For details of how we collect and use your personal information please refer to our Privacy notice. The sinking resulted in 281 casualties. The submarine followed its first four shots with three additional torpedoes, sinking the ship approximately 180mi (290km) west of Gibraltar. commissioned the ship's complement would join her from the Naval and Gen. Hos. Find out more, Copyright Heritage & Education Centre, 2023, Maritime Science and Technology: Changing our World. Officers and men in the The naval historian E C Coleman writes that by the time of her sale she was the most experienced polar explorer in the world. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. '[17] Another common theme of the plays, poems and articles was the successful conclusion of the expedition; when Behrings Strait shall echo British cheers. are marked on the Complement List below as Killed when the body was recovered or MPK. In 1982, Hecla was used as an ambulance ship for the duration of the Falklands War. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Hecla_(1940)&oldid=1122440886, Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II, Articles lacking in-text citations from November 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 2 Parsons geared turbines, 7,500shp (5,593kW), twin screws, This page was last edited on 17 November 2022, at 16:21. Once docked the men set about securing the two vessels and preparing them for the long Arctic winter. The Admiralty instantly promoted Parry to the rank of commander and the expedition was hailed a tremendous success. at Simon's Town, South Africa, while under repair after being mined. [1] She was laid down at Yarrow Shipbuilders' Blythswood, Glasgow shipyard on 6 May 1964, was launched on 21 December 1964 and was commissioned on 9 September 1965. 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. For details of how to apply for the service records of a family member on this //-->, By Discover the Heritage & Education Centre's unique collections, from over 1.1 million digitised documents from our archive to our library catalogue of over 60,000 items. from the names on this list to further details of their lives on We will keep your details safe and will only ever send you relevant communications. This is an old thread but was wondering if anyone was still following it. A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. Having reached the Lancaster Sound, the entire expedition now rested upon locating a passage to follow to the Pacific. No-one is actively following this thread at the moment but if you would like to post the photo either here or in a new thread I am sure it will be welcomed with interest. 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. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. False Bay Hecladetonated a mineat 15.59 hours killing 21 of the crew (with 3 missing and 116 injured). Following the failure of British diplomacy, Lord Exmouth headed a joint Anglo-Dutch attack to finally put an end to piracy and the Christian slave trade in the Ottoman Regency of Algeria. It was on 22 January 1819 that the Admiralty Board appointed Parry Lieutenant and Commander ofHecla. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' I suspect she was based there much longer as the Lough is very deep and was used by the Atlantic Fleet as a haven. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats HMS Hecla (F 20) British destroyer tender Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-22892 This is a listing of people associated with this ship. beneath my father's name as Chief Engineer. When I found mine you could still look up the entry in the original book. contract to the MOD from this reconstructed ledger in 2013. Hecla shuddered and listed, a 21" port sub torpedo hit amidships (in the Navel reports 2 torpedoes, At 11 p.m. hit amidships. The Lloyds's Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre publishes original content from a variety of authors on our website through our stiries portal. A huge success, the decision was taken to perform a play every fortnight for the men, quickly adapting original writings from the crew when reading material became scarce. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. self-accounting. The third and final Hecla Rediscovered blog covers her third voyage to the Arctic and her expedition to the North Pole. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 [11] [12]. Parry was subsequently commissioned to command a second British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1821-1823, setting out in HMS Fury and HMS Hecla to search for a passage along the west coast of the unexplored Foxe Basin. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' InHeclaParry had achieved more than any other Arctic expedition, and it was not long afterwards that the Admiralty announced she was to be fitted out for a return voyage. On 5 September 1819, following the conclusion of divine service, Parry informed the men that His Majestys shipsHeclaandGriperhad crossed the 110 west meridian. Based first at Hvalfjord, Iceland, it was there that she tended to the captured German submarine U-570 before the vessel was towed to the United Kingdom, where she was renamed HMS Graph and entered service with the Royal Navy. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Nottingham Forest FC. Johnny Harber, Master of Arms, compiled a list of the men saved by HMS, . Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 December 16 18:26 GMT (UK) . entitled to a tot and anything that could effect the numbers being fed Aboard HMS Hecla (F 20) when hit on 12 Nov 1942 My great grandfather was Stoker 1st Class James William Pope on HMS Hecla between Nov 1914 and 19 April 1916 . These vessels were never intended for fighting in close quarters, and supported the fleet with a combination of both regular and explosive shot. warship on a specific date is the ship's Complement but since the term Lloyd's Register Foundation is a Registered Charity (Reg. By February the sun was spotted and the temperature slowly rose, though it was another six months before the ice began to break andHeclaandGriperwere ready to sail. Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla & Fury 1819-24. During this time, Parry had been impressed with the speed and strength ofHecla, referring to her in his journal as a charming ship. HECLA. The National Archives. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 The National Archives. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Fifth Army var day=mydate.getDay() Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. [9], She, Flirt and Star of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla were paid off on 30 April 1912 and re-commissioned the following day. Further on, news fromHeclascrows nest reported to Parry that a great expanse of ice blocked their westerly passage past Prince Leopold Island. Luce Service Record. This list of the 858 officers and men aboard Hecla when she was torpedoed off the coast of North Africa on the night of 11 - 12 November 1942 was extracted by TNT Records Management (now Restore Records Management) under contract to the MOD from this reconstructed ledger in 2013. On the night of 5 November both crews were called toHeclafor the opening of the North Georgia Theatre and a performance of the play Little Miss in Her Teens by Parry and his officers. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMSHecate and HMSHydra. At the ripe age of 15 years old HMS Hecla was formally decommissioned and sold in April 1831 for 1,990, just shy of 100,000 in modern money. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Unfortunately I cannot find my note with the exact PRO(NA) reference but logs of HM Ships are generally in ADM53 - if you are able to get there it is easily located. Hecla was a civilian ship, British Crown purchased on the stocks for use as a depot ship. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. The writers and indeed all the supply staff, It's easy! dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. This will be the destroyer or patrol vessel the sailor actually served on. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' The National Archives. The photographs were mainly taken at Portsmouth and Plymouth. According to figures I have, there was a total of 83 souls on HMS Fortune when sunk 01/06/1916: 66 were killed and there were 17 survivors. April 14, 2010: George Male and Portsmouth News Defence Correspondent Matt Jackson seen at the National Museum of the Royal Navy during the launch of the book A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. In the search for a safe place to set anchor and wait out the long dark winter in the Arctic, Parry steered a course towards the south coast of Melville Island. 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. Withers Service Record. for the men. The names on this list link to further details of their lives supplied by the men themselves or their families. [8] These provisions were expected to last the expedition for up to two years, anything else needed would have to be caught or hunted, or traded for with the Inuit. She had a range of 12,000 nautical miles (22,000km; 14,000mi) at a speed of 11 knots (20km/h; 13mph) and 20,000 nautical miles (37,000km; 23,000mi) at 9 knots (17km/h; 10mph). 4th Bn. 1968-jun. To reduce the possibility of fraud in the dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. Stewart Service Record. So you will have to visit. Is there a crew list for HMS majestic? HMS Hecla (Capt. Home Page for HMS Hecla, the destroyer depot ship torpedoed off north Africa, Armistice Day 1942 A HARD FOUGHT SHIP The story of HMS Venomous In memory of those who died when HMS Hecla sank on Armistice Day 1942 If you have stories to tell about HMS Hecla do please get in touch Phone: +44 1727-838595 The National Archives. The National Archives. After re-joiningGriperthe expedition continued to push westwards. Unfortunately i am unable to name any of the crew. 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. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' There are several life boats in the foreground. As Parry noted; I dreaded the want of employment as one of the worst things that could befall us. 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] 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. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. You can e-mail us the information here. Deployment. Sherwood Foresters. Anyhow he survived so if there was just one he was it. The lists of survivors made aboard ship have been lost. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The National Archives. My step grandfather was also posted to HMS Hecla ( Faulknor). 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]. (2) 21 Sep 1942 3rd Bn. I believe this may be the photo in question ( stokers HMS Hecla), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. This is described (CWGC) as being in the main street of Buncara "which was a Naval Base during the Great War". [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]. After the lengthy stay at Winter Harbour Parry resolved to continue his push westwards; but to no avail. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. Leake Service Record. [1] She had diesel-electric propulsion, with three Paxman Ventura 12-cylinder diesel engines rated at 1,280 brake horsepower (950kW) powering two electric motors, rated at a total of 2,000 horsepower (1,500kW) and driving one propeller shaft, giving a speed of 14 knots (26km/h; 16mph). The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMSScott in 1997. Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. 1914 - Took part in rescue of passengers and crew of TSS California when she went aground on Tory Island. image: HMS Hecla pitches sharply to one side. on Armistice Day 1942, the day she was torpedoed and sunk. Project Undaunted aims to catalogue and digitise this vast collection with a view to making it accessible to the public. also took part in the board of enquiry into the loss of HMS Destroyer and resultant Court Marshal. A sketch made by Lt Herbert Hastings McWillias SANF aboard HMS, The following names can not be confirmed as being on board, The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), but without the live links to further details about the lives of the men in, Paymaster Captain, Paymaster Captain (S) Frank Leonard Monk RNR (1892-1942), list of those killed or Missing Presumed Killed from 6/16. , After the conclusion of trade, the two vessels headed back towards Britain, crossing into the North Atlantic on 24 September. McWilliams. Navigating a treacherous path through ice floes that nearly crushed the two ships, halted at 113 46 33 west Parry finally decided to turn back and search for another route to the south. In November 1818, Arctic explorers HMSIsabellaand HMSAlexanderreturned to London after less than ten months. We also have some of the Fury's logbooks, in . Work was also set about constructing a house for the expeditions scientific instruments and an observatory for Sabine. 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. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. 10 Local War Memorials 7905861) registered in England and Wales, and owner of Lloyd's Register Group Limited. Barracks at her Home Port. These ledgers and service A137 HMS Hecate Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay. These include musters, playlists, logs, charts, journals by various officers etc. The ship was towed by HMS Gambia (48) (Capt M.J. Mansergh, RN) to Simonstown, where she was repaired for 18 weeks. Famous throughout the world for her voyages of discovery to the Arctic in search of the fabled Northwest Passage; she had been sold into private hands and slipped into anonymity, her fate unknown. Crew List is more familiar outside the Navy I thought it appropriate to dailyinfo[19]=' Lieutenant Colonel Harry LA TROBE CAMPBELL Distinguished Service Order, Territorial Decoration, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Royal Engineers who died 19/02/1919 BRISTOL (CANFORD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' [19] Following the arrival at Peterhead, Parry left Lieutenant Beechey in command ofHeclabefore departing for the Admiralty at London for presentation, only to discover that news fromLeeof the expeditions success had already reached them. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. Over the course of the next few days, Parry set about naming the many bays, inlets and islands they passed; the most important being Croker Bay, Navy Board Inlet, and Admiralty Inlet. Fortunately, none of these detonated. If successful he was to put in at Kamchatka, pass copies of his journal to the Russian governor there, proceed to the Sandwich Islands or Canton, and then report back to Britain as soon as possible.[7]. HMS Hecla (F20) was a destroyer tender of the Royal Navy in World War II. Willan Service Record. HMSHeclawas originally built as aHeclaClass bomb vessel, ordered by the Royal Navy on 5 June 1813. The National Archives. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time. The HECLA was rebuilt in 1912 as 5,600 tons with 4x4" guns. British Military History in general but mainly the period 1837-1919. The sea was open before us, free from ice or land. The National Archives. St. John Service Record. The Home Port for HMS. HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. People missing from this listing? Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. HMS Hecla, (ex-"British Crown" ) launched 1878, 6,400 tons, 4-12 pdr guns. List of ships with the same or similar names, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Hecla&oldid=1050229959, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 October 2021, at 15:50. Old Sweats 506 Acle, Norfolk [9]Parry had decisively proved that Crokers Mountains did not exist, and on 2 August 1819,Heclasailed straight through them. In July she conducted trials and then returned to drydock for additional work, finally returning to operational status in September. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Just after the introduction of the theatre Edward Sabine began to produce an informative but light-hearted weekly newspaper,The North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle. Service history [ edit] 5th Bde. A further addition to the story is . Crew List - HMS HECLA - 12 November 1942 1 CREW LIST - HMS HECLA - 12 NOVEMBER 1942 This list of 858 persons aboard HMS Hecla on the 12 November 1942 has been compiled from the Pay and Victualing Ledgers. It was with heavy mortar fire thatHeclaand her sister bomb ships,Beelzebub,Infernal, andFurysuccessfully blasted the Algerian coastal defences. I don't know of a list of crew members of Hecla, but there is a list of those killed in action. The entire crew would be on double pay, each man provided with a wolf-skin blanket, and the ships had been victualled with 12,000lb of carrots, 9,600 quarts of vegetable soup, 5,000 cans of beef, a vast supply of lemon juice, and over 1,000 gallons of rum. Sadly the body of the third man was never found and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Deployment. var daym=mydate.getDate() [2], Hecla was 260feet 2inches (79.3m) long, with a beam of 49feet 3inches (15.0m) and a draught of 15feet 5inches (4.7m). leslie briggs was a crew member of the h.m.s. no. The remainder of May and June were spent in drydock, repairing extensive underwater damage. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' .. My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. Stopping to entrust one of them,Lee, with communications for the Admiralty, theHeclaandGriperlearned of the coronation of King George IV, as well as news of Inuit sightings further east. var fontend = '' . Parrys orders from the Admiralty Board explained that he was to proceed north towards Baffin Island, into Sir James Lancaster Sound, and if able to find any passage westwards, push through the ice and make his way to the Behrings Strait. For his third Northwest Passage expedition, William Parry was in command of HMS Hecla, supported by HMS Fury under Henry Parkyns Hoppner. In the early hours of the morning on 12 November 1942, Hecla was torpedoed by U-515 under the command of Werner Henke. sheets. 1969-jul-26. Many of the photographs are assumed to have been taken earlier than 1882, some dating back to the 1860s. Dozens of whale pods were sighted in the Sound and noted in the journals by Captain Sabine of the Royal Artillery, a friend of Parry and the official astronomer assigned to Ross expedition. Parry began to make preparations for the removal of the crew and vital supplies, but thanks to the determination of Lieutenant Liddon they were able to extricate her. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' seamen sign on at the beginning of each voyage as I discovered in 1958 Dubbed Parrys Rock it still stands today as a protected Canadian monument. Today, 75 years after the end of the war in Europe, families around the world mourn the death of fathers and grandfathers who died when Hecla sank and recall the rescue of many more by HMS Venomous on her longest night. list see: Merchant The National Archives. Trips to the shore were quickly organised for the purposes of securing fuel for the ships stoves, hunting game when the meat stores ran low, and for establishing vantage points for those venturing inland to find their way back to the ships. Strong gales on the way back to the Scottish port of Peterhead sawHeclalose her bowsprit, foremast, mainmast, rigging and saw considerable damage to her sails. He died in 1921 - he was invalided from the RN in 1919. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. gun. Royal Navy sign on for several years and are drafted to their next ship dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. jack23 October , 2003 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. With frequent drills, hunting trips, and continual maintenance toHeclaandGriperthe men were kept occupied. A group of unidentified men from HMS Hecla. HMS Hecla was originally built as a Hecla Class bomb vessel, ordered by the Royal Navy on 5 June 1813. http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/HMS_Hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/crew_list-hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Falmouth.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/purchase.html. My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. [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. The ship's Writers were responsible for keeping the Collingwood, UK. ledgers and service certificates were held by the "depot" at the Home Port. '[1]Paton found he was surveying one of the most well-known and celebrated vessels of her time. Nicholas Service Record. [4]Bomb vessels likeHeclawere designed to hammer fixed land positions with heavy long distance mortar fire. What was her purpose ? As they progressed the strait became harder and harder to traverse, large sheets of ice increasingly blocking the path. Show more. HMS Hecla was at Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland as a Depot Ship certainly for the period 6th April 1918 to 17th April 1918. He was awarded DSO, DSC, Coix de Guirre.". Naming the strait to the west after the Secretary of the Admiralty, John Barrow, it was here that they waited for a gap in the ice. HMS Thunderer [1872], (starboard broadside view) 4 guns double screw ship, iron turret ship, armour-plated 9190 (4407 . With Parry commandingHecla, he was to be accompanied in his mission by the 180 ton former gun brigGriper, under Parrys long standing friend, Lieutenant Matthew Liddon. Links are given Aircraft. Displacement was 1,915 long tons (1,946t) light and 2,733 long tons (2,777t) full load, with a gross tonnage of 2,898. From there he went to HMS Vivid for a year via HMS Diligence. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' no. From the log of the Hecla I was able to see the arrangements for the burial party, the funeral party and the firing party - all of which came from the Hecla. and 34th Coy. Was she attached to a specific squadron or flotilla ? at the whim of the Admiralty. With navigation proving ever more perilous to the west and ice beginning to form onHeclasrigging, Parry took the decision to turn east and seek out winter quarters. Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). From South Africa the ship steamed north in support of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. On 15 May 1942, HMS Hecla (F 20) (Capt E.F.B. With her steering gear out of commission, the cruiser HMSGambia towed Hecla to Simonstown, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa for repairs. Headed by Commander Sir John Ross, the expedition had been launched with the intention of exploring Baffin Bay and finding a Northwest Passage to the Pacific. NH 60288 HMS HECLA (British Torpedo Depot Ship, 1878) Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 39KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 122KB) High (TIFF, 5724x3720px, 20MB) Title: HMS HECLA (British Torpedo Depot Ship, 1878) Caption: Note torpedo boats on deck. Re: Crew Lists of HMS Hecla & Fury 1819-24, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. on a particular day. "My Grandfather was captain of the Hecla, 1917-1921, based at Buncrannan, he raise the gold ship. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. The submarine fired a spread of four torpedoes at its target, though only one hit. Bernie left the Navy in 1993, having . Originally commissioned for service in the Mediterranean under Commander William Popham,Heclasaw action only once in her naval career; at the bombardment of Algiers on 27 August 1816. Bonham Service Record. They were enclosures to the Pay Ledger and the Charlton Service Record. [6], Hecla soon proved herself "a very wet ship." else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' The National Archives. As luck had it Parry chose the right option, and the ships were able to head northwest through a breach in the icefields on 21 August. By HMSScott in 1997 this reconstructed ledger in 2013 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 53rd.... Was awarded DSO, DSC, Coix de Guirre. `` your preferences at any.! Drydock hms hecla crew list additional work, finally returning to operational status in September the Naval. 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