1914 - Took part in rescue of passengers and crew of TSS California when she went aground on Tory Island. Officers' Records were kept by the Admiralty - not on board. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 The National Archives. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 12 Nov 1942 by U-515 (Henke). My relative Harry Hale had a base of HMS Hecles but he was actaully on HMS Fortune. 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. When I found mine you could still look up the entry in the original book. On 5 September 1819, following the conclusion of divine service, Parry informed the men that His Majestys shipsHeclaandGriperhad crossed the 110 west meridian. 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. Project Undaunted aims to catalogue and digitise this vast collection with a view to making it accessible to the public. She was sunk at the Battle of Jutland with the loss of 67 men. These reports relate the condition, damage repairs, construction and modifications of the ships, as recorded by the Lloyd's Register (LR) surveyors during the course of their inspections. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. ledgers and service certificates were held by the "depot" at the Home Port. The sinking resulted in 281 casualties. 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. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMSHecate and HMSHydra. Appointments as a Fleet Chief alternated between Captain (H) organization ashore in Devonport and seagoing in Naval Party 1008. Reassigned, Hecla left Iceland bound for the Far East, but her journey was interrupted by an encounter with a German mine. leslie briggs was a crew member of the h.m.s. Deployment. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. also use it on this page. 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. Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland. Having contributed to the days victory,Heclareturned to England via Gibraltar and put in at Deptford while her fate was discussed at the Admiralty. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The National Archives. Bodies of men from HMS Racoon and HMS Magic are also buried at Rathmullan which probably indicates that the lough was quite an important base. 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. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. . History note. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. 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. 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. Keep your eyes on the Centre's social media channels for part two of our Hecla Rediscovered series! During this time, Parry had been impressed with the speed and strength ofHecla, referring to her in his journal as a charming ship. Following commissioning and work-up, Hecla sailed for the North Atlantic to support anti-submarine operations in the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic. 24 crew members were lost. 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. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Hecla. HMS Hecla, (ex-"British Crown" ) launched 1878, 6,400 tons, 4-12 pdr guns. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' [6], Hecla soon proved herself "a very wet ship." During one trial cruise in Bantry Bay in late 1883 the sea "made clean sweeps over her aft, and flooder her beyond the waist, besides breaking the skylights of the deck cabins. He was awarded DSO, DSC, Coix de Guirre.". Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). What was her purpose ? dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Much to the frustration of the appointed astronomer, Edward Sabine, and the second in command, Lieutenant Parry, Ross cut his expedition short and returned to Britain. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. By 1817, after the victory against Napoleonic rule in Europe and the woeful state of Britains national debt, the British government was no longer willing to support a wartime navy. 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. Kenneth Charles Collings (left) and three unidentified crewmen seen on HMS Hecla. 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. 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. 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. Bruce C. Collings discipline), reported the numbers on board on victualing and check gun. In three days the two crews had created a canal nearly two and half miles long through seven inches of ice without incident. I believe that they have now been filmed. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' These he dubbed Crokers Mountains, after the First Lord of the Admiralty. No other expedition had ever wintered with ships as far north as Parry was to attempt. For his third Northwest Passage expedition, William Parry was in command of HMS Hecla, supported by HMS Fury under Henry Parkyns Hoppner. On 15 May 1942 she struck, amidships, one of 80 mines laid a month prior by the auxiliary minelayer Doggerbank, killing 24 and wounding another 112 men. They were enclosures to the Pay Ledger and the If you have found out any more information regarding HMS Hecla I would be grateful if you could share it. The ship was towed by HMS Gambia (48) (Capt M.J. Mansergh, RN) to Simonstown, where she was repaired for 18 weeks. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. U-boat Attack: See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Hecla (i) . Jan. 30, 2011. Designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the master shipbuilders Barksworth & Hawkes, of North Barton, Hull, she was launched on 22 July 1815. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' St. John Service Record. A group of unidentified men from HMS Hecla. 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 [3] Her armament consisted of one 13 inch mortar, one 10 inch mortar, eight 24 pounder carronades, and six 2 pounder guns. 1968-jun. Thought I had a picture somewhere, but I was mistaken. The submarine followed its first four shots with three additional torpedoes, sinking the ship approximately 180mi (290km) west of Gibraltar. sheets. Campbell Service Record. False Bay Hecladetonated a mineat 15.59 hours killing 21 of the crew (with 3 missing and 116 injured). 18. Further on, news fromHeclascrows nest reported to Parry that a great expanse of ice blocked their westerly passage past Prince Leopold Island. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } 1969-jul-26. Stewart Service Record. Though one of Hecla's two escorts, HMSMarne was badly damaged at the same time the other, HMSVenomous, rescued 568 survivors and landed them at Casablanca. I came across your website whilst browsing the internet and thought you may be interested to know that I have two original photographs of the crew and officers of HMS Lion ( photos on page 2 ). H.H. Pay and Victualing Ledgers for the ship and the Service Certificates Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' 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. I have found a photo of stokers from around 1914-1916 which is captioned as HMS Hecla. on Armistice Day 1942, the day she was torpedoed and sunk. Where did she serve during those years ? The National Archives. 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. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. For quite some time I have been cataloguing the earliest LRF records for the port of Leith. It seems that the Hecla may have been stationed on the western side of the lough as my Grandfather is buried in Rathmullan churchyard which is to the west - a second is buried on 'the other side of the lough' in the churchyard of Lower Fahan Churchyard. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' She was sunk at the Battle of Jutland with the loss of 67 men. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' Dubbed Parrys Rock it still stands today as a protected Canadian monument. With her steering gear out of commission, the cruiser HMSGambia towed Hecla to Simonstown, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa for repairs. In this role, she ferried wounded from both sides to the main hospital ship, SSUganda. Despite his unblemished naval record Ross appeared unwilling to explore the various passages in the ice, and declared that a range of mountains blocked the way through the Lancaster Sound. document.write; (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. HECLA.