Anti submarine armament consisted of depth charge throwers with 40 depth charges carried. Burnett, DSC, RN), HMS Rother (Lt.Cdr. Baker-Cresswell, DSO, RN), HMS Banff (Lt.Cdr. The other destroyer, Grenville , commanded by Roger Hill , was attacked by the Dorniers firing one missile at a time, but survived by being able out-turn the glide bombs. It was difficult work in dangerous waters – but sailors never shirk from rescuing fellow mariners. She was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, was launched on 31 May 1938, and entered service on 11 November that year. H.R. (These four RAF personnel are typically excluded from published casualty figures.) Egret had been fitted with electronic surveillance equipment designed to monitor Luftwaffe bomber communications and these Y-Service technicians were aboard to operate this equipment. On August 16, 2009 one of the last survivors - if not the last - of HMS Egret died at the age of 88. These included night exercises. On 24 October 1941 the Gibraltar (and Lisbon) section of the convoy split off. HMS Egret was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. On the 27th of August 1943HMS Egret became the first warship to be sunk by a guided missile. ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Egret, Official Number 115117 (RSS/CL/1915/3665/55) Request this item Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Egret, Official Number 115117 (RSS/CL/1915/3665/56) Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Egret, Official Number 115117 (RSS/CL/1915/3665/57) Request this item C.R.S. See the book "Unlucky Lady". She was laid down on 20 August 1928 at the yards of Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, as Yard No 642. R.V.E. She was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, was launched on 31 May 1938, and entered service on 11 November that year. On the 25th August the Canadian 5th Support Group (Cdr. HMS Arrow was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. His stories of the Egret were always exciting and I know the sinking had a profound effect on him. Farquhar, RN) and aircraft. H.F. Pullen, OBE, RCN) and HMS Egret. Case, DSC, RD, RNR), HMS Egret (Lt. G.H. On 24/06/41, whilst escorting the petrol carrier Pass of Balmaha with HMAS Parramatta, came under heavy air attack by JU 87s & sunk near Tobruk. (Note : 12 ships ware lost from this convoy with 9 U-Boats sunk and five badly damaged.) Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German anti-ship guided missile: a radio-controlled glide bomb with a rocket engine slung underneath it. J.G. Fred Wake was 36 years old when he died and is listed on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Aug 29, 2016 - HMS EGRET has the unfortunate distinction of being the first warship to be sunk by a guided missile. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Philante (Capt. Dyer, DSC, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. After this loss the U-boat hunt was blown off. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Egret (A/Capt. At the outbreak of the Second World War Egret was at Laurenco Marques in East Africa. There were 233 men on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Egret that was sunk on April 27, 1943. H.L. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. The convoy arrived at Gibraltar on 1 November. Class laid up in 1960 when Coastal Forces disbanded; Dark Hero survived as high speed target. The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Adjutant (1931 GRT, built 1922), Alderamin (Dutch, 7886 GRT, built 1920), Arlesford (2472 GRT, built 1922), Annavore (Norwegian, 3324 GRT, built 1921), Baluchistan (6992 GRT, built 1940), Baron Cawdor (3638 GRT, built 1935), Baron Ramsay (3650 GRT, built 1929), Brittany (4772 GRT, built 1928), City of Barcelona (5787 GRT, built 1930), City of Dublin (1095 GRT, built 1882), City of Hereford (5101 GRT, built 1927), Cornish City (4952 GRT, built 1936), Cressado (1228 GRT, built 1913), Egba (4989 GRT, built 1914), Empire Glade (7006 GRT, built 1941), Empire Glen (6327 GRT, built 1941), Fagersten (Norwegian, 2342 GRT, built 1921), Filleigh (4856 GRT, built 1928), Fjord (Norwegian, 4032 GRT, built 1914), Graiglas (4312 GRT, built 1940), Guinean (5205 GRT, built 1936), Hadleigh (5222 GRT, built 1930), Harmonides (5237 GRT, built 1920), Harpasa (5082 GRT, built 1934), Ittersum (Dutch, 5199 GRT, built 1938), Leeds City (4758 GRT, built 1927), Leerdam (8815 GRT, built 1921), Leeds City (4758 GRT, built 1927), Leerdam (Dutch, 8815 GRT, built 1921), Loch Ranza (4958 GRT, built 1934), Madras City (5082 GRT, built 1940), Marwarri (8067 GRT, built 1935), Nigerian (5423 GRT, built 1936), Ottinge (2870 GRT, built 1940), Queen Victoria (4937 GRT, built 1936), Rembrandt (5559 GRT, built 1941), Ribera (5559 GRT, built 1940), Rio Blanco (4086 GRT, built 1922), Salabangka (Dutch, 6586 GRT, built 1920), Sheaf Crown (4868 GRT, built 1929), Spero (1589 GRT, built 1922), Stad Amsterdam (Dutch, 3780 GRT, built 1920), Stanmore (4970 GRT, built 1940), Superman (tug, 359 GRT, built 1933), Talthybius (10254 GRT, built 1912), Tintern Abbey (2471 GRT, built 1939), Treworlas (4692 GRT, built 1922) and Willemsplein (Dutch, 5489 GRT, built 1910). John Valentine Waterhouse, DSO, RN) was the first Allied warship to be sunk by a guided missle. Sclater, RN) departed Gibraltar on 25 October to join the convoy on the 27th. Case, DSO, DSC and Bar, RD, RNR) picks up 3 survivors from the British merchant Port Hunter that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-582 west-south-west of Madeira in position 31°15'N, 23°50'W. On 27 August 1943 the 40th Support Group was relieved by the 1st Support Group, consisting of Egret together with the sloop Pelican and the frigates Jed, Rother, Spey and Evenlode. Survival odds in hypothermic northern latitudes (especially above the Arctic Circle) Survivors Accounts Press & letters Newsletters Reunions Memorials Related ships Books Poems ... My daddy had been in the Royal Navy for 17 years and had served on HMS Hood, King George V and Egret, and was only on the Barham because he missed his posting due to a problem with his teeth! (4), 6 Feb 1941HMS H 43 (Lt. I.L.M. Escort was initially provided by the following warships; Several sailors were injured on HMS Bideford and one sailor was killed. On 5 March 1937, the British Admiralty ordered two sloops-of-war of a new class, Egret and Auckland as part of the 1936 construction programme. H.L. Egret served as a convoy escort with the Western Approaches Command from 1940 until her loss in August 1943: She was on anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay when she was sunk by a guided missile in combat, the first ship to be lost in this manner. The ship was battered but not broken. There were no survivors from the submarine. HMS Egret was also sunk, in August 1943, by the first radio-controlled, rocket propelled glide bomb which cut her in half, killing the whole crew of two hundred men.” William Bromage October 2004 Arrow was ordered on 6 March 1928 under the 1927 Naval Estimates. HMS Burdock (T/Lt. In October Egret took part in Operation Torch, the Allied landings in French North Africa. Egret returned safely to the UK for a six week re-fit and then joined a new Escort Group, the 44th, on escort duties to the Gambia:. (3). Buchanan, RAN) is relieved from AA guard duty near the sinking position of the submarine HMS Unity by HMS Egret (Cdr. HMCS Athabaskan continued on at 14 knots, correcting a serious list to starboard. Conway, RN) and HMS Oswald (Lt.Cdr. Work, RNR), HMS Egret (Cdr. 23 Aug 1943On the 23th August 1943 the 40th Escort Group (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR). J.V. HMS Hermes was an aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy.The ship began construction during World War I and finished after the war ended. [6], On 27 August 1943 the 40th Support Group was relieved by the 1st Support Group, consisting of Egret together with the sloop Pelican and the frigates Jed, Rother, Spey and Evenlode. To economise on escorts, bigger convoys were now being sailed at 10 day intervals. R.V.E. At approx 19:40, Egret left off Islay. Later this day, Brittanic, Duchess of Bedford and Reina del Pacifico departed Aden eastwards. J.C. Annesley, DSO, RN) and the troop ships they are escorting, Brittanic (26943 GRT, built 1930), Duchess of Bedford (20123 GRT, built 1928), Reina del Pacifico (17702 GRT, built 1931) and Strathaird (22281 GRT, built 1932) arrive at Aden. HMS Rother (Cdr. Rayner, DSC, RNVR). Several merchant ships were detached en-route for other destinations. [1] She was launched on 27 November 1943[1] by Lady Cynthia Brookes, wife of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Volunteer was despatched to search to the northwestward with instructions to return by dark. ... HMS Decoy was a D-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Shaw, RNR) and Nigella (T/Lt. Seventy-one survivors were rescued. Tweed), consisting of the British frigates HMS Nene, HMS Tweed and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Calgary, HMCS Edmundston and HMCS Snowberry were deployed to relieve the 40th Escort Group. In December she was escorting convoy MKF 4 from Gibraltar when they intercepted the blockade runner Germania, which was scuttled by her crew to avoid capture.[5]. Egret's sinking led to the anti-U-boat patrols in the Bay of Biscay being suspended. The ship was launched on 31 May 1938 and completed on 10 November 1938.[3]. F.A. 20 Sep 1939Around 1445 hours (zone -3), HMS Liverpool (Capt. HMCS Athabaskan continued on at 14 knots, correcting a serious list to starboard. HMS Egret (L75) was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class.She was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight and was launched on 31 May 1938.. Egret was the first ship ever to be sunk by a guided missile.The Germans had used the Henschel Hs 293 glider bomb for the first time on 25 August 1943 against the 40th Support Group in the Bay of Biscay. Landguard was slightly damaged by a near miss. P.M. - Signal was received regarding HMS Egret and HMS Londonderry joining at dark. (11), 15 Jul 1943HMS H 32 (Lt. J.A.R. The convoy was reinforced by the Gibraltar Strike Force, an ASW support group, and U-93 was destroyed with no loss to the convoy.[4]. Dallison), consisting of the sloops HMS Landguard, HMS Bideford, HMS Hastings and the frigates HMS Exe, HMS Moyola and HMS Waveney were deployed on a U-boat hunt off Cape Ortegal. HMS Egret direct hit and sank quickly with only 35 survivors who were rescued by HMCS Athabaskan despite having been damaged by another bomb at the same time. Following these exercises she made a practice attack on HMS Egret (Cdr. These ships were also attacked by the Germans. HMCS Athabaskan was heavily damaged and HMS Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew. The ship's construction was delayed by multiple changes in her design after she was laid down. J. Houtsmuller, RNN) departed Gibraltar in the morning of 28 October and they joined the convoy in the afternoon of the next day. [6] Bideford was hit and damaged, with one sailor killed, though more serious damage was avoided because the bomb's explosive charge did not fully detonate. K.L. J.C. Annesley, DSO, RN). (11), 18 Jul 1943HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Free French sloop / minesweeper Commandant Domine (13 – 24 October), sloops Egret (A/Capt. Aubrey, RN) (14 October – 1 November), Leith (Lt.Cdr. J. Renwick, DSO, RNR), HMS Dianthus (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Jul 17, 2018 - Explore Mark Hadfield's board "Modified Black Swan Class" on Pinterest. Jul 22, 2016 - HMS Aukland, one of three Egret class sloops. Felix Gatt HMS Egret I had an uncle, Felix Gatt, a Maltese steward who once told me that at the beginning of the war he was on the Egret on the North Sea patrols. The minesweeper USS Pioneer rescued 606 survivors of the sinking. J. Byron, DSC, RNR), HMS Egret (Cdr. Evans, RN), HMS Pentstemon (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) In June 1941 Egret was in dock for a refit before returning to escort duty, In January 1942, she was escorting SL 97 when it came under attack by German aircraft and a group of U-boats. 12:00 - Oban portion parted company in 55 30N 07 59W, escorted by Tulip. This time with 18 Dornier Do-217?s also carrying Henschel Glider Bombs. Harry Bradley Ashley was lost in the sinking of the ship, aged 23 and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Egret had been fitted with electronic surveillance equipment designed to monitor Luftwaffe bomber communications and these Y-Service technicians were aboard to operate this equipment. Notes HMS Egret was the first ship ever to be sunk by a guided missile. Sladen, RN), conducted A/S exercises off Malta together with HMS Defender (Lt.Cdr. A.D. Read, RN), made rendez-vous with a troop convoy made up of the liners Brittanic (26943 GRT, built 1930), Duchess of Bedford (20123 GRT, built 1928), Reina del Pacifico (17702 GRT, built 1931) and Strathaird (22281 GRT, built 1932) that at that moment were escorted by HMS Egret (Capt. In 2007 he met with the grandson of one of his shipmates that did not make it, Ordenanceman John W. Chapman. The motor cutter of HMCS Haida, which was used to rescue survivors of the sinking of Athabaskan. World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by HMS Egret and HMS Tanatside (both Royal Navy) and was scuttled. Additional ships sunk by Hs 293 missiles prior to Rohna include HMHS Newfoundland, HMS LST-79, SS James W. Marshall, HMS Rockwood, HMS BYMS-72, HMS Dulverton and MV Marsa. Simpson, RNR). His Majesty s Troopship Rohna (named after a village in Sonipat, Punjab, in India) was a troop ship carrying U.S. troops that was sunk during World War II, on November 26, 1943. HMS PELICAN (L 86) - Egret-class Sloop. Title Category Address Description; HMCS Regina: 50 42N, 5 3W: Coronet torpedoed 8 Aug 1944: MV Moanda: 24.44N, 16.48W: Motor Merchant Torpedoed 29 Mar 1943 Firth, USN) and HMS Rother (Lt.Cdr. H.J. One of the two covering destroyers, HMCS Athabaskan, was heavily damaged and Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew. The whole operation was covered by the British light cruiser HMS Bermuda. ships to be attacked and damaged by them. They were escorted by HMS Liverpool. My father, Lewis Thompson, was one of the few survivors of the sinking of the HMS Egret. One of the two covering destroyers, HMCS Athabaskan, was heavily damaged and Egret was sunk with … Brewer) consisting of the sloops HMS Pelican, HMS Egret and the frigates HMS Jed, HMS Rother, HMS Spey and HMS Evenlode. Harry Bradley Ashley was lost in the sinking of the ship, aged 23 and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Construction and commissioning. M.S. The other destroyer HMS Grenville commanded by Roger Hill was attacked by the Dorniers firing one missile at a time but survived by being able out-turn the bomb. The ship reached Devonport, where she remained under repair until 10 Nov 1943; returning to Scapa Flow in Dec 1943. Many of the survivors were rescued by the already bomb damaged Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabascan. While this was in progress the ships were attacked at 1415 hrs by 14 Dornier Do-217's and 7 Ju-88's. [7][8][9] At the time there were four RAF Y-Service electronics specialists on board, all of whom also died in the attack, thus bringing the total killed to 198. Farquhar, RN). Chapters: AHS Centaur, German battleship Scharnhorst, SS Irish Oak, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, USS Borie, Japanese battleship Mutsu, USS West Carnifax, Italian battleship Roma, List of shipwrecks in 1943, USS Beatty, SS Storaa, HMS Arrow, SS Norhauk, HMS Eclipse, Japanese submarine I-25, USS Henry R. Another two days later on the 27th August 1943 the Canadian 5th Support group was relieved by the 1st Support group (Cdr. R.V.E. Also the covering cruiser HMS Bermuda was relieved by the Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan and the British destroyer HMS Grenville. The ship sank in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria… C.E.L. C.R.S. J.C. Annesley, DSO, RN). (14). Whilst on anti-submarine duties in the Bay of Biscay, she was attacked by 13 Dornier aircraft one of which released a 293A guided bomb. This time a direct hit severely damaged the destroyer RCN Athabaskan by a direct hit and the sloop HMS Egret, struck in the aft magazine, which detonated, sinking the ship and killing 197 crew members (plus 35 survivors). HMS Egret direct hit and sank quickly with only 35 survivors who were rescued by HMCS Athabaskan despite having been damaged by another bomb at the same time. Cook, RN) and HMS Wear (Cdr. Pryse, RNR) and HMS Arctic Explorer (T/Lt. HMS Landguard and HMS Bideford were the first of the Allied and R.N. A.J. Case, DSO, DSC and Bar, RD, RNR), HMS Northern Pride (T/Lt. The previous day the ships destined for Lisbon had split off. While on anti-submarine duties in the Bay of Biscay, she was attacked by 13 Dornier aircraft one of which released a 293A guided bomb. HMT Rohna was not the first casualty of a guided missile, however, as the British HMS Egret was sunk on the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 198 men on 27 August the same year by a Henschel Hs 293. MacIntyre, DSO, RN) and HMS Egret (A/Capt. Ordered in 1931, the ship was constructed by John I. Thornycroft & Company, and entered naval service in … [6], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}42°10′N 9°22′W / 42.167°N 9.367°W / 42.167; -9.367, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, "The Anti-Ship Missile – A Revolution in Naval Warfare", An article about the remembrance celebrated in 2012, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1943, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Egret_(L75)&oldid=992407598, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 December 2020, at 03:08. 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