HMS Indefatigable was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th Century. 894 Squadron, equipped with Seafires, landed aboard after the attack on 24 July to complete No. [46] On 11 February Indefatigable captured the Vidette. [29] She had been the post-ship Hyaena until her capture in 1793; the Royal Navy took her back into service under her original name. Over the summer she exercised with the Home Fleet and visited the Danish port of Aarhus, where she was visited by Queen Alexandrine of Denmark in July. She was launched in early July 1784[5] and completed from 11 July to 13 September of that year at Portsmouth Dockyard as a 64-gun two-decked third rate for the Royal Navy. We have no plans to organise more ourselves, but that is far from the end of CLIP. Jutland Bank, 31st May 1916. However the Dutton was only one of a number of stricken vessels that Pellew and his crew assisted at this time. William N. Eden. In January 1801 Indefatigable was under Captain Matthew Scott. She was broken up at Sheerness in August 1816.[5]. Set up this site which is widely used as a single resource for researchers into maritime records. John E. Gifford. One week later, after stowing the Avengers of 820 Squadron, the Seafires of 887 and 894 Squadrons and the Fireflies of 1770 Squadron, she set sail for the Far East. Captain By April 1946 these had been reduced to 11 Bofors guns, 6 twin and 7 single Oerlikon guns. Indefatigable was laid down by John Brown & Co. at their shipyard in Clydebank on 3 November 1939 as Yard Number 565. Add a Name to this List Want to know what life was like during the War? The ship normally displaced 18,500 long tons (18,800t) and 22,130 long tons (22,490t) at deep load. Victorious, one of the Illustrious-class ships upon which Indefatigable's design was based, also carried Type 279 and Type 281B early-warning radars. Milne, still expecting Rear-Admiral Wilhelm Souchon to turn west, kept the battlecruisers at Malta until shortly after midnight on 8 August when he set sail at a leisurely 12 knots (22km/h; 14mph) for Cape Matapan, where Goeben had been spotted eight hours earlier. While still in the water, two survivors, Able Seaman Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott and Leading Signalman Charles Farmer, found Indefatigable's captain, C.F. [2] Britain and Germany were not yet at war, so Milne turned to shadow the Germans as they headed back to Messina to re-coal. Other vessels which Minerve had captured included Martinus (Bremen brig), Tagus (Portuguese brig ), Minerva (English snow), and Ann and Dorothea (aka Beata Maria, Danish schooner). Crew List With Additional Information. She departed on 9 June and arrived at Plymouth on 7 July. Crippled, taking on water and on fire, the warship quickly sank with just two of her 1,019 wartime crew surviving . [16], Details of the Implacable-class ships' radar suite are not readily available. Both British vessels arrived at Venus at almost the same time (7pm). Baker. Another attack was made later in the day without effect. En route they were attacked by a dozen Zeros in the last British air combat of the war. HMS Indefatigable was one of two Implacable -class aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. HMS Indefatigable received a direct hit from enemy fire by the rear turret and began taking on water with a noticeable list to portside. The Admiralty announced on 26 January 1954 that both ships would be replaced as training ships and reduced to reserve. Welcome to CLIP - the Crew List Index Project. Her initial role during the Second World War was to accompany a convoy to Capetown from December 1940 to January 1941. [78] On 20 October Indefatigable re-captured the Portuguese brig Intrigua. Indefatigable, Sirius and Boadicea shared with Bordelais by agreement, and Shannon further shared with Bordelais.[51]. [40], The BPF arrived in Sydney on 10 February; the crews received leave and the ships got some maintenance before they sailed for the BPF's advance base at Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands, on 27 February. Captain Henry Fancourt assumed command on 22 August to prepare for sea. The turbines were rated at 43,000 shaft horsepower (32,000kW) and were intended to give the ship a maximum speed of 25 knots (46km/h; 29mph). This was achieved by both decreasing the thickness of hangar walls from 41 to 11 inches and by raising the flight deck by 14 feet. [32], On 30 April 1798, Indefatigable captured the brigantine privateer Basque. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Indefatigable and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. Eng.-Sub-Lieut. British Third Rate ship of the line 'Indefatigable' (1784) British Third Rate ship of the line 'Indefatigable' (1784). HMS INDEFATIGABLE - Implacable-class Fleet Aircraft Carrier. Surgeon and many archives around the world to make the largest database of seafarers' records and provide unique On 1 November, Captain Ian MacIntyre relieved Graham as captain of the ship. This battleship is the stuff of legend. data is focussed on tracking down crew lists, but we provide other resources, such as indexed images of the Mercantile Navy List, as well as a comprehensive set of links to other sites. In the distance the British battlecruiser HMS Indefatigablesinking after being struck by shells from the German battlecruiser Von Der Tannfirst in "X" magazine and then once she had limped out of the line she was hit by another salvo on the foredeck, the resulting explosion then destroying her. Bath men on the Indefatigable Lieutenant Francis was no longer in the crew at Jutland. Sidney Punch. We'd welcome any feedback and suggestions - there's a link to our contact details on the menu bar above. The ship was laid down later that year and launched on 8th December 1942. )1949: HMS Protector (for duty in HMS Royal Sovereign) 14.06. . This greatly increased accuracy since the ship's roll no longer dispersed the shells as each turret fired on its own; also, the fire-control director could more easily spot the fall of the shells. The Japanese fighters shot down one Seafire on their first pass and crippled an Avenger. [17], The Implacable-class ships had a flight deck protected by 3 inches (76mm) of armour. Read; View source; . Born 1925, died 1986. [14], Indefatigable, accompanied by the battlecruiser Indomitable and under the command of Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne, encountered the German battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau on the morning of 4 August 1914, which were headed east after a cursory bombardment of the French Algerian port of Philippeville. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Indefatigable. She was two weeks out of Bayonne but had not captured anything. . Author: Caroline Moorehead. [5], On 11 January 1810, Indefatigable captured Mouche 26 near Cap de Peas. We explain how the systems worked and how to go about research. [32], On 28 January, Indefatigable and Cambrian captured the privateer Heureuse Nouvelle. [9], Indefatigable received a single QF 3-inch 20 cwt[Note 1] anti-aircraft gun on a high-angle Mark II mount in March 1915. She had a crew of 737 officers and ratings. [5] They mounted two 17.72-inch (450mm) submerged torpedo tubes, one on each side aft of 'X' barbette, and twelve torpedoes were carried. She was scuttled at Scapa Flow 21st June 1919. She was armed with 18 guns, had a crew of 86 men, and was under the command of Monsieur Louis Francois Hector Fourr, lieutenant de vaisseau. Of her crew of 1,019, only three survived. Indefatigable was sold for scrap the following year. The British took her into service as Danae. The supersonic shock-wave such an explosion generated was probably the reason for the very heavy loss of life on board. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 13 January 1950 - British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men. [71] On 1 November Indefatigable captured Bonne Louise. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. He was incorrectly reported as a crew member from Nestor in The Times on 24 June 1916. On 11 May, Indefatigable in company with Phoebe, Cleopatra, Childers, and Duke of York captured Nouvelle Eugnie. Their aircraft, 40 Seafires, 12 Fireflies, and 21 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, followed on 19 November, and she sailed for the Far East to join the British Pacific Fleet. [21], On 1 October, Indefatigable, Amazon, Rvolutionnaire, Phoebe, and Jason shared in the capture of the Vrow Delenea Maria. 4in - barbettes. On the morning of 20 April 1796, Indefatigable sighted the French 44-gun frigate Virginie off the Lizard. Media in category "HMS Indefatigable (R10)" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Sig.-Boatswain She was a razee privateer of 16 guns and carried a crew of 120 men. [63], On 14 January 1809 Indefatigable captured French privateer lugger Clarisse in the Channel. She had left Saint-Malo the evening before and had not made any captures. The action earned her crew another clasp to the Naval General Service Medal: "Basque Roads 1809". In July 1796, there was an initial distribution of 20,000 of prize money for the capture of Unite and Virginie. Indefatigable and the BPF joined the Americans in attacking the Japanese Home Islands in July and August. Battleship: Royal Navy (UK) Built: 1910s. Contact us. She had left Rochefort on 1 August, and the le de R on the 4th, where she had picked up 25 banished priests, 27 convicts, and a Madame Rovere and family, all of whom she was taking to Cayenne. Eric J. Davis, R.N.R. Read; View source; View history; More. Please note that we do not do privately commissioned research, not at any price - we'd like you to have the fun. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. A further attack could not be mounted until 24 August because of bad weather; for this mission the carrier contributed 12 Barracudas, 11 Fireflies and 4 Seafires, all of which returned. [70] Theseus and Impeteuex were in company with Indefatigable at the time. Ian would love to hear from anyone that knew his father. She had only 19 officers and men wounded, with most of those not being serious. IMPLACABLE Class Fleet Aircraft Carrier ordered on 19 June 1939 from John Brown of Clydebank. [40][38], More captures or recaptures of merchantmen followed. [47] The next day Bordelais (or Bourdelois) captured the Phoenix. Dates of service, name changes, previous and next incarnations, dimensions, armament, commanders, officers and crewmen, actions, battles, sources British Third Rate ship of the line 'Indefatigable' (1784) Three Decks' Forum [56], Indefatigable had no casualties. Admiral Franz von Hipper's battlecruisers spotted the Battlecruiser Fleet to their west at 15:20, but Beatty's ships did not spot the Germans to their east until 15:30. During this cruise she gave the second largest island, now known as Santa Cruz island, its English name Indefatigable. A single quadruple 2-pounder mount was also fitted on the port side of the hull. [5] Indefatigable was laid up in ordinary at Plymouth in March to April 1802, as a result of the peace of October 1801. [85], Indefatigable was finally paid off in 1815. 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. [1], On 12 June, Indefatigable, Amazon, Concorde, Revolutionaire, and Phoebe took two French brigs off Ushant the Trois Couleurs and the Blonde (alias Betsey) after a chase of 24 hours. to do your research for you - all the data we have is either on this site or for sale via findmypast and we'd like you to have the fun of doing the research. CLIP is a not-for-profit volunteer project, set up to assist research into the records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century. [22] While fitting out, in order to confound the enemy, a ruse known as Operation Bijou, initiated by London Controlling Section, was launched whereby it was made known that Indefatigable had already entered service. Richard B. Croft. Indefatigable's outline design was prepared in March 1908, and the final design, slightly larger than Invincible with a revised protection arrangement and additional length amidships to allow her two middle turrets to fire on either broadside, was approved in November 1908. We are now on Facebook. Despatches, Statistics Granville Murray-Browne. The German fire was accurate from the beginning, but the British overestimated the range as the German ships blended into the haze. Thomas J. Eustis. Official History; " Naval Operations" by Sir Julian S. Corbett. [2], The ship was powered by two sets of Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving two propeller shafts, using steam provided by 31 coal-burning Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The Droits de l'Homme carried 18-pounders in her upper tier, while HMS Indefatigable had an unusually powerful armament for a frigate - 24-pounders on the gun-deck and 42-pounder carronades on the poop and forecastle. Her Seafire squadrons had adapted larger external fuel tanks for their aircraft and they were no longer limited to CAP duty. Vian transferred his flag to her sister ship Implacable that day and the ship stopped off at Fremantle and Cape Town en route. 8384; McCart, pp. There she saved all on board when a fire destroyed the American merchantman Indian Chief. HMS Indefatigable (aircraft carrier) 07.1948-(07.1948) Commanding Officer, HMS Thermopylae: 17.01.1949-(05. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [52] Venus was armed with 32-guns and had a crew of 200 men. The BPF had been scheduled to withdraw after 10 August to prepare for Operation Olympic, the invasion of Kyushu scheduled for November, and the bulk of the force departed for Manus on 12 August. [43], On 17 August 1945, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, commander of the BPF, came aboard and addressed the crew. We enjoy dealing with awkward questions; we don't think there is such a thing as a silly question, and we often [10] A single hydraulic aircraft catapult was fitted on the forward part of the flight deck. This began what was to be called the "Run to the South" as Beatty changed course to steer east south-east at 15:45, paralleling Hipper's course, now that the range closed to under 18,000 yards (16,000m). Her hangars were modified to accommodate over 1,900 passengers, including women, and she departed for Australia on 25 April carrying 782 RN personnel and 130 Australian war brides. One of the survivors, Gunnery Officer Hubert Edward Dannreuther, was the godson of German composer Richard Wagner. HMS Indefatigable ( Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to Contents List. Mate The brig from Bristol, however, had made it into the port of Ferrol, where Pellew had earlier chased two French frigates.[23]. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. [49], On 3 July Indefatigable recaptured the brig Cultivator, from the French. She was two days out of Bordeaux and sailing for the coast of Brazil. [13] In December of the same year, she transferred to the Mediterranean, where she joined the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron. Five days later, the BPF attacked a different refinery and 820 Squadron again contributed 10 Avengers to the attack while 1770 Squadron added nine Fireflies. She was towed to Gareloch in June 1955 where she was listed for disposal. Records of HMS Indefatigable from other sources. She departed three days later for Manus en route to Sydney. Able Sea. When he died his son Ian discovered a photo album with pictures of when the ship was in Australia. The other two were wing turrets mounted amidships and staggered diagonally: 'P' was forward and to port of the centre funnel, while 'Q' was situated starboard and aft. Alongside that we provide data and image sets relating to Indefatigable was short of water, so he put the crew of Ranger on board the schooner (though not Ranger's officers) and sent them ashore at Santa Cruz. [1][2][3] She was broken up in 1816. The ship conducted uneventful patrols of the North Sea for the next year and a half. It started from trying to trace the sea-going career of Pete's great-grandfather, who ran away to sea in the 1860s. CLIP is run by Pete and Jan Owens as a not-for-profit volunteer project. The ship's Seafires lacked the range to reach the targets so they were retained on combat air patrols (CAP) over the fleet for both attacks. Kitt, Robert Francis - Stoker 1st Class Laing, Henry George Stobart - Lieutenant [10] The vessels sharing in the prize money were: Indefatigable, Concorde, Rvolutionnaire, Amazon, Argo, and the hired armed cutter Dolly and hired armed lugger Duke of York.[11]. We'll do our best to advise. Unit had nine men killed and 11 wounded; Rvolutionnaire had no casualties. [42] After a break at the end of the month to refuel, Indefatigable became the first British carrier to be hit by a kamikaze the day after flying operations resumed, when one of the Japanese planes evaded the CAP and struck the base of the carrier's island on 1 April. Over the last twenty years we have worked with hundreds of people The ship arrived at Sydney on 18 September and began a leisurely refit that lasted until 15 November. [citation needed], In 1794, she was razed; her upper gun deck was cut away to convert her into a large and heavily armed frigate. 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