hms hecla crew list

dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. certificates are the key to telling the story of men [13] Winter approached far sooner than was expected andHeclaandGriperwere forced to proceed eastwards as quickly as possible for fear of becoming trapped in the ice. A133 HMS Hecla present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967. Aircraft. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. Sadly the body of the third man was never found and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMSScott in 1997. '[15] Despite this steady routine the crew still had a great deal of free time, and with over ten months of winter, three of which in total darkness, Parry was determined to keep up morale. Deployment. Fifth Army Have you traced your Grandfather's personal record? http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/HMS_Hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/crew_list-hecla.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Falmouth.html, http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/purchase.html. In November 1818, Arctic explorers HMSIsabellaand HMSAlexanderreturned to London after less than ten months. I believe that they have now been filmed. By February the sun was spotted and the temperature slowly rose, though it was another six months before the ice began to break andHeclaandGriperwere ready to sail. This list can also be seen as a PDF. Reassigned, Hecla left Iceland bound for the Far East, but her journey was interrupted by an encounter with a German mine. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. 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. Thought I had a picture somewhere, but I was mistaken. the MV.