Having worked out a route the officers and men used saws to cut two parallel lines in the ice before cutting across and creating smaller and smaller slabs that could be pushed aside. [1] She was fitted with a hangar and helideck aft to allow operation of a single Westland Wasp helicopter, while two surveying launches were carried.[1][3]. For much of this period, Parry and his officers were employed charting shoal waters, recording sightings of Arctic wildlife, and transferring large quantities of ice to both ships for drinking water. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS and AUXILIARIES HMS Implacable to HMS Yarmouth (Part 2 of 2) C ompiled by Gordon Smith and Don Kindell, Naval-History.Net Old 2nd class cruiser HMS Challenger (Photo Ships, click to enlarge) back to Part 1 or Royal Navy Log Books The naval events are now being edited. she was torpedoed off the coast of North Africa on the night of 11 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Gladstone Service Record. [8], Hecla participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Edwin J. P. Gallwey as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs. Rations were immediately reduced, procedures quickly put in place to keep clothes and bedding warm and dry, and weekly doctors inspections were arranged to check for early signs of scurvy. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. With a clearly westerly wind prevailing, the progress of both ships was impeded andGriperwas falling behind. What was her purpose ? The ship was in total darkness. 24. Unfortunately i am unable to name any of the crew. With the possibility of a Northwest Passage still hanging in the balance, the Admiralty Board agreed to fund a new expedition; this time under the command of the gifted Lieutenant William Edward Parry.[6]. The remainder of May and June were spent in drydock, repairing extensive underwater damage. Relying on anonymous submissions, the paper boasted news updates, a theatre review, songs, poems and even adverts; all of which were copied into a book and circulated among the crew. var fontend = '' A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. Tyrwhitt Service Record. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' This article recounts the complete story of the shipHecla, better known as HMS (His Majestys Ship)Hecla. My grandfather K16869 Leading Stoker William Sewell served mainly on Cruisers before, during and after the the war but, during 1917-18 he was on the Depot Ship H.M.S. - 12 November 1942 was extracted by TNT Records Management (now, under April 14, 2010: George Male (left) survivor of HMS Hecla seen shaking hands with Harry Haddon, one of the crewmen of HMS Venomous D-75 which rescued him and hundreds of others after Hecla was torpedoed seen at the National Museum of the Royal Navy during the launch of the book A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous. In the fierce Arctic winter, this harbour was to beHeclashome for the next ten months. My great grandfather was Stoker 1st Class James William Pope on HMS Hecla between Nov 1914 and 19 April 1916 . http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=H.M.S._Hecla_(1878)&oldid=331946. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. Deployment. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } The writers and indeed all the supply staff, Petty Officer Telegraphist Alfred E. Igglesden (J30077) was a member of the crew of HMS Hecla when she was sunk. , You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time. commissioned the ship's complement would join her from the Naval Backed by a wind pushing her further into the Lancaster Sound, two shores could be seen, rocky and mountainous to the south, and another, smooth and lower to the north. mejestic in 1929. departed from south hampton,england and arrived in new york on june 1929. i would like. 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. Find out more, Copyright Heritage & Education Centre, 2023, Maritime Science and Technology: Changing our World. I for one would be most interested in seeing the photograph if you are able to share it here. [9], She, Flirt and Star of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla were paid off on 30 April 1912 and re-commissioned the following day. Many figures can be seen on deck and struggling in the water. Like many of her sister ships of the same class,Heclawas named after a volcano, in her case the Icelandic volcano Hekla. [3] The ship had a complement of 127 officers and other ranks. My step grandfather was also posted to HMS Hecla ( Faulknor). After the conclusion of trade, the two vessels headed back towards Britain, crossing into the North Atlantic on 24 September. Welcome to the Forum! The sinking resulted in 281 casualties. Originally torpedo depot ship and played important role in developing British torpedo forces she became a Destroyer Depot ship. Nine days later operations began at Deptford to convert her for the purposes of Arctic exploration, cladding her with an additional three inches of oak and reinforcing her bows and hold beams with iron plates. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. I believe that they have now been filmed. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Hecla_(A133)&oldid=1138025038, 12,000nmi (22,000km; 14,000mi) at 11 knots (20km/h), This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 16:43. '[1]Paton found he was surveying one of the most well-known and celebrated vessels of her time. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 18. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' HMS Hecla (1940) was a destroyer depot ship launched in March 1940 and sunk off Casablanca on 12 November 1942 by the German submarine U-515 HMS Hecla was a repair ship launched in 1944 and transferred to the United States Navy as USS Xanthus HMS Hecla (A133), launched in 1964, was a Hecla -class survey vessel sold in 1997 References [ edit] Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. Gallwey Service Record. I have seen that there was only one survior which seems a little strange as her complimnet was 75. Despite a huge gash in her starboard side Heclamade her own way to the South African naval base of Simon's Town in Find out more about mining of HMS Heclaand read the report of her CO Capt Law. The ship was towed by HMS Gambia (48) (Capt M.J. Mansergh, RN) to Simonstown, where she was repaired for 18 weeks. From South Africa the ship steamed north in support of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. In mid-May 1878, it was proposed to refit Hecla at Portsmouth as an armed troopship carrying five 64-pdr 71 cwt guns and one 40-pdr B.L.