[53] The two fleets eventually met 30 miles from Punta Stilo at the Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. [70], During the Battle of Crete, Warspite was used as a floating anti-aircraft battery and[71] like many other ships, suffered severe damage from German air attacks on 22 May. He served on the St Cyrus, a tug that was tender to the Repulse in the Atlantic fleet in 1930, on the Boyne in fishery protection and on St Issey in 1935 in the Mediterranean fleet, all based at Chatham and with him as Boatswain. The fleets did not meet; Warspite withdrew to Addu Atoll and then to Kilindini on the East African coast to protect the convoy routes. 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. The remains of the masts lie in the yard at Porthenalls House, Prussia Cove and one portion was erected on a headland, overlooking Prussia Cove. Warspite was decommissioned from service. The fleet consisted of battleship HMS Warspite, battleship HMS Valiant, battleship HMS Malaya, battleship HMS Ramillies, aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, 12 cruisers, 16 destroyers, and 6 submarines; they escorted four British transport ships. Between 1924 and 1926, she was modernized, receiving an array of small caliber guns among other changes. WW2 1943 4 Original Photos VPB-92 Purple Heart DFC Medals for Crew PBY Sub Sunk. [60] On 28 March, the British cruisers encountered the Italian fleet and were forced to turn away by the heavy guns of Vittorio Veneto. 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). Cunningham hoped to draw the Regia Marina into battle by sailing towards the "toe" of Italy to cut them off from their base at Taranto. [85], She underwent a short refit in May in another attempt to fix her steering problem, then joined Force H at Scapa Flow, departing on 9 June for Gibraltar in company with five other battleships, two carriers and twelve destroyers. The ship had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260km; 5,754mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22.2km/h; 13.8mph). VALIANT. [43] In June 1939, Vice Admiral Andrew Cunningham replaced Dudley Pound and took Warspite to Istanbul for talks with the Turkish government. Records of HMS Warspite from other sources. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. The depth charge and A/S bombs exploded close to Warspite. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 70.00 . [91] She reached Malta on 19 September and undertook emergency repairs before being towed to Gibraltar on 12 November. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small L. de Villiers, RN) had left Gibraltar on 31 August 1939 for Freetown. RM 2BJY9BY - HMS Warspite twin screw armour clad cruiser Floated out of Dock at Chatham Yard 29th January 1884. This refit gave the Admiralty a virtually new warship, replacing internal machinery and significantly changing the battleship's appearance and capabilities. Layman, RN), HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. Memorial to the Warspite at Marazion, Cornwall. and useful information about WW2. RMMMR0FD - A commemorative plaque to the crew of HMS Warspite which capsized and sank breaking up on the rocks in mounts bay near Penzance in 1947. The futility of the mission and the exposure of his battleships led to a tense exchange of letters between Cunningham and Churchill. Towing a ship of Warspite's dimensions proved difficult, and at one stage she broke all tow lines and drifted sideways through the Straits of Messina. please British ship. Meanwhile four destroyers from the 4th Destroyer Division, Mediterranean Fleet, the HMS Hotspur (Cdr. [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. 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. [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. H.St.L. HMS Warspite " The Old Lady". At 0530 hours, the British artillery barrage began, hitting Italian defensive positions at Bardia, Libya. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. Following a signalling error, the battleships were left trailing Beatty's fast ships during the battlecruiser action, and the 5th Battle Squadron was exposed to heavy fire from the German High Seas Fleet as the force turned away to the north,[15] although Warspite was able to score her first hit on the battlecruiser Von der Tann. The firm previously employed had used 27 four tool compressors, WM had the advantage of being able to use 2 jet compressors, loaned by the Ministry of Supply, and had expert advice from Rolls Royce Ltd. On May 12th 1952, The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd succeeded in lifting HMS Warspite and managed to move her inshore by a quarter of a mile. 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. These included the Atlantic convoys, Narvik, Norway, Calabria, the Mediterranean, the Malta convoys, Matapan, Crete, Sicily, Salerno, the English Channel, Normandy and the Bay of Biscay. This richly illustrated book chronologically describes the course of Operation Overlord through 357 specific events. 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. However, time had taken its toll and more modern ships were required to continue the war in the Far East. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. In company with the monitor Erebus, she carried out a preparatory bombardment of targets around Le Havre prior to Operation Astonia on 10 September, leading to the capture of the town two days later. The British Mediterranean Fleet departed Alexandria, Egypt to escort a supply convoy to Malta. She ran aground off Dunbar on 17 September 1915, which necessitated repairs until 20 November. Samuel died from an accidental explosion on board HMS Warspite, Able Sea. In 1918, Warspite had to spend four months being repaired after a boiler room caught fire. However, early in the afternoon she was attacked by a Luftwaffe squadron of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter bombers and then, from high altitude, by three Dornier Do 217 bombers from KG 100 armed with an early guided bomb, the Fritz X. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. The gun turrets were protected by 11 to 13 inches (279 to 330mm) of KC armour and were supported by barbettes 710 inches (178254mm) thick. Arnold Thomas Charles. [104][105] Her nameplate was held by the pub, The Wink, in Lamorna, Cornwall[106] but has since been sold at auction. Battle honours [ edit] Cadiz 1596 Orfordness 1666 Sole Bay 1672 Schooneveld 1673 Texel 1673 Barfleur 1692 Nicholson, RN) and HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. She was badly damaged by German radio-controlled glider bombs during the landings at Salerno and spent most of the next year under repair. At 0400 hours, British destroyers HMS Jervis and HMS Nubian approached damaged Italian cruiser Pola, captured her crew, and sank her with torpedoes. [108], This Warspite earned 15 of the 25 battle honours awarded to Royal Navy ships of this name.[109]. She took part in the battle of Jutland in 1916 and sustained between 13 and 15 hits after her steering gear jammed and she circled in front of the German fleet. - HMS Warspite during the Second World War -. [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. [83] On 17 July, she bombarded Catania in support of an unsuccessful attack by the 8th Army, although her steering problem temporarily delayed her taking up position. It was repaired in the United States and later deployed to the Indian Ocean before returning to the Mediterranean in June 1943 in order to participate in the H force in Operation Husky in Sicily and Operation Avalanche. The Navy Lists - Warspite. Hi guys just wondering if any of you armed forces experts could point me in the right direction. These actions earned her the most battle honours ever awarded to an individual ship in the Royal Navy. Even $1 per month will go a long way! The secondary armament was primarily controlled by directors mounted on each side of the compass platform on the foremast once they were fitted in July 1917. To HMS Warspite went the honor of being the first ship to open fire on D-Day, with her shells pummeling a German gun battery that showed signs of life. On the advice of the salvage firm, all hopes of taking HMS Warspite to the breakers yard were abandoned. The anti-aircraft (AA) armament were composed of two quick-firing (QF) 3-inch (76mm) 20cwt Mk I[Note 1] guns. It was decided to sever HMS Warspite completely. 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. [10] After undergoing repairs for two months at Rosyth and Jarrow, she rejoined the Grand Fleet, this time as part of the new 5th Battle Squadron which had been created for Queen Elizabeth-class ships. [102], A memorial stone was placed near the sea wall at Marazion and later moved a short distance. Apparently he was known as Geordie. The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, Wednesfield, then negotiated a contract in August 1947 with Mr R Bennett, under which they were to advance monies against the vessel's much needed non-ferrous metal to be salvaged and delivered, estimated at 1,250 - 1,500 tons [see 'The August Agreement']. HMS Warspite. The destroyers and cruisers on both sides continued shooting for half an hour but with Malaya and Royal Sovereign coming into range, the Italian fleet disengaged. The battleship 03 H.M.S. It was towed to Gibraltar before finalizing the repairs to Rosyth in Great Britain in March 1944. Messages 1 to 24. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Seeing that they were under pressure, Cunningham took Warspite ahead to assist his cruisers. Message Board. ON 10 Sep, she was among the British ships escorting the surrendering ships of the Italian Navy to Malta. The Captain spoke to the ships company telling. 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. [67] Cunningham rejected this plan, but on 21 April he sailed with Warspite to bombard the harbour in company with Barham and Valiant, the cruiser Gloucester and several destroyers. She received 15 hits from German capital ships. It was finally demolished the same year. HMS Warspite (S103) was a Valiant -class nuclear-powered submarine launched in 1965 and decommissioned in 1991. Subsequent air attacks damaged the battleship and the cruiser Pola, slowing the former and crippling the latter. Feb. 9, 2011. Despite the use of 24 compressor tanks pumping air into her tanks, the salvage failed. Her ship's wheel was given by King George VI to King Haakon VII of Norway in 1947, who later gave it to the City of Narvik. During this period The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd had recovered approx 5,000 tons of steel and 200 tons of non-ferrous metal. One of her boiler rooms and the X turret could not be repaired, remaining out of action for the remainder of her career. [83] On 12 June, she returned to Portsmouth to rearm, but her guns were worn out so she was ordered to sail to Rosyth via the Straits of Dover, the first British battleship to have done so since the war began. All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB. 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.] Second, it is to showcase [83], In August, she was involved in Operation Stab, a simulated attack on the Andaman Islands to distract the Japanese from U.S. preparations to attack Guadalcanal. In 1943 she was badly damaged by an early guided missile, demonstrated how far naval warfare had changed since she was laid down in 1912. . [18] This action gained her the admiration of Warrior's surviving crew, who believed that Warspite's movement had been intentional. Please refrain from using strong language. [51] The Second Naval Battle of Narvik was considered a success. Also off Norway, Warspite's Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber sunk German submarine U-64, making it the first U-boat sinking by aircraft in WW2. She then grounded and lay fore and aft across a deep channel and completely broke her back. Warspite underway in the Indian Ocean, 16 July 1942. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the naval tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Metinda III slipped her tow. [107] Timbers from the ship would also be used to create commemorative souvenirs of various types, such as ashtrays and letter openers. [99], In 1950, an attempt to re-float her was tried. Between 0810 and 0855 hours, battleships HMS Warspite, HMS Valiant, and HMS Barham, along with destroyers, monitors, and gunboats, bombarded Bardia with 244 15-inch shells, 270 6-inch shells, 250 4.5-inch shells, and many smaller caliber shells. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite, Cmmd.Boatswain. [97], On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. During this long episode we will discuss the entire life of the ship, from the design of the Queen Elizabeth class battleships that would be launched in 1915, through the First World War and Jutland, the great unknown of the interwar years, the refits of the 1920s and 1930s, into war once again in 1939, and then finally to Warspite's final . 70.00 + 2.75 Postage. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ. When she left the shipyard on the Pacific coast, it was decided that she would join the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean to counter the new enemy power, Japan. The remainder of Warspite's cruise was uneventful. British battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Warspite shelled Italian defensive positions at Vlor, Albania overnight in support of Greek advances. Other than that battle, and the inconclusive Action of 19 August, her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. Original framed ww2 picture - HMS Warspite February 1944. [12] In late 1915, Warspite was grounded in the River Forth causing some damage to her hull; she had been led by her escorting destroyers down the small ships channel. During Operation Neptune, it anchored off Sword Beach and on June 6, 1944, it bombed the Villerville and Mont Canisy batteries, consuming 300x 381 mm shells in forty-eight hours. During the interwar period the ship was deployed in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, often serving as flagship, and was thoroughly modernised in the mid-1930s. [83] The U.S. VIII Corps eventually captured "Festung Brest" on 19 September, but by then Warspite had moved on to the next port. Warspite took part in 15 major engagements, from Jutland in World War 1 to 14 actions in World War 2. Her final task was to support an Anglo-Canadian operation to open up the port of Antwerp, which had been captured in September, by clearing the Scheldt Estuary of German strongholds and gun emplacements. One Italian bomber was shot down by a Sea Gladiator carrier biplane fighter from HMS Eagle. When the Second World War broke out, it was deployed in April 1940 as part of the Norwegian campaign and took part in numerous coastal batteries as well as German warships. [82], During May and June, Warspite continued to act as Somerville's flagship, carrying out exercises with other elements of the fleet and shore-based aircraft in Ceylon. As it made its way to Rosyth in order to change its guns, it hit a magnetic mine and after short repairs it resumed service off Normandy. She was hit directly once; a second near-miss ripped open the torpedo bulges while the third missed altogether. HMS Warspite was built at the Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, launched on the 26th November 1915, and became one of Britain's most decorated ships of the twentieth century. At 0600 hours, Australian 6th Division began its assault from the west, clearing anti-tank obstacles for the 23 tanks of the British 7th Royal Tank Regiment that began attacking at 0650 hours. Their efforts to end the circular motion placed her on a course which took her towards the German fleet. In the summer of 1940, Warspite returned to the Mediterranean Sea. [50] The British destroyers soon opened fire on their counterparts, which had almost exhausted their fuel and ammunition following the First Naval Battle of Narvik. She underwent a short refit in Durban in April and returned to the UK in May 1943, having sailed approximately 160,000 miles since the war began. She provided gunfire support during the Sicily invasion in Jul 1943, and on 8 and 9 Sep 1943 bombarded German positions while fending off air attack during the Allied landing at Salerno. A large crowd and the media watched on as the salvage crew set to work. Shortly after commissioning in early 1916, she participated in the Battle of Jutland of the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet.In the Second World War, Malaya served mostly in escort duties in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. 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. Us that the great assault was at last to take place and . In August, it patrolled along the Channel and bombarded the cities of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. By June 1944 HMS Warspite had been deployed at Normandy and with only three functioning main turrets she took part in the bombardment of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren Island. After arriving off Salerno on 15 September, Warspite bombarded an ammunition dump and other positions around Altavilla Silentina, demoralising the German forces and providing time for Allied reinforcements to arrive. British ships rescued 905 Italian sailors but hurriedly departed at daybreak, fearing Luftwaffe attack; the Royal Navy would provide coordinates of remaining survivors to Italian ship Gradisca to continue to rescue. The ship bombarded German positions during the Normandy landings and on Walcheren Island in 1944, despite not being fully repaired. Initially, Warspite was based in Ceylon, forming a fast group with the aircraft carriers Formidable and Indomitable, four cruisers and six destroyers. Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland. [47] On 13 April, Vice-Admiral William Whitworth hoisted his flag in Warspite and led nine destroyers, three sweeping mines and six in an offensive role, into Ofotfjord to neutralise a force of eight German destroyers trapped near the port of Narvik. October 1, 1926: HMS Warspite firing the finishing gun at the Stokers Cutter race during the Fleet Regatta at Volo, Greece. At the Battle of Matapan on 28 Mar 1941, battleships Barham, Valiant, and Warspite and other ships sank three Italian cruisers and two destroyers. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Creator/User: Britain [75] She was able to make it back to port under her own steam, but the damage could not be repaired in Alexandria and it was decided that she would have to be sent to Bremerton on the west coast of the United States. Re: Crew list for HMS Warspite (1917) Looks like he served at Vivid 1,HMS Warspite and HMS Highflyer. On 16 Sep, she was attacked by a squadron of German aircraft and struck by three FX-1400 guided bombs. + 2.75 Postage. Dad left behind two photograph albums (one is with my son and the other with my nephew) containing scenes of battles, burials at sea and a couple of certificates - one collected the first time he crossed the dateline and the other (from memory) collected as part of the first . At 1200 hours, HMS Greyhound was sunk (76 killed) and HMS Warspite was damaged (43 killed). I have a photo of him and his hat has HMS Warspite on it. Whilst travelling across the North Sea the ship came under attack from a German U-boat. Sub Lieutenant Herbert Annesley Packer was subsequently promoted for his command of "A" turret. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 feet (18m) of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Warspite had turned towards Valletta on the exercise's conclusion and the shells hurtled towards the city. Albert Edward Harding HMS Warspite (d.22nd May 1941). [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. 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