Nice one Captain.
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Nice one Captain.
Excellent posting Brian,enjoyable and informative,well done!
BrianD
Two pieces of Jap propaganda, the first shows the invasion of Guam and is done in the Japanese silk screen style .The artist was Ezaki Kohei and he did it from the information he gleaned from the returning troops.
The second study is done in a western style and shows young students rallying to the flag. Titled "Graduating Students Depart to the Front" it was painted by Suzuki Mitsuru,
BrianD
Nice one Brian. I love that art.
Two painings from the Soviet archives.
The first is by Boris Prorokov is part of a series called "This Must Never Happen Again" The eyes on the lady in the foreground tell of the horrors she has witnessed,an altogether harrowing picture.
The second is by a female war artist ,Tatyana Nazerenko, it is iconic, created as a copy of the Crucifixion, it shows a dead partisan being gently lowered from the scaffold. A German execution squad has done its work and left. The partisan band were too late to save the murdered men,such scenes were all too common in wartime Russia,
BrianD
FROM THE BBC NEWS SITE.
I believe the Centaur was an ex Blue ship, on the Fremantle to Singapore run before the War, after the war Blue Flu built a couple of new ones to take up the trade again.
The wreck of the Centaur was located off the Queensland coast late last year
An Australian World War II hospital ship, the Centaur, has been seen for the first time since it sank more than 60 years ago with a loss of 268 lives.
Images of the wreck, more than 2km (1.3 miles) below the sea, were captured by a remote-controlled underwater camera.
The ship's location was discovered last month following a hi-tech search.
Australia says the ship, which went down in May 1943, was torpedoed by the Japanese. Japan says the circumstances surrounding its sinking are unclear.
The search team found the ship on 20 December off the Queensland coast, about 30 miles due east of the southern tip of Moreton Island. [near to the entrance of the Brisbane River ]
Favourable conditions allowed the crew to send down a camera on a remotely-operated submersible vehicle over the weekend. Further dives are planned.
The Centaur was clearly marked as a hospital ship
Search director David Mearns told AFP news agency he hoped the images would "hopefully end a 66-year quest for unanswered questions and bring comfort to many families across Australia and beyond".
"The wreck was found leaning over towards its port side at an angle of approximately 25 degrees and the bow is almost completely severed from the rest of the hull in the area where the single torpedo hit," he said.
"Although the wreck is very badly damaged, characteristic markings and features that identify the wreck as the Centaur were clearly visible."
Among the identifying features revealed by the camera were the large red crosses marked on each side of the bow.
The sinking of the Centaur became a symbol of wartime determination
Images also showed the number 47, which designated the vessel as Australian Hospital Ship 47.
Announcing the search for the ship last year, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the loss of the Centaur had struck deeply at the heart of the nation and become a symbol of determination in the fight against a brutal enemy.
The Australians believe the ship was attacked without warning, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney reports, which the acting premier of Queensland, Paul Lucas, has called barbaric and senseless.
He has demanded an apology from the Japanese government, but a statement from the country's embassy in Canberra said the details surrounding the sinking were inconclusive.
Of the 332 people on the ship, only 64 survived. Eleven of the 12 nurses on board died.
Had a wander down Regent rd,and saw these retired navy ships,being broken up for scrap! I couldn't find out, or see, what their names were,( dreaded health & safety,he said!) but possibly,G.D. took some pic's of these,when they were docked on the other side of the river?
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Hi Steve
was down there yesterday I think the ship is the fleet auxillary vessel Grey Rover, I stood around watching the battle between the "CAT" and the bridge of the vessel,hoping to catch it falling, but after an hour the bridge was still there so I moved off .
I came acoss this site which might interest all you sailors,while looking to referers to my flickr site
http://savetheroyalnavy.org/royalnavynewsfeed.php
Another fine study by Charles Dixon, here we have Britains first two Ironclads, HMS Warrior and HMS Blackprince. Built in 1880/1, they were the most powerful warships afloat;they were the first ocean going iron armoured ships,having an impregnable battery and a faster speed than their immediate rival ,the French frigate the Gloire,
BrikanD
Here are the photos of the most bombed ship in WW2 to survive.
it was the Duchess of Bedford, built in 1928 for Canadian Pacific, When war came she was taken over as a troop ship and during the war she carried 170,000 troops and civilians into and out of War zones. too many adventures to list here. She sank a U-Boat with her six inch WW1 gun and damaged another, also shot down a torpedo bomber. then after WW2 in 1947 she went to her builders, John Browns, and rebuilt as the Empress of India, then India got Independence, so her name was changed to Empress of France and stayed on the Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec and St John New Brunswick run to December 1960 then Scrapped.I sailed on her several times, nice 17 day trips.
Hi Joe,only just noticed these! I was down there on Saturday,and I couldn't get any closer,again! There seem to be 3 ships lined up for it,so I might nip down there later,with some binoculars,and try and get the names!Quote:
Originally Posted by gregs dad
Great story C.K. Amazing history!Quote:
Originally Posted by captain kong
Warships of many nations are moving into their positions for a fleet review in the Royal Roads anchorage off Esquimalt Lagoon, this very hour. All have come to share Canada celebrating her navy's centennial. What used to be know as The Royal Canadian Navy is one hundred years old. The US Navy has the largest lineup with USS Ronald Reagan overshadowing all other ships. New Zealand has sent two
units, Japan also, with one each from Australia and France. Almost forgot USCGC Alert from Astoria.
For the first time in modern history it seems GB has no ships anywhere in the Pacific, that could be a part of this great celebration. The Royal Navy was the "mother" of the RCN and in addition to creating a naval base here, she also had ships stationed here through the First World War. I suppose GB will send something to the celebrations in the Atlantic; at least I would hope so. The French ship, Prairial, is a surveillence frigate, stationed in Papeete, French Polynesia. Sad that no RN ship is present.
I think it is a disgrace that Britain has reduced its Fleet to almost zero. Once the biggest and best in the world we have third world nations with bigger fleets.
We have just sold half the fleet to several third world Navies.
The participating ships are shown here -Quote:
Originally Posted by Samsette
http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/marpac/...p?category=101
I thought the harbour was in Vancouver, but my geography was a bit off - It's in the Victoria area, but a bit West of the civil harbour, and an area we did not visit last year...
I suppose we should be glad that we do not spend as much money on weapons and vessels of war,hence Great Britains no show at the Canadian celebration of her Navy's Pacific fleet. How different things were in yesteryear,this painting gives a glimpse of one small section of the naval might that was on display at the Spithead Review in 1937. The black hulled vessel is the old Royal yacht,
BrianD
Thursday 17 June 2010 is the 70th Anniversary of the worst sea disaster Britain has ever suffered, it is estimated that 6,5000 men and women died on that day in 1940. The Cunard Liner, LANCASTRIA, was bombed and sunk by the Germans while evacuating troops off the beach by St Nazaire, France.
While people were struggling in oil covered waters, the German s bombed the sea with flares and incindiries to set fire to the oil and oil soacked survivors.
There were around 9,000 people on board when she was hit and only 2,500 were saved. Many Merseyside people died there.
The survivors were taken to Plymouth and sworn to secrecy, Churchill put a ban on any news of the disaster so the Germans would not use it for propaganda. The ban on the news is still inforce today.
Billy McGee, a Champion of all things Mercantile published the list of the dead crewmen on another site, Most are from Liverpool.
All the other dead would be Servicemen from the Army and Royal Air Force.
here is the List also the link to THREE UTUBE VIDEOS.
Lancastria 70 years on
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOE0zpAxXA
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www.lancastria.org.uk.
Tower Hill Memorial. LONDON. Panel 63 RMS LANCASTRIA.
ADAMS, Steward, THOMAS A., S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 36.
AMOS, Steward, THOMAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 56. Husband of Miriam Amos, of Liverpool.
AUSTIN, Steward, JAMES, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 48.
BOYLE, Sailor, MICHAEL, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boyle, of Liverpool.
BRADLEY, Sectionman, HERBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 43. Husband of Alice M. Bradley, of Liverpool.
BRISCOE, Chief Steward, NORMAN LORD, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 49. Son of John and Annie Briscoe, of Liverpool; husband of Alice Mary Briscoe, of Meols, Cheshire.
CLARKE, Barkeeper, THOMAS LONSDALE, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 44. Husband of Ada Frith Clarke, of Troon, Ayrshire.
COFFEY, Sectionman, JOSEPH, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 57.
COMAN, Assistant Steward, WILLIAM J., S.S. Lancastria (London). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 40. Husband of Margaret Coman, of Prestatyn, Flintshire.
CONNOR, Sailor, ALBERT MICHAEL, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 23. Son of Charles W. and Margaret J. Connor, of Anfield, Liverpool.
CROFT, Trimmer, ERNEST JAMES, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 35. Husband of Margaret Croft, of Waterloo, Liverpool.
CUNNINGHAM, Assistant Steward, ALBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 23. Son of John and Elisebeth Cunningham; husband of Hilda Cunningham of Kirkdale, Liverpool.
DARLEY, Deck Boy, JOHN FREDERICK, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 17.
DEVLIN, Greaser, THOMAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 55. Husband of Mary Devlin, of Greenock, Renfrewshire.
DINGLE, Porter, ROBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 30.
DUCK, Steward, EDWARD DOUGLAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 55. Son of Charles Ready Duck and Anne Jane Duck.
DUNCAN, Senior Second Engineer Officer, JAMES, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 51. King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Husband of Rita Duncan, of Crosby, Liverpool.
DUNMORE, Waiter, HERBERT RICHARD, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 53. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herbert Dunmore; husband of Hannah F. Dunmore, of Liverpool.
EADES, Steward, JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 39.
FRASER, Chief Master at Arms, ALEXANDER IRVINE, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 34. Husband of Annie Kathleen Fraser, of Liverpool.
FRODSHAM, Steward, THOMAS HENRY, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 46. Son of John Henry and Sarah Frodsham; husband of Margaret Helena Frodsham, of Birkenhead.
GILBERT, Steward, HENRY, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 54. Husband of May Gilbert, of Liverpool.
GREEN, Assistant Cook, JOSEPH, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 20. Son of Albert and Alice Green, of Orrell, Bootle, Lancashire.
HAWES, Able Seaman, ARTHUR LAWSON, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 63.
HAYDEN, Boatswain, WILLIAM, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 51. Husband of Harriet Hayden, of West Derby, Liverpool.
HAYNES, Assistant Steward, JAMES, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 23. Son of James and Mary E. Haynes, of Birkenhead.
HILL, Surgeon, JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 44. Son of James and Jessie Gordon Hill; husband of Grace Leisk Hill, of Glasgow. M.B., Ch.B., M.D.
HUGHES, Waiter, JAMES, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 44. Son of Thomas R. and Hannah Hughes; husband of Sarah A. Hughes, of Liverpool.
ILLIDGE, Waiter, HARRY A., S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 57.
IMLACH, Seaman, JACOB COWIE, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 30. Son of William and Maggie Jean Cowie Imlach, of Portessie, Banffshire.
JACKSON, Steward, HARRY, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 55.
KELLY, Steward, JAMES ERNEST, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 49.
KEY, Captain's Steward, STANLEY LOUIS FREDERIC, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 34.
MAJOR, Greaser, ROBERT GEORGE, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 38. Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Major; husband of Lilian Rebecca Major, of Walton, Liverpool.
MARSHALLSAY, Assistant Barkeeper, JOSEPH, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 62. Son of Edward and Margaret Marshallsay; husband of Edith Maud Marshallsay, of Formby, Lancashire.
MASON, Trimmer, JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 50.
MOTTERSHEAD, Assistant Cook, WALTER, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 31. Husband of Nellie Mottershead, of Tranmere, Birkenhead.
McCAW, Storekeeper, SAMUEL ALEXANDER, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 30.
McGORRIN, Cook, OWEN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 55. Husband of Edith McGorrin, of Dingle, Liverpool.
OLIVER, Steward, THOMAS JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 57.
OWEN, Assistant Baker, FREDERICK, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 52.
PEARSE, Chef, JOSEPH, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 51. Son of John and Anne Pearse; husband of Elizabeth Pearse, of Liverpool.
PORTER, Junior Assistant Purser, CUTHBERT EDGAR, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 31.
READ, Chief Butcher, THOMAS DOUGLAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 53. Husband of Charlotte Read, of Liverpool.
ROBERTS, First Officer, RICHARD GORONWY, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 54.
ROGERSON, Steward, ARTHUR, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 60.
ROWE, Porter, THOMAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 58.
RYAN, Waiter, EDWARD JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 23. Son of Edward and Louisa Ryan, of Everton, Lancashire.
SHEPHERD, Dispenser, FRED, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 36.
SLATER, Steward, WILLIAM H., S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 48.
SMITH, Steward, JOSEPH EDWIN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 37. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Smith; husband of Helen D. Smith, of Douglas, Isle of Man.
SNOWDON, Steward, JOHN HERBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 61. Son of John and Kathleen Snowdon; husband of Florence Snowdon, of Liverpool.
STANTON, Assistant Steward, PATRICK, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 61.
SURTEES, Ordinary Seaman, ROBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 18. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kinmond Surtees, of Bootle, Lancashire.
TAYLOR, Steward, THOMAS, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 26.
TEMBY, Porter, EDGAR, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 60.
TILSTON, Able Seaman, GEORGE HENRY, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 30. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Tilston; husband of Violet Tilston, of Katwijk-Am-Zee, Holland.
WALSH, Fireman, PATRICK J., S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 33. Son of James Peter and Ellen Walsh, of Liverpool.
WALTON, Trimmer, JOSEPH, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 27. Son of Joseph and Ellen Walton, of Liverpool.
Buried Ashore
McDONALD, Steward, JOHN, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 60. Buried Pornic War Cemetery.
RICHARDSON, Assistant Butcher, WILLIAM, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 23rd January 1947. Age 39. Son of Patrick and Mary Richardson, of Liverpool; husband of Marion Richardson, of Liverpool. Buried Liverpool (West Derby) Cemetery
ROGERS, Steward, HERBERT, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 48. Buried L’Aiguillion-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery.
RUMNEY, Third Officer, REGINALD GORDON, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 45. Buried Pornic War Cemetery.
SMITH, Steward, WILFRED GEORGE, S.S. Lancastria (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. 17th June 1940. Age 29. Buried Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery.
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"On all the oceans white caps flow, you do not see crosses row on row, but those that sleep beneath the sea, rest in peace for your country is free"
Good post CK,but sad to see so many local names! Do you know how the relatives were informed,at the time?(assuming they were, told!)
Steve.
Hi Steve ,
They usually got a letter in the post to say, Dear Mr and Mrs Smith, We are sorry to inform you ,your son, Charles ,was killed on his ship, SS Lancastria on Thursday 17 June 1940.
Yours sincerely
GOV.
I saw a letter sent to the parents of a friend who went down on the Gloucester Castle, very similar to that. very brief.
I just wondered with it being "hushed-up",at the time,if they had kept it from the relatives? They were probably asked to keep quiet about it themselves,on being told!Quote:
Originally Posted by captain kong
Kept it from the relatives? The immediate cessation of any allotment of a seaman's pay, to wife, mother etc. would be news enough that something bad had befallen their loved one.
Hi Wsteve 55,Quote:
Originally Posted by wsteve55
I think you will find the following interesting....
"Acknowledgement to The HMT Lancastria Assocstion" for this article.
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contact usThe HMT Lancastria Association
On the 17th of June 1940 the 16,000 ton Cunard liner Lancastria lay 5 miles off St Nazaire and embarked troops, RAF personnel, and civilian refugees, including women and children, who were being evacuated from France, which was then on the point of collapse. The number on board may never be known, but almost certainly exceeded 6,000; some estimates were as high as 9,000. The Lancastria was attacked and hit by bombs from German aircraft. The ship sank rapidly and, according to the estimate of the Captain, only around 2,500 of those on board were saved.
Owing to the scale of the tragedy, Winston Churchill forbade publication of the news, in the interests of public morale, and hence the story of the Lancastria has never been generally known, although it is Britain's worst maritime disaster.
After the war the 'Lancastria Survivors Association' was set up by Major Peter Petit, which brought together the then-known survivors, however, this Association lapsed after Major Petit's death.
The Association was revived in its present form in 1980. We meet our objectives by holding meetings, both on a national and a regional basis and by making pilgrimages to the St Nazaire area, visiting cemeteries where victims are buried, and the wreck itself. In 2005 we made another pilgrimage to St Nazaire to mark the 65th anniversary of the tragedy. Sixteen survivors were with us on this occasion.
Our membership in 2009 includes approximately 70 survivors of the disaster, some now living as far away as North America, Israel, and Australia and New Zealand. Although survivor numbers are inevitably declining, the exciting thing is that we are still finding survivors, some via the Internet.
Our prime meeting each year is held on the first Sunday after the 17th of June at St Katharine Cree Church, Leadenhall Street, in the City of London. The Annual General Meeting is preceded by a ceremony at the Merchant Navy Memorial on nearby Tower Hill and is followed by a remembrance service at the church. Other activities include an annual service, usually in September, at the National Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire where Merchant Navy losses in World War 2 are remembered by a convoy (of trees) headed by the Lancastria.
Membership of the Association is now open to any person who wishes to remember the sacrifices made in, or resulting from, the action of the 17th of June 1940.
Reg.
The death of a ship - sad but fascinating. I believe it's going to be a TV programme. If the link doesn't work I'll try and find another way of posting it.
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/888562599/...161059dfd0608b
You have to download the file to view it.
HMT LANCASTRIA
(June 17, 1940)
The Cunard /White Star passenger liner Lancastria, the former Tyrrhenia (16,243 tons) is bombed and sunk off St. Nazaire, France. While lying at anchor in the Charpentier Roads, five enemy KG.30 Dornier Do17 planes dive bombed the ship which sank in twenty minutes taking the lives of nearly 3,000 troops and over 1,000 civilians.The Lancastria had been converted into a troopship and set sail from Liverpool on June 14th. to assist in the evacuation of British troops and refugees from France (Operation Aerial). Her captain, Rudolf Sharpe, took on board as many troops and refugees as possible. She was about to sail to England after loading on board soldiers and RAF personnel of the British Expeditionary Force, plus about a thousand of civilian refugees. One bomb exploded in the Number 2 hold where around 800 RAF personnel had been placed. About 1,400 tons of fuel oil spilled from the stricken vessel as the Dornier's dropped incendiaries in an attempt to set the oil on fire. The 2,477 survivors, including her captain, were picked up by HMS Havelock and other ships. The bomb which actually sank the Lancastria went straight down the funnel. The site of the sinking is now an official War Grave protected by The Protection of Military Remains Act of 1986. The loss of the Lancastria was the fourth largest maritime disaster of the war. Captain Rudolf Sharpe later lost his life when the ship he commanded, the Laconia, was sunk. Under the Official Secrets Act, the report on the Lancastria cannot be published until the year 2040. If it is proved that Captain Sharpe ignored the Ministry of Defence instructions not to exceed the maximum loading capacity of 3000 persons, grounds for compensation claims could be enormous.
george Duncans disasters at sEA
What a tragedy. Thanks for those details, Captain. :handclap:
The propaganda war between the Japanese and the Allies was a war without quarter. We can see in these few pictures how the Americans demonised the Jap enemy in a way that they did'nt with Germans or Italians. Contrast that with the Japanese efforts,I wonder which was the most effective,what do you think?
RFA Sir Galahad. Fitzroy Cove 1982. R.I.P.
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San Carlos:
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Never to be forgotten.
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A different perspective. RAS as seen from Naval Warship looking towards some RFA deck crowd:
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South Georgia:
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Our home town:
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"Mist over the Mersey.":
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Hope you's like the pic's.
Many thanks for those pictures Sailor,they are the first good shots I have seen of those far off memorials very moving,
BrianD
Hi Pablo,Quote:
Originally Posted by pablo42
Apparently up to 1000 ships took part in the warship fleet week that year , including our of ours. Your pic is of the DDH282 HMSC Athabaska (She's now a DDG) When you compare our DDG's to an American one, the contrasts are stark. Like ours still looks like they have yet to be retrofitted... Google Fleet Week New York City 2009 Bowspite at wordpress has some good photos.
Here's a couple of pic's of the R.F.A. ship "Wave Knight",in South Canada dock, which I think is the sister ship to the "Wave Ruler" in Sailor's post? At first,I thought it was there to be scrapped,but the guy on the gate told me it was to be refurbished! He also warned me about taking photo's,in that area,and told me a guy with his young kid's,had just been warned,and moved on,30 minutes earlier,by the port police! I later spotted them driving around,a few times,so I stuck me camera away!! I think this 9/11 thing has gone a bit silly?
Just spotted Greg's Dad's pic's of the same ship,in Sandon dock? Have I got the wrong dock,or has it moved? And, it's got it's name painted on the back!
Superb pics wsteve. Sad to see the old docks so empty,
BrianD
This is a scene from the Battle of Jutland in 1915. The artist ,Charles Dixon, shows some of our capital ships sailing through a tremendous storm,on their way to engage the "enemy".The artist has managed to capture the reality of a North sea storm, as many a sailor will tellyou,
BrianD
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This is another scene from the Batle of Jutland,which took place on the 31st of May 1916. The British Grand Fleet, and the German High Seas Fleet ,met and engaged ,for the first and last time,in the only full scaled sea battle of the first World War. Within the confined area of the North sea, no fewer than 145 British ,and 99 German ,warships of various kinds fought ferociously. At day's end ,the German Fleet inflicted more damage, having sunk, of the British fleet, 3 battle cruisers,3 cruisers and 8 destroyers with the loss of 6,097 men. German losses were 1 battleship,1 battle cruiser,4 cruisers and 5 destroyers, with 2,545 men killed. Britain claimed victory because the German fleet remained pinned up in ports for the remainder of the war,
BrianD
The painting was by Charles Dixon
Attachment 17111
This is another of the great Charles Dixons marine paintintings.The scene is the Naval Requiem for Queen Victoria,and the place is Spithead. Sailing toward the viewer is the Royal Steam Yacht ,the Alberta ,flying the Royal Standard at half mast.There has never been a greater gathering of British naval might since that sad and sorry day,
BrianD
Attachment 17208
Here is a view from the periscope of a German submarine killing British Seamen.
HMS POPPY
Built by: Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Launched: 20 Nov, 1941
History: Sold in 1946 and became the merchant Rami.
Hulked in 1955
Flower Class Corvette
She was an escort in the infamous PQ17 convoy when the escorts were ordered to scatter. She sank U605, a lot of action on the Russian convoys and in the Med and was at Normandy.
An exellent story of her was written
The PQ17 Story
The Worst Journey in the World
John Beardmore, Navigating Officer in H.M.S. Poppy recounts his personal experiences of the worst Arctic convoy disaster of the Second World War
Very very interesting.
HMS POPPY IN A HEAVY SEA.
Just the thought, of the weather they had to endure on that convoy,is enough!