Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946 and she sailed from Spithead into Portsmouth to have her guns removed. [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. One hit might have been obtained on a 8" cruiser. 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. [83] Although the Italians had surrendered, the Germans had anticipated this and moved forces into position to block the Allied landings. 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. Anxious to ensure that the Germans did not acquire an additional 200 warships, the Allies insisted that the Regia Marina must sail for Allied ports. HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. 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). Initially, the Allied cruisers, armed with 6-inch guns, were outranged by the 8-inch guns of their heavier Italian counterparts and disengaged. 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. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite, Cmmd.Boatswain. Let us know. 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. Repairs to her propeller shafts and the replacement of the guns took until early August; she sailed to Scapa Flow to calibrate the new barrels with only three functional shafts, limiting her top speed to 15 knots,[83] although by now the Admiralty considered her main role was that of a bombardment vessel. As the light faded the Grand Fleet crossed ahead of the German battle line and opened fire, forcing the High Seas Fleet to retreat and allowing Warspite to slip away. [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. The origins of the name are unclear, although it is probably from the Elizabethan-era spelling of the word 'spite' 'spight' in part embodying contempt for the Navy's enemies, but which was also the common name for the green woodpecker, suggesting the 'Warspight' would poke holes in enemy ships' (wooden) hulls. 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 Before Salerno. British battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Warspite shelled Italian defensive positions at Vlor, Albania overnight in support of Greek advances. 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. [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. Killed fourteen personnel on board and made sixteen injured: it was so damaged that his crew temporarily lost control. Four cruisers and four destroyers also departed from Piraeus, Greece, launching spotter planes to search for the Italian fleet, locating it at noon. 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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. HMS Warspite intervened and engaged successively two 8" and two 6" cruisers at long range, which after a few salvos turned away. HTML tags are not allowed. She returned to active duty in 1937, once again as the flagship in the Mediterranean. Hi Ady thanks for that - excellent info. [83] The U.S. VIII Corps eventually captured "Festung Brest" on 19 September, but by then Warspite had moved on to the next port. Based at Chatham docks where he was acting Boatswain from 1928. Admiral Cunningham's Mediterranean Fleet, consisted of battleship HMS Warspite, battlesip HMS Valiant, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, and 7 destroyers departed Alexandria, Egypt, to meet the Excess convoy. 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. At the Battle of Calabria on 9 Jul 1940, her shell traveled a distance of 26,000 yards to hit Italian battleship Giulio Cesare. Warspite destroyed the heavily damaged Z13 Erich Koellner with broadsides, while damaging Z17 Diether von Roeder and Z12 Erich Giese. October 1, 1926: HMS Warspite firing the finishing gun at the Stokers Cutter race during the Fleet Regatta at Volo, Greece. 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. During the battle Warspite achieved one of the longest range gunnery hits from a moving ship to a moving target in history, hitting Giulio Cesare at a range of approximately 24km (26,000yd), the other being a shot from Scharnhorst which hit Glorious at approximately the same distance in June 1940. Casualties were minor at 9 killed and 14 wounded, but the ship was crippled as one of them pierced the hull. Thank you. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. [18] Captain Phillpotts decided to maintain course, in effect circling, rather than come to a halt and reverse. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. please [107] Timbers from the ship would also be used to create commemorative souvenirs of various types, such as ashtrays and letter openers. Records of HMS Warspite from other sources. [10] Warspite joined the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet following a number of acceptance trials,[11] including gunnery trials, which saw Churchill present when she fired her 15-inch (381mm) guns. On the advice of the salvage firm, all hopes of taking HMS Warspite to the breakers yard were abandoned. At 1936 hours, HMS Formidable's aircraft returned, joined by land-based aircraft from Crete, Greece, putting cruiser Pola out of action, but failed to catch Vittorio Veneto as she had received temporary repairs and was already en route back to Taranto, Italy. He and 18 naval ratings killed in action were committed to the deep at 20.00 hours (Latitude 35 degrees 50', Longitude 22 degrees 17'). Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland. HMS Warspite (S103) was a Valiant -class nuclear-powered submarine launched in 1965 and decommissioned in 1991. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. She then grounded and lay fore and aft across a deep channel and completely broke her back. 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. The British Royal Navy battleship, HMS Warspite, arrived at Malta's Grand Harbour to a rapturous welcome from the islanders. ww2dbaseIn Jan 1942, Warspite became the flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville of the Eastern Fleet, who relocated the Eastern Fleet's base from Ceylon to the Maldives. Diether von Roeder had to be scuttled while Erich Giese was sunk in conjunction with destroyers. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Her tripod mast was removed and a distinctive armoured citadel built up to enclose the bridge and to provide space for her to operate as a flagship. She was the sixth RN warship to bear this name which was introduced in 1759 for a . In Jun 1939, Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham came abroad as the new commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. 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. Records of HMS Warspite from other sources. In mid-August, she set out to bombard Bardia and on 6 November she sailed from Alexandria to provide cover for the Battle of Taranto, a torpedo-bomber attack on ships in Taranto harbour. 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. [80] She joined the Eastern Fleet at Trincomalee in March 1942. On 16 Sep, she was attacked by a squadron of German aircraft and struck by three FX-1400 guided bombs. 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. Sub Lieutenant Herbert Annesley Packer was subsequently promoted for his command of "A" turret. Re: Crew list for HMS Warspite (1917) Looks like he served at Vivid 1,HMS Warspite and HMS Highflyer. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. [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. Please refrain from using strong language. 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). [22], Warspite was hit fifteen times during the battle,[23] and had 14 killed and 16 wounded; among the latter warrant officer Walter Yeo, who became one of the first men to receive facial reconstruction via plastic surgery. 1. To save his cruisers Cunningham ordered an air attack, prompting Iachino to retreat. Warspite carries the most battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy, with the sixth Warspite being awarded fifteen of them. The Kriegsmarine had its back broken in this campaign as almost half its destroyer strength had been destroyed by the Royal Navy. Crew complement. Crew list photos of HMS Warspite Directory of Names Jutland Memorial - H.M.S. 1000/1/3 - Records of the The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, Wednesfield, and its subsidiary companies. [32] In 1930, Warspite rejoined the Atlantic Fleet. British battleship HMS Warspite hit Italian battleship Giulio Cesare at the range of 24 kilometers, making it one of the longest naval gun hits of the war. [97], On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland. American tugs towed her to Malta then to Gibraltar for emergency repairs, then she sailed on her own back to Rosyth for permanent repairs. [108], This Warspite earned 15 of the 25 battle honours awarded to Royal Navy ships of this name.[109]. Whilst travelling across the North Sea the ship came under attack from a German U-boat. On March 27, 1941, it took part in the battle of Cape Matapan and engaged several Italian buildings which were severely hit and destroyed. The battleship HMS Warspite was wrecked on the rocks of Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, while being towed to the breakers. The futility of the mission and the exposure of his battleships led to a tense exchange of letters between Cunningham and Churchill. 7th Deployed with HM Battleships WARSPITE, MALAYA, ROYAL SOVEREIGN, HMS EAGLE, HM Cruisers NEPTUNE, GLOUCESTER , ORION and SYDNEY screened by HM Destroyers DAINTY, DEFENDER, HASTY, HOSTILE, HYPERION, ILEX, IMPERIAL, JUNO, VAMPIRE (RAN) and VOYAGER (RAN) as Force A to provide Distant Cover for passage of Convoys MF1 and MS1 in a repeat of [79] She was recommissioned on 28 December and undertook sea trials near Vancouver before sailing down the west coast of the U.S. and Mexico, crossing the equator and arriving in Sydney on 20 February 1942. This refit gave the Admiralty a virtually new warship, replacing internal machinery and significantly changing the battleship's appearance and capabilities. 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. Memorial to the Warspite at Marazion, Cornwall. ww2dbaseIn Jun 1944, with the Eastern Task Force, Warspite bombarded German positions on Sword and Gold beaches during the Normandy beaches. The Navy Lists - Warspite. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. - HMS Warspite during the Second World War -. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. [84] She covered the landings at Mahajanga and Tamatave during the Battle of Madagascar an Allied invasion, in September. This information will help us make improvements to the website. [45], Warspite's first task was to escort convoy HX 9 carrying fuel from Nova Scotia to the UK. Launched in 1913, the battleship HMS Warspite saw extensive service during both world wars. 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. Courage, RN), HMS Hyperion (Cdr. R.E. L. de Villiers, RN) had left Gibraltar on 31 August 1939 for Freetown. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 124.73 + 14.97 Postage. 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. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. After repairs, she joined the rest of the 5th Battle Squadron and participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. She was soon on the journey to Malta, escorted by the anti-aircraft cruiser Delhi and four destroyers, while being towed by United States Navy tugs. Bad luck with collisions and other incidents kept her more so in the shipyards than in battles. She repeated this process on 12 September for her opponent from the Battle of Calabria, Giulio Cesare. 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. [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. When received these records were divided into two groups - those prior to 1952 and those post 1952. Division One and Two rendezvoused in the Gulf of Sirte on 9 July and covered the assembling convoys. [14] On 31 May, Warspite was deployed with the squadron to fight in the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval encounter between Britain and Germany during the war. The Captain spoke to the ships company telling. During this time the diver - Mr Jim Craig - was repairing and sealing where necessary. 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. QUEEN ELIZABETH-Class battleship ordered from Fairfield, Govan Glasgow after approval of design in June 1912. Launched. [56] Warspite returned to Alexandria on 13 July. She was withdrawn from service at the end of 1944 . Albert Edward Harding HMS Warspite (d.22nd May 1941). [102], A memorial stone was placed near the sea wall at Marazion and later moved a short distance. 2nd June 1944. She ran aground off Dunbar on 17 September 1915, which necessitated repairs until 20 November. One of her boiler rooms and the X turret could not be repaired, remaining out of action for the remainder of her career. Three days later, Warspite met and led elements of the Italian Fleet, including Vittorio Veneto and Italia, into internment at Malta. If you have any unwanted April, but these proved ineffectual and she returned to Scapa Flow prior to being redeployed to the Mediterranean on 28 April. WW2 1943 4 Original Photos VPB-92 Purple Heart DFC Medals for Crew PBY Sub Sunk. [4], The Queen Elizabeth class was equipped with eight breech-loading (BL) 15-inch (381mm) Mk I guns in four twin-gun turrets, in two superfiring pairs fore and aft of the superstructure, designated 'A', 'B', 'X', and 'Y' from front to rear. 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. [34], Additionally, her superstructure was radically altered, allowing two cranes and an aircraft hangar to be fitted. Denomination: 03 H.M.S. In 1939 he became Command Boatswain on HMS Pembroke and in 1940 joined HMS Warspite. 28/09/44-01/05/46 HMS Pembroke/HMS Marlborough. There was insufficient depth of water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. and useful information about WW2. [26], Upon the completion of her repairs, Warspite rejoined the 5th Battle Squadron. [62] Warspite, Valiant and Barham closed on the unsuspecting Italian ships and aided by searchlights, destroyed the heavy cruisers Fiume and Zara and two destroyers at point blank range. Meanwhile four destroyers from the 4th Destroyer Division, Mediterranean Fleet, the HMS Hotspur (Cdr. The American forces near Battipaglia were in a precarious situation following German counter-attacks. Warspite returned home in mid-1943 to conduct naval gunfire support as part of Force H during the Italian campaign. They signed an armistice on 3 September, which took effect on 8 September. Lava's technical capabilities. [42] She undertook another cruise of the western Mediterranean in the spring of 1939. At 1200 hours, HMS Greyhound was sunk (76 killed) and HMS Warspite was damaged (43 killed). The time is 9 PM approx. Let us know Help. One Italian bomber was shot down by a Sea Gladiator carrier biplane fighter from HMS Eagle. Samuel Hopkins served with the Royal Navy aboard HMS Warspite in WW2. [76], In June 1941, Warspite departed Alexandria for the Bremerton Naval Shipyard in the United States, arriving there on 11 August,[28] having travelled through the Suez Canal, across the Indian Ocean to Ceylon, stopping at Manila, then Pearl Harbor and finally Esquimalt along the way. In August, it patrolled along the Channel and bombarded the cities of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. [53] The two fleets eventually met 30 miles from Punta Stilo at the Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. [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. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Samuel died from an accidental explosion on board HMS Warspite, Able Sea. She is currently awaiting disposal. A storm in April 1947 sank it in Mount Bay and, despite multiple efforts to refloat it, its wreck remained there until 1950. She was at sea when the crews of a number of warships mutinied at Invergordon in September 1931, although three sailors were later dismissed from the ship. Warspite later attempted to ram a surfaced U-boat. Stkr1. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. from the vessel, which was at the time lying at Prussia Cove with a rock piercing her hull. 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. [61] Vittorio Veneto escaped to the west as dusk fell but the British pursued through the night, first detecting Pola on radar and then two of her sister ships. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB. Even $1 per month will go a long way! 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. 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