The numbers of passengers aboard, survivors, and casualties are unreported or vary wildly. The comments below have not been moderated. It was fourth English pounds. But Colin Ryder Richardson, snug in his bunk, saw no reason for alarm. Rather than disengage from the hopeless fight, the Acasta peeled off from the Glorious and valiantly charged the Gneisenau. Buried Ben M' Sik European Cemetery, Morocco, Plot 59A. It was his mother who came to collect him. Information about the Lancastria sinking might be restricted by the Official Secrets Act. But once he had returned home, the subject of his ordeal became taboo. In seconds, they were gone. But a carrier could deploy over a hundred airplanes that could strike targets hundreds of miles away with torpedoes and bombs. Most likely rammed and sunk Oct. 4; 1940 by Antonietta Costa (Italian Cargo ship) 60 NM ENE of Bari . The mine exploded sinking the vessel. Within half an hour, four of the crew members on his boat had slipped into unconsciousness and died. Though the Royal Navy claimed the transmission was too garbled to be understood, her crew later testified to the contrary. She looked at me and said: What have you done with all your clothes? he says. The U.S. In return, battleships almost never succeeded in closing into gun-range of carriers. (RIN SS) is sometimes credited with sinking Rainbow on Oct. 15. However, Chapter 10, Those Who Died, comprises nearly one-third of the book and lists the names of 1,431 individuals from 39 different military units along with, where possible, their ranks, service numbers and designations of regiments or corps. The ship was among twenty others that participated in the evacuation of 2,653 British, French, and Polish troops from Norway when Operation Alphabet began on May 24,1940. DOyly-Hughes ordered the destroyer Ardent to turn about and visually investigate the sighting, while nonchalantly maintaining his westward course at cruising speed. There are 1,472 names on his list of the deceased, extracted from the War Graves website, but theCommonwealth War Graves Commission records 1,816 burials with more than 400 in France (Fenby 2005, p. 234) and the Lancastria Association identifies 1,738 individuals that died aboard the ship . Her classs lead ship, the Courageous, had launched the first carrier-launched naval air strike in history near the end of World War I. World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing vessel (39 GRT) was sunk in the North Sea at Dunkerque, France, by enemy action. those of the BBC. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (301 GRT, 1907) was scuttled at, World War II: The naval tug (179 GRT) was scuttled at, World War II: The cargo ship (1,199 GRT) was scuttled at, World War II: The cargo ship (3,594 GRT, 1920) was scuttled at Rochefort, France. Photographs Beryl Myatt This left Colin sitting up to his chest in water with only the lifeboats buoyancy tanks preventing the boat from vanishing beneath the waves. World War II: The tug (239 GRT) struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. Contributed on: 22 May 2005. Although he could no longer feel his hands, he helped a crew member heave her body out to sea. My Great Great Grandfathers son, would it be my Great Nephew, he is was on this vessel, and lived to tell about it, on the RMS Lusitania off the south coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915. The survivors were now completely alone in the dark. World War II: The water carrier (107 GRT) was scuttled at Lorient, France. World War II: The cargo ship (3,404 GRT, 1927) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The coaster (253 GRT) struck a mine and sank at, World War II: The auxiliary sloop (1,049 GRT, 1923) was shelled and sunk in the English Channel between, World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel (197 GRT) was scuttled at, World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (511 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the English Channel between Fcamp and, World War II: The collier (4,690 GRT, 1853) was bombed and sunk at, World War II: The coaster (264 GRT, 1914) was beached and abandoned in the, World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank at, World War II: The tanker (8,030 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off, World War II: The coaster (198 GRT, 1929) struck a mine and sank in, World War II: The naval trawler (326 GRT, 1928) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The coaster (209 GRT, 1928) was beached and abandoned in the River Seine in Paris, France. What had happened was that Id lain there, grieving away, and my blood had stopped flowing. Two chapters briefly detail the extraction of Allied forces from Europe in Operations Cycle (Le Havre, France), Operation Dynamo (Dunkirk); and Operation Aerial (St. Nazaire, Nantes, Cherbourg, and seven other French ports). World War II: The cargo ship (7,405 GRT, 1914) was bombed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay off. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and re-entered service as. On No. An elderly nurse beckoned him to her side, so he switched places. Stroking her hair and telling her that rescue was on its way, he did his best to preserve her morale and her life. This attack however sank the HMS Triad. World War II: The cargo ship (7,340 GRT) was bombed and sunk off Le Havre, France by Luftwaffe aircraft. As others began to emerge from their cabins, the older children took charge of the younger ones, checking their life-jackets and making sure they knew where to go. Object description. To order a copy for 16.99 (incl p&p), call 0843 382 0000. The X-class lighter (160 t, 1915) was wrecked on this date. Officially, the Royal Navy maintains this was to save fuel. 2: Their Finest Hour , Geoffrey Bonds 1959 Lancastria, John Wests 1988 The Loss of Lancastria, Brian Crabbs 2002 The Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the Loss of HMT Lancastria, Jonathan Fenbys 2005 The Sinking of the Lancastria: Britains Greatest Maritime Disaster and Churchills Cover-up, Jacques Perruchon and Jacques Leroux 2005 Juin 1940 sur les ctes charentaises: ces trangers qui ont refus notre dfaite, Hugh Sebag-Montefiores 2006 The Sinking of the Lancastria in Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man, Jonathan Fenby and James Goodes 2008 The Sinking of the Lancastria, John Hanleys 2013 The Last Boat, Chair of the HMT Lancastria Association Raye Dancocks 2011 The Lancastria a Secret Sacrifice in World War Two, Graham Frasers 2015 Lancastria: The forgotten tragedy of World War Two, and the Lancastria Archive. Goodbye, Colin. He recalls feeling relieved that his buttoned-up family didnt go in for the kind of tearful scenes that were going on all around him. DOyly kicked Heath off the ship and departed on missions to ferry Royal Air Force Gladiators and Hurricanes to Norway. Lancastria was attacked, apparently by five Junkers Ju 88 dive bombers, and the ship capsized, and sank within twenty minutes mid-afternoon on June 17 off the French port of St. Nazaire. Wynn cites seven online sources (p. 181), namely the British Newspaper Archive, the Britain at War website, the British section of Ancestry.com, the Militarian Forum, the Forces War Records, the Wartime Memories Project, and the War Graves Records, which appear to have been mistakenly recorded as a .com website rather than .org. Colin acted quickly. Then, mercifully, he threw himself overboard. Copyright 2023 Center for the National Interest All Rights Reserved, first carrier-launched naval air strike in history, North Korea: We Asked 27 Experts What They Think Will Happen in 2019. However, on June 8 DOyly-Hughes received permission to depart independently for Scapa Flow escorted by just two destroyers. Row 1. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe Watch on YouTube Hell Below 2 seasons . The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel (302 GRT, 1906) was scuttled at Brest, France. The SS Orama was built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 for the Orient Line with accommodation for 1,700 passengers. They included Pioneer and Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Engineers, and Royal Air Force personnel, some Polish and Czech troops, civilian refugees, embassy staff, employees of Fairey Aviation of Belgium and their families. Hold No. World War II: The cargo ship (5,041 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The coaster (668 GRT, 1899) struck a mine and sank two nautical miles (3.7km; 2.3mi) north of the, The cargo ship (2,744 GRT, 1906) ran aground on, World War II: The tanker (7,101 GRT, 1926) struck a mine in, World War II: The tanker (6,891 GRT, 1925) was captured in the, World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (85 GRT) was scuttled at, World War II: The naval trawler (131 GRT, 1929) struck a mine in the English Channel off. World War II: The Type M-1935 minesweeper (682/874 t, 1939) struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north of Kristiansand, Norway (, World War II: The tug (400 GRT, 1919) was scuttled at Brest, France. As he worked, he knew that a single wave could sweep him away. Abandoning his grip on the gunwales, Colin helped pull out the corpses and consign them to a watery grave. All morning, Colin continued to heave corpses away from his boat. Theyd just woken up.. 11, two out of 11 children remained. There was no emotional farewell. Chronological List of U.S. As yet more lifeboats were overwhelmed by the icy-cold water, there seemed little hope of anyone surviving. Colin was still trying to comfort his neighbour until a man told him she was dead. The 224-meter long vessel still could only carry a smaller air group of forty-eight aircraft compared to larger U.S. fleet carriers. World War II: The armed merchant cruiser (17,046 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west . Like many boys of his era, Colin had been circumcised, and they knew that if the Germans invaded, he risked being wrongly identified as a Jew. The 17th June 1940 saw one of the most horrific events of World War II and the single worst maritime disaster in British history. Also he was going to join the Navy in UK, would like to get the facts from the Navy about him signing into the Navy, also his father, my Great Grandfather, signed the India Shipping documents in Belfast, Ireland in 1921, claims, can I make claim for Great Great Grandfathers son, William George Ellason Myers he was born 1899, he lost his things and what else damages stress, we were also Banker, looking for documents to support the opening of the Bank of England, Ireland and Scotland and all Y.M.C.A., in America we were Bank Starter for all Great West Permanent Loans and Savings company of Canada, and I believe London Life and all Permanent Buildings, we were amazing, last known residence in his WILL, residing in the Union Theology College of British Columbia/United Church of Canada, Esquire, Banker and Methodist Minister, named after 4 priests. Decades after Apapa was lost , on the 15th of November 1940 the identically named MV APAPA was bombed and sunk by a German FW 200 Condor aircraft, two hundred miles from County Mayo in Ireland. The Story of the Evacuation in Britain, 1939-1945. Some of the survivors later recalled feeling excited about this strange new adventure. by Norwegian commandos 11/03/39, Sent from Gibraltar to Marseilles; Released I was barefoot, wearing pink pyjamas and my life-jacket, when I walked into the Central Hotel in Glasgow. World War II: The coaster (397 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with all seven hands. : Carron United Kingdom World War II: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship . 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There were multiple air raids and, in addition, the British feared possible U-boat attacks, so Captain Sharp decided to wait for a Royal Navy and/or RAF escort. Early in 1923 the vessel together with two other . The cargo ship (1,435 GRT, 1903) ran aground at, World War II: The fishing vessel (96 GRT) was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (. Only Colin stood out, because he was dressed in a bright red jacket. A camera crew onboard the Scharnhorst filmed the engagement, and the Gloriouss sinking, which you can see here. At 4 p.m. on June 8, 1940, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was cruising west across the Norwegian Sea towards the British naval base of Scapa Flow . I of course ,read it before giving it to my father. 2012 Sean Longden. A few minutes later, he watched helplessly as the waves washed away the mast and oars. They were in their dressing-gowns, with no life-belt, clutching teddy bears. All rights reserved. The SS Cap Arcona was a large ocean liner originally built in 1927 for the Hamburg-South America line. Nevertheless, within hours of disembarking troops at Liverpool on June 14th, Lancastria was reassigned, along with the 20,341 gross tons liner Franconia, to Operation Aerial, the evacuation of British civilians, embassy staff, and support troops from France. On 17 September 1940, a passenger ship called the City of Benares was sunk by a German U-boat while crossing the Atlantic. Chris Pleasance explains how Do not sell or share my personal information. The ship, built in 1940 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts, was one of eight sister ships built for the United States Maritime Commission on behalf of American Export Lines. He and the other children were watched over that night as they slept but despite all efforts, three more died. As a force-ten gale whipped the waves into a fury around the ship, an 11-year-old boy lay alone in his cabin reading The Beano and dreaming of adventure. They didnt have anyone at the ends holding it steady. Once filled, the lifeboat was lowered into the raging sea. Interestingly, 2040 or 2041 should also be when restricted British documents on the Pearl Harbor attack are made public. The wording was puzzling: at 11, hed obviously never served in the Merchant Navy. Ships starting with Ba", "The History of the Eastbourne Lifeboat Station", "Norwegian merchant ships 1939 - 1945, Ships starting with N", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1940&oldid=1118868228, World War II: The cargo ship (2,390 GRT, 1922) was intercepted off, World War II: The cargo ship (1,388 GRT, 1909) was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22km) east by south of, World War II: The cargo ship (6,530 GRT, 1925) was intercepted in the, World War II: The cargo ship (2,818 GRT, 1929) was shelled and sunk in the, World War II: The cargo ship (695 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off. He then struck out to rescue another child but both disappeared in the swirling seas. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (208 GRT, 1917) was scuttled at Brest, France. But the battlecruisers retaliatory fire was devastating, and the Acastas blazing wrecked dipped stern-first into the water after 6 p.m. By then, the starboard-listing Glorious had also sunk. Many thanks. She was converted to a troopship in 1940, and was used to transport the British Expeditionary Force to Norway following the German Invasion. When sent to newspapers or other publications it prevented particular information from being made public for reasons of state security. "Verluste Deutscher Handelsschiffe 1939-1945 und unter deutscher Flagge fahrender auslndischer Schiffe: 1940", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1940&oldid=1142243449, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, World War II: The cargo ship (4,220 GRT) was bombed and damaged in the North Sea 13 nautical miles (24km) off, World War II: The coaster (281 GRT, 1896) was bombed and sunk in the, World War II: The trawler (195 GRT) was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (. World War II: The cargo ship (4,499 GRT) was scuttled at Brest, France. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the Franconia was assigned to Lorient while Lancastria continued toward St. Nazaire but because of the tidal channel on the Loire estuary Lancastria had to anchor in the Charpentier Roads about 5 nm (nautical miles) southwest of the actual port. LANCASTRIA (June 17, 1940) The loss of the Lancastria was the fourth largest maritime disaster of the war. Sold for scrap in August 1954 at Blyth. For the scuttling of RFA Oleander on this day, see the entry for 26 May 1940. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and re-entered service. From the 90 whod set out from Liverpool, there were only 13 survivors. On 1 July 1940, the SS Arandora Star began its final, fateful voyage, transporting internees from Liverpool to camps in Canada. While the British sighted the ships fifteen minutes later, Captain DOyly didnt call action stations and begin having Swordfish bombers lifted to the flight deck until 4:20 p.m.. Crucially, the German battlecruisers were fastbut Glorious could nearly match their speed at thirty knots, once her boilers built up enough steam. The Glorious was one of the first flat-top aircraft carriers ever built, converted from a speedy Courageous-class battlecruiser in 1924. If it can be proved that Captain Sharp ignored the Ministry of Defence instructions not to exceed the maximum loading capacity of 3000 persons, grounds for compensation claims could be enormous. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Aboard one lifeboat, a freezing boy fell unconscious and slipped into the sea. Hammac was a steam tank ship built in 1920-1921 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Alameda for the United States Shipping Board as part of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to restore the nation's Merchant Marine. Wynn has previously authored and co-authored books for the Your Towns & Cities in the Great War series published by Pen & Sword in addition to half a dozen non-fiction books and crime thrillers.. The youngest known Second World War service death being that of Raymond Victor Steed, age 14, Galley Boy from the S.S. Late 1940, two Welsh Brothers Kenneth James Lewis and Raymond Leslie Lewis walked aboard their first ship, the Cardiff registered cargo ship SS Fiscus, 4,815grt, (W.H. Captain Sharp would lose his life on September 12, 1942, when the HMT Laconia, was sunk northeast of Ascension Island off the coast of West Africa by Kriegsmarine U-156, a Type IXC boat then attached to the 4th U-boat Flotilla. The prevailing narrative of naval warfare in World War II concerns how the carrier decisively unseated the battleship as the dominant naval weapon system. It was used until 1993, when the name was changed to DSMA-Notice (Defence and Security Media Advisory Notice). On September 12, the children assembled at the dockside in Liverpool clutching small suitcases and their gas masks. Wynn does not clarify what materials he utilized from these sources and there are no footnotes, in-text citations, or endnotes. It was time to evacuate their precious son to safety and that had to be beyond British shores. The list of shipwrecks in March 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1940. From the half-submerged Lifeboat 2, Colin watched as the Benares sank below the waves. Many survivors perished from hypothermia or suffocated on fuel oil. She was requisitioned as an accommodation ship in 1940, but was briefly removed from service in 1942 so she could play the part of the Titanic in a crude German propaganda film about the sinking of the famous vessel. Within a few weeks both would be dead after the ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-99 on the 18th October 1940 in the North Atlantic with the loss of all hands while sailing to the Clyde from Sydney, Cape Breton in Convoy SC-7. His spirits lifted as he spotted a light but it was only the conning tower of the U-boat, which had surfaced to check out the scene. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. Even so, he was already freezing and soaked to the skin. Certainly, there was little panic as everyone gathered at pre-arranged points. And what of Colin? The much smaller vessel immediately laid a smoke screen which it used as cover to launch hit-and-run torpedo attacks. At 4 p.m. on June 8, 1940, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was cruising west across the Norwegian Sea towards the British naval base of Scapa Flow when her lookout spotted two grey blips over a dozen miles away on the horizon. The Lancastria Tragedy comprises an introduction, eleven numbered chapters, and a concluding chapter titled In Closing, as well as endmatter including an About the Author section, Sources, and a three-page Index of proper nouns. Could sweep him away other children were watched over that night as they but. 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