1914-1918 and was stationed at Scapa Flow i believe. The Italian cruisers turned away under a smoke screen while the battleships Giulio Cesare and Conte di Cavour closed on Warspite before Malaya and Royal Sovereign could catch up.[54]. Further misfortune struck soon afterwards, when she collided with Valiant after a night-shooting exercise, necessitating more repair work at Rosyth. Had posted this querie in my local Fife forum (within this website) and got help finding his file - great! Warspite was launched on November 26, 1913, and entered service on March 8, 1915. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. By June 27th, she was finally severed and pulled inshore. Message Board. HMS Valiant (M aritime Quest, click to enlarge) return to Contents List. [24] Although she had been extensively damaged, Warspite could still raise steam and was ordered back to Rosyth during the evening of 31 May by Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas, commander of the 5th Battle Squadron. [74] The attack was carried out by Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77Fighter Wing 77). [58] On 10 January 1941, Warspite was lightly damaged by a bomb while operating with Force A during Operation Excess. Mr Frank Wilson undertook this task with the help of Messrs Neil Macdonald and Neil Macquarrie as salvage engineers and Mr Duncan Nicholson [see file 5, (N)] as engineer in charge of plant. The turbines were rated at 75,000 shaft horsepower (56,000kW) and intended to reach a maximum speed of 25 knots (46.3km/h; 28.8mph). They were to dismantle the remaining 25,000 tons of steel, non-ferrous metal etc. At 1200 hours, HMS Greyhound was sunk (76 killed) and HMS Warspite was damaged (43 killed). to help with the costs of keeping the site running. WARSPITE CREW PHOTOGRAPHS If you would like to add a photograph please email info @ jutlandcrewlists.org (remove spaces). Initially, the Allied cruisers, armed with 6-inch guns, were outranged by the 8-inch guns of their heavier Italian counterparts and disengaged. Even $1 per month will go a long way! In 1916 it was engaged at the battle of Jutland in the 5th Fighter Wing, during which it received fifteen shots at the goal. [37], After completion of the refit, Warspite was recommissioned under the command of Captain Victor Crutchley. Within each group were bundles of documents. The Battle of Cape Matapan would close with 5 Italian warships lost, killing 2,303 men; the British suffered only 3 killed, the air crew of a single torpedo bomber lost on 28 Mar 1941. 70.00 . HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. It was hit three times by a German plane and accused of the loss of nine killed and fourteen wounded. However, by August the battleship was finally beached off St Michaels Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. Warspite Class: Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Crew: 1,220 sailors Armament (1944): 8x 381 mm guns, 10x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 32x 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 16x 20 mm guns, 16x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 533 mm torpedo tubes Displacement: 33,410 tons Speed: 23 knots Length: 194,89 m Beaum: 27,58 m Draught: 9,4 m She continued bombardment duties on 7 June, but after firing over 300 shells she had to rearm and crossed the Channel to Portsmouth. Meanwhile, off Trondheim, Norwegian cruiser-minelayer Frya was damaged by German warships while defending the Agdenes fortress; German submarine U-34 scuttled Frya to prevent salvage. Renovated from 1934 to 1937, the Warspite became the flagship of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. In April of 1940 HMS Warspite took part in the Second Battle of Navarik and her reconnaissance aircraft bombed and sank German submarine U-64. H MS Warspite, 1944, Normandy (Maritime Quest, click to enlarge) return to Contents List QUEEN ELIZABETH-Class battleship ordered from HM Dockyard, Portsmouth after approval of design in June 1912. This record is held by Walsall Archives See contact details Have you found an error with this catalogue description? [60] On 28 March, the British cruisers encountered the Italian fleet and were forced to turn away by the heavy guns of Vittorio Veneto. [6], The waterline belt of the Queen Elizabeth class consisted of Krupp cemented armour (KC) that was 13 inches (330mm) thick over the ships' vitals. She returned to the Mediterranean as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, then spent some time with the Atlantic Fleet. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. The intention was for her to become the flagship of Admiral Dudley Pound's Mediterranean Fleet, but trials revealed problems with propulsion machinery and steering, a legacy of Jutland, which continued to beset Warspite and delayed her departure. To save his cruisers Cunningham ordered an air attack, prompting Iachino to retreat. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Italian cruiser Fiume, cruiser Zara, destroyer Alfieri, and destroyer Carducci were sunk, while destroyer Oriani was heavily damaged. She ran aground off Dunbar on 17 September 1915, which necessitated repairs until 20 November. She lost 14 men and many more were injured while the ship sustained serious damage, plus she was twice hunted by German submarines, but she was eventually able to make it to Rosyth for repairs. Warspite was among a WW1-era battleship class whose existance had much to do with the influences of First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John "Jackie" Fisher and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill. One of her 15-inch tompions and her chapel door are held by the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. As soon as the plates were landed on the deck they were cut into quarters and then sent by The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd's own barge to their Penzance Siding Depot to be railed to Sheffield. [29] Captain Hubert Lynes relieved Captain de Bartolome and on 21 November he took Warspite out to escort the German High Seas Fleet into internment at Scapa Flow following the signing of the Armistice. The Captain spoke to the ships company telling. In the aftermath of the Battle of Normandy, HMS Warspite supported allied land forces from 9 to 11 June, operating for the benefit of the Americans before cruising off Gold Beach to support the British. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. 26 . One hit might have been obtained on a 8" cruiser. Cmmd.Boatswain. Thomas Greenwood HMS Warspite Royal Navy, Gnr. On January 1, 1945, after good and loyal services, HMS Warspite was placed in reserve and then definitively retired from service. [83], At 0500 on 6 June 1944, Warspite was the first ship to open fire,[94] bombarding the German battery at Villerville from a position 26,000 yards offshore, to support landings by the British 3rd Division on Sword Beach. Engaged in the Mediterranean Sea, it participated in the Battle of Calabria during which it carried out one of the most important long-distance shots in history by touching the Italian Ciulio Cesare more than 23 kilometers away. Although Italian ships withdrew first, Italian aircraft forced the British ships back by 1700 hours. 2. At Narvik, Norway, a British naval force consisted of battleship HMS Warspite and 9 destroyers under the command of Vice Admiral William Whitworth entered Ofotfjord; in the Second Battle of Narvik, Warspite's Swordfish torpedo bomber sank German submarine U-64 with bombs, while surface vessels sank 3 destroyers, with another 5 German ships scuttled by their own crews after suffering extensive damage; three British ships were damaged in the battle; without their ships, 2,600 German sailors went on land and served as infantrymen; Whitworth radioed London, noting that German forces at Narvik were now stranded, and a single brigade could defeat them. ww2dbaseIn Jun 1944, with the Eastern Task Force, Warspite bombarded German positions on Sword and Gold beaches during the Normandy beaches. It is kept in the City Hall of Narvik. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB. The U-boat fired three torpedoes, all of which missed their target. At this stage only individual photographs of sailors are being added and not group photographs. 150 miles off Cape Matapan, Greece at 0635 hours, Italian seaplane spotted a group of four Allied cruisers, and three Italian cruisers moved in to attack, engaging in combat at 0812 hours, to be joined by the big guns of Italian battleships at 1055 hours; after the morning's exchange of shellfire, all four Allied cruisers were damaged by near misses. 7.3 The distribution of the surviving lists. Uncertain how severe the damage was, Campioni ordered his battleships to turn away in the face of superior British numbers and they disengaged behind a smoke screen laid by Italian destroyers. She repeated this process on 12 September for her opponent from the Battle of Calabria, Giulio Cesare. The remainder of Warspite's cruise was uneventful. HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Hi guys just wondering if any of you armed forces experts could point me in the right direction. Between 8 and 9 September, Force H, covering the landings at Salerno, came under fierce German air-attack and narrowly avoided being torpedoed. Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo used five carriers and four battleships in the Indian Ocean raid a naval sortie into the Indian Ocean in April, attacking Allied shipping and bases in the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. WARSPITE Crew List With Additional Information Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project Share by: During Operation Neptune, it anchored off, In the aftermath of the Battle of Normandy, HMS Warspite supported allied land forces from 9 to 11 June, operating for the benefit of the Americans before cruising off. Warspite's fast group set sail to intercept on 4 April, detecting the Japanese attack on the cruisers Cornwall and Dorsetshire and later, a scouting aircraft from the cruiser Tone. She returned to active duty in 1937, once again as the flagship in the Mediterranean. Class: Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, Armament (1944): 8x 381 mm guns, 10x 152 mm guns, 4x 102 mm guns, 32x 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 16x 20 mm guns, 16x 12,7 mm machine guns, 4x 533 mm torpedo tubes, Displacement: 33,410 tons On 16 Sep, she was attacked by a squadron of German aircraft and struck by three FX-1400 guided bombs. Oberleutnant Kurt Ubben, a future flying ace with 110 enemy aircraft shot down, claimed a hit on the warship. ww2dbaseIn Jun 1943, Warspite once again returned to the Mediterranean and joined Force H at Gibraltar. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by In 1934, she underwent a complete modernization, radically altering her superstructure and adding an aircraft hangar. Exactly when the platforms were removed is unknown, but no later than Warspite's 19341937 reconstruction. Stkr1. Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland. Crew List With Additional Information. [30] After the process finished in 1926, Warspite assumed the role of flagship of the Commander-in-Chief and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet. This required maximum offensive power and a speed several knots faster than any other battleship to allow them to defeat any type of ship. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. Before dawn, British warships searched for an Axis convoy off the Greek island of Milos; after sunrise, German aircraft spotted the ships, damaging HMS Naiad (6 killed), HMS Calcutta (14 killed), and HMS Kingston (1 killed) at 1000 hours. At 5:30 AM the whole bombardment fleet . [28] Early in April 1918 she joined the Grand Fleet in a fruitless pursuit of the German High Seas Fleet which had been hunting for a convoy near Norway. [66] This was not enough and the success of the Afrika Korps in North Africa induced Churchill to order a desperate attack on Tripoli to block the Axis supply route by sinking a battleships in the harbour. On closer inspection these dates do overlap but this original order has been maintained. Want to know what life was like during the War? 124.73 + 14.97 Postage. [20] The rangefinders and the transmission station were non-functional and only "A" turret could fire, albeit under local control with 12 salvos falling short of their target. [65], The Battle of Cape Matapan had a paralysing effect on the Regia Marina, providing the Royal Navy with an opportunity to tighten its grip on the Mediterranean, as evidenced by the unequal Battle of the Tarigo Convoy near the Kerkennah Islands on 16 April. 925-951 . [30] In 1924, she attended a Royal Fleet Review at Spithead, presided over by King George V.[30] Later in the year, Warspite underwent a partial modernisation that altered her superstructure by trunking her two funnels into one, enhanced her armour protection with torpedo bulges, swapped the high-angle 3-inch guns with new 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, and removed half her torpedo tubes. [103] The stone was unveiled by Admiral Sir Charles Madden and prayers were read by a former crew member. Casualties were minor at 9 killed and 14 wounded, but the ship was crippled as one of them pierced the hull. H.St.L. [10] In early December, Warspite was involved in another incident when, during an exercise, she collided with her sister ship Barham, which caused considerable damage to Warspite's bow. Each turret was also fitted with a 15-foot rangefinder. L. de Villiers, RN) had left Gibraltar on 31 August 1939 for Freetown. HMS Warspite " The Old Lady". Warspite was launched on November 26, 1913, and entered service on March 8, 1915. Draught: 9,4 m. Share a testimony from a relative or a friend, veteran or civilian, resistance member, ally or German, actor or witness of History. Apparently he was known as Geordie. [27] He was replaced by Captain de Bartolome in December 1916. (d.23rd May 1941). Three days later, Warspite met and led elements of the Italian Fleet, including Vittorio Veneto and Italia, into internment at Malta. [102], A memorial stone was placed near the sea wall at Marazion and later moved a short distance. [31] In 1927, under the command of Captain James Somerville, she struck an uncharted rock in the Aegean and was ordered to return to Portsmouth for repairs. The Kriegsmarine had its back broken in this campaign as almost half its destroyer strength had been destroyed by the Royal Navy. In storm force conditions, Warspite dropped one of her anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. [46], In April 1940, Warspite had started her voyage back to the Mediterranean when the Germans invaded Denmark and Norway; she rejoined the Home Fleet on 10 April and proceeded towards Narvik. The bombs that did hit her struck near the funnel, cutting through her decks and making a 20-foot hole in the bottom of her hull, crippling her. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. June 14, 2013 My dad, Leslie Lee, served on the Warspite during World War 2. The resolve of the Italian Government had already been wavering by the time of the Allies victory in North Africa; the invasion of Sicily and aerial attacks on mainland Italy encouraged negotiations. Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment. [1]:10 Until 1919 a woodpecker was used as the ships' crest; the official badge was a cannon, although the woodpecker continued to be used on the ships' tompions or gun muzzle plugs. WW2 1943 4 Original Photos VPB-92 Purple Heart DFC Medals for Crew PBY Sub Sunk. He was killed in action during the Battle of Crete at 13.32 hours on Thursday, 22nd of May 1941 by a bomb from an Me 109 while serving on the starboard 6" gun battery. [45], Warspite's first task was to escort convoy HX 9 carrying fuel from Nova Scotia to the UK. The Warspite was damaged during the Battle of Crete during a German air attack. They were completed after the start of the Pacific War in December and the ship sailed across the Pacific to join the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean in early 1942. ww2dbaseWarspite served mostly in the Mediterranean Sea in the years following WW1. Denomination: 03 H.M.S. 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet (40m) closer to shore and by the summer of 1955, on-site scrapping resulted in her disappearance from view. Re: Crew list for HMS Warspite (1917) Looks like he served at Vivid 1,HMS Warspite and HMS Highflyer. privacy policy. Is there anyway of finding a crew list to find him mentioned. William Jordan Pike HMS Ajax (d.15th Nov 1942). RM 2BJY9BY - HMS Warspite twin screw armour clad cruiser Floated out of Dock at Chatham Yard 29th January 1884. [97], On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. 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