Two minutes later, he ordered a course change to east south-east to position himself astride the German's line of retreat and called his ships' crews to action stations. [47] The next day Bordelais (or Bourdelois) captured the Phoenix. [19] The squadron was assigned to Admiral Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet which had put to sea to intercept a sortie by the High Seas Fleet into the North Sea. We do this by making available information about the records, and providing data drawn from crew lists and agreements. Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland. Contact us. While still in the water, two survivors, Able Seaman Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott and Leading Signalman Charles Farmer, found Indefatigable's captain, C.F. 'P' and 'Q' turrets had some limited ability to fire to the opposite side. Leonard H. Lindner. Engineer Commander Arthur Beales. resources which are widely used by maritime researchers. Acting Art. Robert Roxburgh. first read carefully through the details on this site. She took some 27 prizes, alone or in company, and the Admiralty authorised the issue of four clasps to the Naval General Service Medal in 1847 to any surviving members of her crews from the respective actions. [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. 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. The ship was laid down later that year and launched on 8th December 1942. Ship Interest Groups. 1916 - HMS Indefatigable -was Launched in 1909. Her two consorts Sagesse and Eclatant escaped into the river. [15], The Germans sortied from Messina on 6 August and headed east, toward Constantinople, trailed by Gloucester. [31] The first mission took place on the morning of 22 August when Indefatigable launched 12 Barracudas, 11 Fireflies, 8 Hellcats, and 8 Seafires against the German battleship and nearby targets. Admiral Bustamente refused and a short engagement ensued. [25] The battle ended with Droits de l'Homme being driven onto shore in a gale. By Guest Pete Wood 24 April , 2004 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. Unlike the Illustrious-class ships, the roofs of the gun turrets were flat and flush with the flight deck. Eric J. Davis, R.N.R. [41] Damage to the ship was minimal and the flight deck was back in operation thirty minutes later. Henry S. King. Born 1925, died 1986. 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. Fleet Surgeon https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Indefatigable_Crew_List&oldid=40442, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), About Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project. She was two weeks out of Bayonne but had not captured anything. . Virginie carried 44 guns, 18 and 9-pounders, and had a crew of 340 men under the command of Citizen Bergeret, Capitaine de Vaisseau. The British lost six men killed, 36 wounded and 21 missing. [56] They were carrying bullion from Montevideo, South America to Spain. When news of the outbreak of the War of 1812 reached Britain, the Royal Navy seized all American vessels then in British ports. Henry E. D. H. Willoughby. Eng. The armoured flight deck absorbed the blast and her Seafires, Fire. No battlecruisers were ordered after the three Invincible class ships in 1905 until Indefatigable became the lone battlecruiser of the 19081909 Naval Programme. Indefatigable then sailed to Auckland, arriving on 12 December, and was again opened for tours. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The underwater defence system was a layered system of liquid- and air-filled compartments as used in the Illustrious class. Her next voyage involved transporting a much smaller number of men to Malta and Colombo; only 47 officers and 67 ratings, most of whom left the ship at Malta. . [43], On 9 October 1799 Indefatigable, Diamond, Cambrian, Stag, Nymphe and Cerberus shared in the capture of the Spanish brig Nostra Senora de la Solidad. A smoke screen prevented most of the Barracudas from seeing their target and they failed to hit Tirpitz. She had a long career under several distinguished commanders, serving throughout . HMS Indefatigable was one of the Ardent class 64-gun third-rate ships-of-the-line designed by Sir Thomas Slade in 1761 for the Royal Navy. Crew List With Additional Information. [10], Between 11 and 21 March Indefatigable's squadron captured the vessels Favorite Sultana, Friends, Providence, Four Marys, Aimable Justine, and Nouvelle Union. All the crew were thrown into the sea. Indefatigable and the BPF joined the Americans in attacking the Japanese Home Islands in July and August. A great, great, great uncle of mine, Octavius Cardew was a 14 year-old midshipman on HMS Amazon, which also ran aground. She was built as a ship-of-the-line, but most of her active service took place after her conversion to a 44-gun razee frigate. Amphion had five men wounded, one badly. [29] Hyne had apparently mistaken Indefatigable for a vessel from Portuguese India. [2] [73], Indefatigable arrived at the Basque Roads on 25 February. She was inspected by Rear Admiral St John Micklethwaithe, Flag Officer Training Squadron, on 3 July and received her first trainees shortly afterwards. British seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century are the best documented workers that there have ever been - millions of documents survive, recording [22] The next day, Pellew and Indefatigable captured the privateer schooner Ariel of Boston off Corunna. Richard B. Croft. Last updated on: We've spent a lot of time trying to make it as clear and helpful as possible. As the world's first battle cruiser, HMS Invincible was by any measure a revolutionary and important warship. 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. Their armoured deck ranged in thickness between 1.5 and 2.5 inches (38 and 64mm) with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. The Implacable-class ships were significantly overweight and displaced 32,110 long tons (32,630t) at deep load. We are glad to list them on our acknowledgements page: NB! On 11 June Vengeur had captured the Jersey-privateer lugger Snake. 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. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Extract from the The Seafires claimed four Zeros shot down, four others probably shot down, and another four damaged. The Implacable-class carriers were equipped with two lifts on the centreline, the forward of which measured 45 by 33 feet (13.7 by 10.1m) and served only the upper hangar, and the aft lift (45 by 22 feet (13.7 by 6.7m)), which served both hangars. We have added some case studies to illustrate research into records of seafarers and ships. Indefatigable, Melpomene, and Nymphe recaptured the Providence on 10 January 1799, the Pomona on 5 February, and the Wohlfarden on 9 February. [29] The next day, Pellew captured a Spanish schooner carrying a cargo of fish. Indefatigable shared this with Amazon, Rvolutionnaire, Concorde, and Argo. Crew List Name Birth Death Rank/Rate At Jutland From To ON The National Archives Citable Reference Additional Information . Maurice D. Dymocke. In the April 1945 Navy List he is shown as being with 1772 Squadron. Cyril B. Hopkins. Top Speed. [60] The 21 missing men were in a boat from Revenge; a later report suggested that most, if not all, had been taken prisoner. However, we know that the records of ships and seafarers are a . Oh, and if we've helped, a thank-you is appreciated! Thomas states that the commanding officer of 1840 Squadron was lost on 24 August, Campbell, pp. And someone show me a table which maybe come from the navalaction website. [27] The wreck was identified in 2001, when it was found to have been heavily salvaged sometime in the past. [7], The ships had four Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam supplied by eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers. Captain John Grindle was appointed to command on 24 March 1950 and the ship was recommissioned on 28 May. Indefatigable continued on to Sydney, where she embarked a complete naval hospital, with patients, and over 1,000 RN officers and ratings. [36] 887 Squadron sank seven seaplanes at their moorings at Banak during the operation. Flight operations resumed on the morning of the 15th after an operational pause to refuel. [16], On 3 November 1914, Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, ordered the first British attack on the Dardanelles following the commencement of hostilities between Ottoman Turkey and Russia. List of Officers and Men killed, HMS Indefatigable 31st May 1916,Engineer Lieutenant Commander Patrick J. Acting on Admiralty orders, Moore required the Spaniards to change their course and sail for England. The Japanese fighters shot down one Seafire on their first pass and crippled an Avenger. She embarked six photoreconnaissance Hellcats of 888 Squadron for the attack; her only contribution to the attack itself was the Fireflies of 1770 Squadron, which used RP-3 rocket projectiles on their targets. Goodsell served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on HMS Indefatigable. [6], The Indefatigables were protected by a waterline 46-inch (102152mm) armoured belt that extended between and covered the end barbettes. [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]. The ship arrived at Devonport to begin the necessary modifications on 30 August and the following day Fancourt turned over command to the dockyard. [35] Her prize was the Canada, John Sewell Master, which had been sailing from Jamaica to London, having stopped in Charlestown, with a cargo of sugar, rum, and coffee. 1796". Indefatigable INDOMITABLE. The ship bombarded Ottoman fortifications defending the Dardanelles on 3 November 1914, then, following a refit in Malta, returned to the United Kingdom in February where she rejoined the 2nd BCS. Among the voyage records that survive, the Endeavour draftsman Sydney Parkinson's Journal of a. The British captured the French corvette Csar (or Caesar), which the Royal Navy took into service as HMS Cesar. She was armed with eight guns and carried a crew of 50 men.[26]. [13] The 2-pounder gun had a maximum range of 6,800 yards (6,200m). She was towed to Gareloch in June 1955 where she was listed for disposal. [46] Her air group flew aboard on 7 July (1772 Squadron and its Fireflies replacing 1770 Squadron) when she sailed for Manus. At this stage only individual photographs of sailors are being added and not group photographs. The ship arrived at Portsmouth on 9 September and her next voyage involved over 1,200 RN personnel and civilians ferried to Malta, Colombo, and Singapore where almost 1,300 personnel embarked. The vessel's propulsion consisted of two steam turbines and 31 coal-fired boilers. [70] Theseus and Impeteuex were in company with Indefatigable at the time. Thomas W. Steggles. [52] Indefatigable had been chasing Venus from the morning when in the afternoon Fisgard came in sight and forced Venus to turn. CLIP is a not-for-profit volunteer project, set up to assist research into the records of British merchant [5], On 9 March 1795, Indefatigable, Concorde, and Jason captured numerous French prizes: Temeraire, Minerve, Gentille, Regeneration, and a brig and sloop of unknown names. [32][Note 2] Tirpitz was lightly damaged by two hits during this attack, one a 500-pound (230kg) bomb and the other a 1,600-pound (730kg) armour-piercing bomb. The stern portion had not previously been discovered.[23]. learn something along the way. in detail the crews of a hundred thousand ships. Of her crew of 1,019, only three survived. Historians. [37] On 15 November 1798, Indefatigable captured Mercurius. She was only 18 months old, coppered, and a fast sailer. 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. Indefatigable continued flying operations until she entered Sagami Bay on 5 September. [45], Then on 6 January 1800 Indefatigable shared with Defiance, Unicorn, Sirius and Stag in the capture of the French brig Ursule. Archibald A. Morison. HMS Indefatigable was the nameship of the Indefatigable class of battlecruisers. By all accounts, James Cook's HMS Endeavour sojourn in Tahiti was a pivotal moment in Enlightenment engagements between Indigenous and European cultures. On 12 March 1951 she sortied from Portland, flying Micklethwaite's flag, to exercise with the Home Fleet before beginning a brief refit at Devonport in May. However, it was at this time that the carronade was becoming more popular in the Navy, and her intended armament was altered on 5 December 1794 with the addition of four 42-pounder carronades to go on her quarterdeck and two on her forecastle. Crew List (Photographs) Directory of Names. She became Vian's flagship on 22 November and sailed to New Zealand to show the flag. 1944 Implacable-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, Sources disagree about the thickness of this armour. Terms and Conditions | She was sailing from Rochefort to Senegal. [23] Pellew immediately set off towards Corunna and was able to intercept the Ariel. She became the flagship of the 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1st ACS) when Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian hoisted his flag on 15 November. HMS Indefatigable - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives Home Search Military Records Your New Records Unit Info Historic Documents Collections Maps Hire a Researcher Help Help Centre Contact Us Tutorials Research Guides My Account Login / Register Search Free Forum Features About Us Home Help Login / Register [54] Indefatigable was then paid off later that year. Served from 1951 - 1953 Served in HMS Indefatigable Robin David Rogers from our data, or from other data sites, or by helping you find the original documents so that you can order copies. Assistant Paymaster [24] A third survivor, Signalman John Bowyer, was picked up by another unknown German ship. On 9 August 1804 Indefatigable was in sight when HMSNautilus recaptured the West Indiaman William Heathcote off Bayonne. John S. Wilson. [36] The corvette fired a few shots before she struck. 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. [41] Her Seafires were again retained to defend the fleet and only her Avengers and Fireflies attacked the airfields. Records of HMS Indefatigable from other sources. We have no plans to organise more ourselves, but that is far from the end of CLIP. [37], On 19 September 1944, Indefatigable sortied from Scapa Flow to attack targets near Troms, but the operation was cancelled because of bad weather. Gordon's 820 Squadron shipmates - HMS Indefatigable - BPF Ron Taplin - Fleet Air Arm Ron with friend in Australia 1946 Ron Taplin, who was a Dubliner who served on the ship during WW2. She fell out of formation to starboard and started sinking towards the stern and listing to port. The two halves of the wreck are separated on the seabed by a linear distance of over 500m (1,600ft). 25kts. In a twenty-minute bombardment, a single shell struck the magazine of the fort at Sedd el Bahr at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, displacing (but not destroying) 10 guns and killing 86 Turkish soldiers. [58][e], In October 1805 Indefatigable, now under Captain John Tremayne Rodd (1809), was part of the blockade of Brest. Cookies help us deliver our services. On the morning of 20 April 1796, Indefatigable sighted the French 44-gun frigate Virginie off the Lizard. The first airstrike was tasked to attack Kisarazu Air Field with four Fireflies and six Avengers, escorted by eight Seafires, but was forced to divert to its secondary target because of bad weather. var lastmod=new Date(document.lastModified); Acting Sub-Lieut. Fleet Paymaster We've divided them into three sections: People, Ships and Documents, For more detail on our data and the sources we have used, please click here: 2nd row left to right Front row left to right HMS Indefatigable Crew List (Photographs) [16], Details of the Implacable-class ships' radar suite are not readily available. The Navy Lists - Indefatigable. complicated tale and if you really are stuck, do please get in touch. H.M.S. This site is designed to help you to find records of a merchant seafarer, either An ordinary seaman received 4s 1d; the Commander in Chief received 230 10s 8d. Welcome to CLIP - the Crew List Index Project. During the day, Indefatigable's aircraft attacked targets in northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido. It was a Queen Elizabeth class of ship and had six similar counterparts. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 2.5i-1in - belt. We are delighted to help with advice about finding records (that's what CLIP and this web site is all about) but please do not ask us [22] Later that month, Indefatigable fought her most famous battle. She was a razee privateer of 16 guns and carried a crew of 120 men. Pellew sent Virginie into Plymouth under the escort of Concorde, and followed the next day with Amazon, which had sustained some damage. Denzil C. Tudball. Charles R. Longley. Want to find out more about your relative's service? [52] Venus was armed with 32-guns and had a crew of 200 men. Royal Naval Reserve [26] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [24] Royal Irish Rifles [20] HMS Erin [9] HMS INDOMITABLE [8] Royal Engineers [8] HMS Vanguard [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] HMS LION [6] HMS Monmouth [6] HMS THUNDERER [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS BELLEROPHON [5] HMS COLLINGWOOD [5] HMS DEFENCE [5] HMS Impregnable [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [4] HMS INVINCIBLE . Most of the crew survived and. [4], The Indefatigable class had a main armament of eight breech-loading BL 12-inch (305mm) Mark X guns mounted in four hydraulically powered twin-gun turrets. Sidney Punch. [24] On 7 January, Indefatigable and Amazon captured the Emanuel. By Walter Burroughs A summary of this paper was presented at a conference held from 30 September to 01 October 2014 at the Universidad Andres Bello, Chile on the maritime Around this time Beatty altered course to the east as it was quickly apparent that he was still too far north to cut off Hipper.[20]. [31] Vengeur was a new vessel of 12 guns and 72 men. An Avenger also claimed one Zero as damaged. They shared with Indefatigable in the proceeds for the hull, but not the bounty money for the captured crew. Read; View source; View history; More. Boatswain Hence the captains and crew shared a relatively small ex gratia payment of 160,000 for the bullion, plus the proceeds of the sale of the hull and cargo. Another attack was made later in the day without effect. She was four weeks out of Saint-Malo and was waiting to enter Brest when captured. [21], On 1 October, Indefatigable, Amazon, Rvolutionnaire, Phoebe, and Jason shared in the capture of the Vrow Delenea Maria. - HMS Indefatigable during the Second World War -. [6] Indefatigable's complement was approximately 2,300 officers and ratings in 1945. Address Empress Road, Kensington, Liverpool.L7. [33] Duke of York also shared in the capture. Lieutenant Commander 14445, 149, 151; Hobbs 2013, pp. [5] They mounted two 17.72-inch (450mm) submerged torpedo tubes, one on each side aft of 'X' barbette, and twelve torpedoes were carried. Around 16:00, Indefatigable was hit around the rear turret by two or three shells from Von der Tann. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. She had been carrying dispatches to the West Indies, which she was able to destroy before capture. She had a crew of 737 officers and ratings. Range. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 1923. When she arrived at Colombo on 15 August, she loaded a full complement of passengers from all three services to return to the UK. Seeing that she was outnumbered, Virginie struck.[13]. The latter squadron also flew two Fireflies on an armed reconnaissance mission over an airfield that lay between the carriers and their target. Subsequently she was called to the Mediterranean to . In January 1797, Indefatigable and Amazon captured the packet Sangossee. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Pellew signalled to Rvolutionnaire to cut her off from the shore. Media in category "HMS Indefatigable (R10)" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. The first Royal Navy aircraft carrier to take a hit from a kamikaze was HMS Indefatigable. [43], On 17 August 1945, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, commander of the BPF, came aboard and addressed the crew. Victorious, one of the Illustrious-class ships upon which Indefatigable's design was based, also carried Type 279 and Type 281B early-warning radars. On 11 May, Indefatigable in company with Phoebe, Cleopatra, Childers, and Duke of York captured Nouvelle Eugnie. The site also provides information and data about the records of British merchant shipping with records of every British registered ship from 1855 to the 1950s - all 200,000 of them. A combination of bad weather, refuelling requirements and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima delayed the resumption of air operations until 9 August. Sorry, we do not carry out privately commissioned research. The commander of the British Squadron in the famous action between Droits del"homme, HMS Amazon, and HMS Indefatigable, was Sir Edward Pellew. [56], Indefatigable had no casualties. [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. CLIP databases provide a range of indexes and finding aids to help your research. [48] After replenishing, airstrikes resumed on 28 and 30 July, the British sinking the escort Okinawa near Maizuru. Gunner Thus, Pellew reported that, on 30 April 1797, "we" captured the French brigantine privateer Basque. At the other end of the line the duel between the Indefatigable and the Von der Tann had been growing in intensity till, a few minutes after 4.0, the British ship was suddenly hidden in a burst of flame . The bomb it carried did not detonate and this limited casualties to 21 men killed and 27 wounded. Each of the pages has its own set of notes (linked from a button top-right) to explain where the data came from and any points to look out for when using it. Statistics compiled by the BPF staff showed that 61 Seafires were lost or damaged beyond repair during both phases of the operation due to deck-landing accidents. THE NAVY LIST - HMS INDEFATIGABLE. Jutland Memorial. On 1 November, Captain Ian MacIntyre relieved Graham as captain of the ship. Page; Discussion; English. [42] Indefatigable was apparently also in company with Fisgard and Diamond. There at midnight she captured the French brig corvette Ranger. The British role during the operation was to neutralise airfields on the Sakishima Islands, between Okinawa and Formosa, beginning on 26 March. It started from trying to trace the sea-going career of Pete's great-grandfather, who ran away to sea in the 1860s. Henry J. Tuson. Captain Hugh Browne assumed command on 10 May after Fisher had been promoted. . The lugger was armed with two guns and carried a crew of 25 men. He then drove Canada on shore where he hoped that her cargo at least would be destroyed. H.M.S. British shipping, at that time the largest merchant fleet in the world, is also well documented and we explain how to access those records too. Indefatigable remained in the Mediterranean until she was relieved by Inflexible on 24 January 1915 and proceeded to Malta for a refit; she then sailed to England on 14 February and joined the 2nd BCS upon her arrival. The loss of his topmasts made it impossible for . [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. A flight of four Seafires on CAP spotted four Japanese fighters, three Mitsubishi A6M Zeroes and a Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" later that morning, and shot down one Zero. The German fire was accurate from the beginning, but the British overestimated the range as the German ships blended into the haze. Similarly, the same vessels shared by agreement in Dasher's capture of Bien Aim on 23 July 1801. Set up this site which is widely used as a single resource for researchers into maritime records. [31] She was armed with eight guns and had a crew of 55 men. Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net. 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. Smoke and flames gushed from the forward part of the ship and large pieces were thrown 200 feet (61.0m) into the air. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. [31], Five days later, in the evening of the 16th, Pellew's squadron captured the French privateer Inconcevable. [35], Indefatigable captured the French corvette Vaillante while cruising in the Bay of Biscay on 8 August, after a chase of 24 hours, which was under the command of Lieutenant de Vaisseau La Porte. [11], Indefatigable was laid down at the Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth on 23 February 1909. [77] Next, Indefatigable recaptured Flora on 13 June. She had cost 25,210 4s 5d to build; her total initial cost including fitting out and coppering was 36,154 18s 7d. Share When the First World War began, Indefatigable was serving with the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron (BCS) in the Mediterranean, where she unsuccessfully pursued the battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau of the German Imperial Navy as they fled toward the Ottoman Empire. Rvolutionnaire then captured the French frigate Unit after having fired two broadsides into her. hms prince of wales crew list, royal family maid breaks her silence, cashedge transfer failure, juan ibarra political views, mac miller house address studio city, . R.M. By April 1946 these had been reduced to 11 Bofors guns, 6 twin and 7 single Oerlikon guns. Sub-Lieut. Survived the War. Engineer Lieutenant Commander On 9 August, Milne was given clear orders to "chase Goeben which had passed Cape Matapan on the 7th steering north-east. Percy M. C. Wilde, R.M.A. The ship exercised with the Home Fleet and made a port visit to Casablanca, Morocco, before visiting Gibraltar. Chief Gunner He also ordered the 2nd BCS, which had been leading, to fall in astern of the 1st BCS. His most famous humanitarian endeavour while captain of HMS Indefatigable was the rescue of hundreds of souls from the wreck of the Dutton East Indiaman, which ran aground beneath the citadel in Plymouth in January 1796. Like this page to receive our updates. The additional crewmen, maintenance personnel and facilities needed to support these aircraft were housed in the lower hangar. 147, 150, 15253, 175, 195, 197, Hobbs 2011, pp. Casualty list for HMS Indefatigable. [83] When the gun-brig Hearty detained the Prussian vessel Friede on 29 September, Indefatigable, Desiree, Primrose, Cretan, Drake, were either in company or sharing by agreement. She contributed 10 of her Avengers and all of her Fireflies to the first attack, which destroyed most of the oil storage tanks and cut the refinery's output by half for three months. [76], Four months later, on 6 May Indefatigable captured two French chasse marees, Camilla and Bonne Rencontre; Scipion and Piercer were in company. [39], On 14 January 1799, Indefatigable recaptured Argo, Rich, master, which had been sailing from Gothenburg for Boston when a French privateer had captured her. Her initial role during the Second World War was to accompany a convoy to Capetown from December 1940 to January 1941. The action earned her crew another clasp to the Naval General Service Medal: "Basque Roads 1809". X-6's crew surrendered after dropping their cargo near the ship. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. [12] The Royal Navy took the frigate into service as HMS Unite. Therefore, Milne stationed Inflexible and Indefatigable at the northern exit of the strait, expecting the Germans to break out to the west where they could attack French troop transports. ACTING LEADING ENGINEER MECHANIC Served from 1953 - 1955 Served in HMS Indefatigable Albert Cooper ABLESEAMAN Served from 1954 - 1956 Served in HMS Indefatigable John Cole Served from 1944 - 1944 Served in HMS Indefatigable Tommy Gilmore LT-CDR RNR (RTD.) 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