1000/1/3 - Records of the The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, Wednesfield, and its subsidiary companies. Warspite destroyed the heavily damaged Z13 Erich Koellner with broadsides, while damaging Z17 Diether von Roeder and Z12 Erich Giese. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Jutland Memorial. [83] Although the Italians had surrendered, the Germans had anticipated this and moved forces into position to block the Allied landings. [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. [97], On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. 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[54][55] The shell pierced Giulio Cesare's rear funnel and detonated inside it, blowing out a hole nearly 6.1 meters (20ft) across, while fragments started several fires and their smoke was drawn into the boiler rooms, forcing four boilers off-line as their operators could not breathe which reduced the ship's speed to 18 knots (33km/h; 21mph). Subsequent air attacks damaged the battleship and the cruiser Pola, slowing the former and crippling the latter. [28], In 1919, Warspite joined the 2nd Battle Squadron, part of the newly formed Atlantic Fleet, and undertook regular spring cruises to the Mediterranean. The battleship 03 H.M.S. Nicknamed 'The Old Lady', the Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship, served in both world wars and marked the climax of the race for naval supremacy between Britain and Germany. Records of HMS Warspite from other sources. She had a normal displacement of 32,590 long tons (33,110t) and displaced 33,260 long tons (33,794t) at deep load. ww2dbaseWarspite 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. [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. HMS Warspite intervened and engaged successively two 8" and two 6" cruisers at long range, which after a few salvos turned away. [86] Assigned to Division 2 with Valiant and Formidable, she returned to Alexandria on 5 July in preparation for Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. She continued bombardment duties on 7 June, but after firing over 300 shells she had to rearm and crossed the Channel to Portsmouth. 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. [91] She reached Malta on 19 September and undertook emergency repairs before being towed to Gibraltar on 12 November. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. At 0400 hours, British destroyers HMS Jervis and HMS Nubian approached damaged Italian cruiser Pola, captured her crew, and sank her with torpedoes. Repaired throughout the First World War after various additional incidents, it was engaged in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Interwar period. She received 15 hits from German capital ships. One of her boiler rooms and the X turret could not be repaired, remaining out of action for the remainder of her career. In August, it patrolled along the Channel and bombarded the cities of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. 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. Meanwhile, at Crete, Greece, Australian and New Zealand troops counterattacked at Maleme at 0330 hours, but German 5. Italian cruiser Fiume, cruiser Zara, destroyer Alfieri, and destroyer Carducci were sunk, while destroyer Oriani was heavily damaged. 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_Warspite&oldid=1140497126, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 09:44. 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']. Division One and Two rendezvoused in the Gulf of Sirte on 9 July and covered the assembling convoys. At the Battle of Calabria on 9 July 1940, she hit the Italian flagship, Guilio Cesare, at the range of 21 kilometers. The futility of the mission and the exposure of his battleships led to a tense exchange of letters between Cunningham and Churchill. The remainder of Warspite's cruise was uneventful. Although Italian ships withdrew first, Italian aircraft forced the British ships back by 1700 hours. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 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). [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. Crew List With Additional Information. 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. Messages 1 to 24. Warspite was decommissioned from service. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Results were unsatisfactory and expenses too high and so The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd directly took over on Jan 25th 1952 [see last letter in file 2 (insurance)]. Crew list photos of HMS Warspite Directory of Names Jutland Memorial - H.M.S. [60] On 28 March, the British cruisers encountered the Italian fleet and were forced to turn away by the heavy guns of Vittorio Veneto. 70.00 . HMS Warspite " The Old Lady". They signed an armistice on 3 September, which took effect on 8 September. Mar. After repairs, she joined the rest of the 5th Battle Squadron and participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Original framed ww2 picture - HMS Rodney May 1944. [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. Within each group were bundles of documents. Based at Chatham docks where he was acting Boatswain from 1928. Home. 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. 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. 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. The crew was picked up by HMS Jervis. Despite the use of 24 compressor tanks pumping air into her tanks, the salvage failed. June 14, 2013 My dad, Leslie Lee, served on the Warspite during World War 2. H.F.H. [83] The U.S. VIII Corps eventually captured "Festung Brest" on 19 September, but by then Warspite had moved on to the next port. [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. HMS Warspite is the third planned Dreadnought -class ballistic missile submarine. HMS Warspite. In 1934, she underwent a complete modernization, radically altering her superstructure and adding an aircraft hangar. The World War II Database is founded and managed by 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. [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. 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. When the contract with the salvage firm expired, they withdrew their machinery and equipment, effectively meaning The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd had to start from scratch, building up a salvage crew and acquiring the necessary equipment. [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 January 1, 1945, after good and loyal services, HMS Warspite was placed in reserve and then definitively retired from service. WARSPITE CREW PHOTOGRAPHS If you would like to add a photograph please email info @ jutlandcrewlists.org (remove spaces). Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. ww2dbaseWW2 began for Britain on 3 Sep 1939, and Warspite was immediately set sail for the Atlantic from the Mediterranean. Stkr1. Speed: 23 knots [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. 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. 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. She returned to the Mediterranean as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, then spent some time with the Atlantic Fleet. HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. She was towed to Gibraltar for temporary repairs and then fully repaired at Rosyth in March 1944. Thank you. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspites bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. At this stage only individual photographs of sailors are being added and not group photographs. In the Mediterranean Sea, Italian bombers attacked British battleship HMS Warspite and cruiser HMS Liverpool between 0850 and 1150 hours. On closer inspection these dates do overlap but this original order has been maintained. Original framed ww2 picture - HMS Warspite February 1944. 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. 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. After repairs, she bombarded Brest, Le Havre, and Walcheren. Let us know. Many do not survive at all whilst significant proportions of those that do survive are held . Is there anyway of finding a crew list to find him mentioned. Her crew numbered 1,025 officers and ratings in 1915 and 1,220 in 1920. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. Killed fourteen personnel on board and made sixteen injured: it was so damaged that his crew temporarily lost control. Had posted this querie in my local Fife forum (within this website) and got help finding his file - great! 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. [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. THE NAVY LIST - HMS WARSPITE. British ship. After the Battle of Jutland, 1 inch of high-tensile steel was added to the main deck over the magazines and additional anti-flash equipment was added in the magazines. British battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Warspite shelled Italian defensive positions at Vlor, Albania overnight in support of Greek advances. [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. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. With the monitors Erebus and Roberts, she bombarded targets on Walcheren Island on 1 November 1944, returning to Deal the next day, having fired her guns for the last time. site is two fold. She was the sixth RN warship to bear this name which was introduced in 1759 for a . At 2100 hours, when the Commander-in-Chief was in position . [18] Captain Phillpotts decided to maintain course, in effect circling, rather than come to a halt and reverse. 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. [39] Warspite finally entered Grand Harbour, in Malta, on 14 January 1938 and continued gunnery practice and training. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. When received these records were divided into two groups - those prior to 1952 and those post 1952. [63] Pola was also sunk once her crew had been taken off. However, time had taken its toll and more modern ships were required to continue the war in the Far East. 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. During the Second World War, Warspite was involved in the Norwegian Campaign in early 1940 and was transferred to the Mediterranean later that year where the ship participated in fleet actions against the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) while also escorting convoys and bombarding Italian troops ashore. On the way back to Rosyth, she set off a magnetic mine, causing heavy damage, but was able to return without further incidents. 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. It was towed to Gibraltar before finalizing the repairs to Rosyth in Great Britain in March 1944. 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 For this and other reasons, Warspite gained the nickname the "Grand Old Lady" after a comment made by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham in 1943 while she was his flagship. This refit gave the Admiralty a virtually new warship, replacing internal machinery and significantly changing the battleship's appearance and capabilities. HMS Warspite possibly at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington repairing battle damage in Aug. or Sept. 1941. 28/09/44-01/05/46 HMS Pembroke/HMS Marlborough. 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. The Kriegsmarine had its back broken in this campaign as almost half its destroyer strength had been destroyed by the Royal Navy. Albert Edward Harding HMS Warspite (d.22nd May 1941). 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. One Italian bomber was shot down by a Sea Gladiator carrier biplane fighter from HMS Eagle. ww2dbaseIn Jun 1943, Warspite once again returned to the Mediterranean and joined Force H at Gibraltar. At the end of WW1, she was among the ships of the Grand Fleet that received the surrendering German High Seas Fleet. HMS Warspite Crew List Home Page Jutland Crew Lists The Navy Lists Research Status Ship Interest Groups Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names Jutland Memorial Warspite H.M.S. Warspite 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. [45], Warspite's first task was to escort convoy HX 9 carrying fuel from Nova Scotia to the UK. Shortly after, HMS Gloucester (722 killed) and HMS Fiji (257 killed) were also sunk. Creator/User: Britain [59], In March 1941, to support the planned German invasion of the Balkans, Vice Admiral Angelo Iachino's Italian fleet, led by the battleship Vittorio Veneto, sailed to intercept Allied convoys between Egypt and Greece. 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. [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. Thomas Greenwood HMS Warspite Royal Navy, Gnr. However, the new "fast battleships" proved to be an outstanding success during the First World War. 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. 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 . 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). [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. Churchill was present when she conducted her first gunnery trials in 1915. The main armament could be controlled by 'B' turret as well. She was damaged by German aircraft during the Battle of Crete in mid-1941 and required six months of repairs in the United States. 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. Unfortunately the hawser fouled the tug's propellers and she went aground again in an exposed position. In 1916 it was engaged at the battle of Jutland in the 5th Fighter Wing, during which it received fifteen shots at the goal. At 5:30 AM the whole bombardment fleet . Feb. 9, 2011. 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. Renovated from 1934 to 1937, the Warspite became the flagship of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. Apparently he was known as Geordie. The Captain spoke to the ships company telling. Warspite carries the most battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy, with the sixth Warspite being awarded fifteen of them. 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. [107] Timbers from the ship would also be used to create commemorative souvenirs of various types, such as ashtrays and letter openers. 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. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. On January 1, 1945, after good and loyal services, HMS Warspite was placed in reserve and then definitively retired from service. Australian and New Zealand troops were pulled back from Maleme to Suda Bay to protect the main supply point while regrouping for another counterattack. Even $1 per month will go a long way! [89] Overnight, the fleet came under intense air attack, but she was able to continue bombardment duties the next day. [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. [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. It was decided to sever HMS Warspite completely. 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. 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. D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia. Renovated from 1934 to 1937, the Warspite became the flagship of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. 2. At 0530 hours, the British artillery barrage began, hitting Italian defensive positions at Bardia, Libya. By June 27th, she was finally severed and pulled inshore. RM 2BJY9BY - HMS Warspite twin screw armour clad cruiser Floated out of Dock at Chatham Yard 29th January 1884. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. The fleets did not meet; Warspite withdrew to Addu Atoll and then to Kilindini on the East African coast to protect the convoy routes. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. It was hit three times by a German plane and accused of the loss of nine killed and fourteen wounded. Following the Washington Naval Treaty prohibiting construction of new capital ships she received a complete modernisation between 1934 and 1937, being completely rebuilt from interior to exterior. [30] After the process finished in 1926, Warspite assumed the role of flagship of the Commander-in-Chief and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet. 2nd June 1944. Cmmd.Boatswain. 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. By Dec 1944, Royal Navy warship involvement in the Atlantic was reduced to very little, and she was decommissioned on 1 Feb 1945 before the European War had ended. [41] For the remainder of the year, she cruised the Aegean, Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, leading an intensive series of fleet exercises in August due to rising international tension. This decision exposed Warspite and made her a tempting target; she was hit multiple times, but inadvertently diverted attention from the armoured cruiser Warrior, which had been critically damaged whilst attacking the leading elements of the German fleet. 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