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Whilst this fire had been raging we were lit up from stem to stern and the enemy let drive at us for all they were worth. I realized the “Indefatigable” had been blown up and the next thing I remember was seeing the next ship in the line coming through the place where she had been. Meanwhile, Tyrwhitt was trying to reform his squadron lost in the fog, which then began to rise. In the interval a Naval action of some magnitude has taken place. and B.C. At 8.25 “Birmingham” sighted a submarine, perhaps this got the “Marlborough”? Campaign Medals: War Medal 1939-1945 . HMS Southampton (Public Domain) The vital signal warned Beatty and now he was able to turn the trap around and bring Scheer to Jellicoe’s guns instead. Minesweepers & Trawlers – World War 1. This highly important factor was very greatly in the enemy’s favour during phases one and two. and Destroyers. I had an impression at the time that German T.B.D’s (Torpedo boat destroyers) endeavoured to attack our van. The ship is at Rosyth and we reached this base at 2 PM today having left it at 9 PM on Tuesday 30th May. As soon as we opened fire (and by “we” I mean our B.C.) Close to the last ship of the 5th B.S. At about 9.15 or 9.30 we eased to 17 knots, we were astern of the Battle Fleet and course South. I am writing this at 6 PM on the evening of Friday June 2nd 1916. Action may now be said to have become general. Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era. “Urgent. The Sergeant Major gallantly dashed forward to turn on the fire main at “H” but no water came as the pipe below had been pierced by a shell. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose … of us and we were to the West of the enemy. At 6.50 we turned to about S.E. The first, and by far the largest, consists of ships registered in Southampton. Ships of the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Battle Cruiser Fleet) H.M.S. ‘Needless to say we could not fire a shot in return as the range was about 16,000 yards, way beyond our guns. The Battle of Jutland, fought over two days from 31 May 1916, was the largest sea battle of the First World War.It pitted 151 British warships against 99 German ships and was the first and only time the two battle fleets confronted each other. Around midday on 21 November 1939 the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, escorted by the light cruisers Köln and Leipzig and the destroyers Z 11 / Bernd von Arnim, Z 12 / Erich Giese and Z 20 / Karl Galster, departed Wilhelmshaven for a raid into the North Atlantic, this was to relieve the pressure of the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Speeoperating in the South Atlantic. A whispered request for a cigarette was all I heard. Southampton, Battle of Jutland, 31st May -1st June 1916. The enemy showed up indifferently against a mass of low lying dark grey and purplish clouds. We suddenly saw and reported the High Seas Fleet bearing south … WW1 Actions and Troop Movements for , If Thomas William Sullivan stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. Ships of the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Battle Cruiser Fleet) H.M.S. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. was the “Southampton”, sometimes we were 4-6 cables on their disengaged quarter, at other times we were almost astern. Whilst in this position I saw the shell or shells hit the “Lion” which put her midship port turret out of action also causing a fire. The school lost 101 of their former pupils at the battle. As an instance of what we had for ten minutes I may mention that Booth and myself were in the After Control together making feeble jokes about the shells which were greeted by our Control Party with hysterical laughter of a somewhat forced nature, and at 7 PM we observed 3 salvo’s of 3 or 4 shells in each strike the water together. 9.40 we suddenly saw a flotilla of destroyers rushing at us, just as we were about to open fire we saw they were our own. From amidst the welter of confusion a second 4 funneled cruiser appeared steering about West at 7 knots, she was heavily on fire aft and seemed in a bad way. In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship’s creation and military application. In case the reader has become confused by the times I will briefly state that up to the moment when Part II begins, this Squadron and especially this ship had been under very heavy shell fire most noticeably from 5 – 6 PM when astern of the 5th B.S. (Though the speed of the fleet was only 17 knots) they presented an inspiring and heartening spectacle as they proceeded majestically along. Edited by Rosemary, Old Weather Transcriber, Renfrewshire . Every moment it seemed as if they must open fire and obliterate us, but luckily they decided we were not worth ammunition at this stage of the proceedings. When one considers that he could not be considered as fully prepared for a General Fleet Action and that he had been obliged to come rushing South to get us out of a hot corner his success is still more magnificent. Searchlights came on and Dublin and Southampton were deluged with fire from the German squadron at 800 yards (½ mile). There were further hits along the side, some of which were kept out by our three inch armour, but one big one penetrated and wrecked the First Lieutenant’s cabin. Southampton was flagship of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Commodore William Edmund Goodenough. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/3038, HMS SOUTHAMPTON | The Battle of Jutland - Centenary Initiative, page-template-default,page,page-id-34134,page-child,parent-pageid-34074,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,qode-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,qode-theme-ver-9.1.3,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-4.11.2.1,vc_responsive, HELP US REVIVE A DISAPPEARING GERMAN LITERATURE, https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/3038, JUTLAND EXHIBITIONS OPENING IN THE NEXT DAYS. We held on our Easterly course until 3.55 PM the B.C. The scene on the upper deck defies description and in places it was so horrible that I will not describe it. He sent Vice Admiral David Beatty with the battlecruisers HMS Lion, Queen Mary and Princess Royal, also Goodenough with the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (HMS Southampton, Birmingham, Falmouth, Liverpool, Lowestoft and Nottingham). Over the whole scene hung brown clouds with the vapour from hundreds of funnels pouring smoke spread over the 100 miles of sea (10×10) in which the main action was being fought. were going about together. HMS Southampton played her part in it and it has been an honourable if somewhat trying part which we have played. Priority. To the First World War Index. and I had just noted with satisfaction that the “Lion” was emerging from a collection of huge fountains of water when I was horrified to see a colossal column of grey white smoke stand on the water where the “Indefatigable” (Battle Cruiser) had been. ‘I crouched behind the 1/10in plate of the after control with Hayward-Booth (the Sub.) As a matter of fact, she was ordered shortly afterwards to repair to Rosyth for Repairs. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1926. If a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question. I can simply record what I experienced and what I saw together with what I heard immediately afterwards. At 9 PM we weighed and proceeded, no one in this ship knowing at the time the object of the operation. Unlike most Royal Navy ships of her time, her fittings were constructed from stainless steel instead of the more traditional brass. Composition of van Kaiser class. Members who served with HMS Southampton. However, my throat was so dry that I could not get much down and we could not get any water. British Light Cruiser HMS Southampton. See more ideas about naval, warship, battleship. HMS Southampton was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served for more than half a century until wrecked in 1812. More information about HMS Southampton. At 9 PM heavy firing and flashes ahead and to the S.E. I dashed down into the waist and stood behind S3 gun, instantly we were dazzled by a mass of searchlight beams. HMS Southampton Facebook Group. horizon the British ships were silhouetted against the illumination in the sky. [3] The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with 1,200 long tons (1,219 t) of coal and 260 long tons (264 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 4,460 nautical miles (8,260 km; 5,130 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). At 16:48 on 31st May 1916, one hour after the battle cruiser action had started, Commodore “Barge” Goodenough on HMS Southampton signalled back that he had 16 German dreadnoughts in sight. This disaster in question was to cost 1459 men their lives and destroy three ships. He was educated at the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, and served 25 years in the Royal Navy, retiring as a Chief Writer. Southampton. Always Open. HMS Southampton was a Type 42 destroyer launched in 1979 and in service until 2009. The effect of the signal was also stunning to Beatty who, like Jellicoe, did not expect (and had been told not to expect) the main German battle Fleet. As our Grand Fleet deployed I saw a terrible sight, I saw a four funneled cruiser apparently steering down between the two Battle lines, she was moving surrounded by splashes and was in hell. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Southampton's Parsons steam turbines,[1] driving two propeller shafts, that were rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) for a design speed of 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph). After we had seen the “Defence” go down and as the “Warrior” hauled across out of it, the line of battle became formed and action became general. Whilst we were putting out the fire another shell burst on the starboard after searchlight killing two or three men up there and hurled the remains of it down on top of us in the waist, as far as I know it killed no one. See More. We opened fire at once and hit the leading one, though the dusk made shooting very difficult. I was on the bridge at the time and looking round I discovered the canvas cover of a searchlight, curling myself up in this I lay down at the base of the steering compass. ), On the afternoon of Tuesday the 30th May we were lying at our base (Rosyth) when the signal came through at about 6 PM “Flag Lion to B.C.F. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Southampton. At 2.56 PM they reported the German B.C. On the way in we had to heave to once during the night as a small gale caused some of the shores to carry away and we began to leak rather badly. During all this time from 2.30 – 10.00 PM May 31st which is the time Part I ends we had been at Action Stations. and again from 7 – 7.10 PM when running away from the rear ships of the German line. Secondly, we claimed vessels which had been built in Southampton and, thirdly, ships which mainly used this port, especially the passenger liners which were so important to Southampton but few of which were registered here. At approx. The latter in turn took her to a German submarine and started a ramming maneuver. The German High Seas Fleet as a general rule, stayed in safe harbours while the British Grand Fleet remained in the northern North Sea. Petty Albert William Garland Symonds was the fifth of seven children born to William and Emily Symonds on July 2, 1888. Finally, at a range of 12.900 yards we discovered we could not get into position for a torpedo attack so we turned 16 points and steered Northerly with the German B.C. (1) We thought there might be the chance of making a torpedo attack. As we passed at 7.45 we fired a salvo at 6,400 yards and hit it just in time. The time of which I am now writing is 10 PM on 31st May having watched the night action described at the end of Part I, I decided to rest for a little. I found out afterwards this was the 3rd L.C.S. At about 10pm, Southampton and her squadron suddenly found themselves in a point-blank gun engagement with German light cruisers on their beam. A regular stream of about one every 15 seconds was falling just ahead of the ship on either bow drenching people on the bridge with their spray. HMS Southampton was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. An enormous fire was raging between the 2nd and 3rd funnels. When we saw that the fire main would not work we managed to get a hose up the hatch and bring it round, whilst doing this I looked up to the boat deck and saw a sight which almost paralyzed me with horror. Sometimes these pools were one side, sometimes the other. As they dashed past our line (how we cursed their haphazard behavior), one of them fired a 4” at us, but didn’t hit anyone. (2) We wished to have a good look at them and report accurately. But it so happened that circumstances dictated that this ship should see as much of the action, if not more than any other ship. The British fleet in the Firth of Forth, 1916. The next battle in the First World War is the Battle of Néry. It does not in fact appear that we had great expectations of seeing them as we cruised East all Wednesday forenoon at no very high speed. survive, the more so as she seemed to be stopped. I have since heard it was so and that they were beaten off. Upon completion in November, the ship was assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron and she became flagship of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron in July 1913. Like Agincourt, build originally for the Turkish Navy, HMS Canada was built for the Chilean navy. ... More information about HMS Southampton. The five sons of Mrs Howells of Milbank Street, Stockton who served their King and country. At 10 PM searchlights were suddenly switched on, away on our starboard beam. Painfully she crept across the end of our Battle Line and drew clear of the inferno which was still lashing the water where the “Defence” had gone down. Either just before or after this, Admiral Beatty made the signal to a/c 16 points which the B.C. Nottingham and Birmingham kept their searchlights off and were not seen, enabling them to maintain a … the Germans opened fire as well, if not before. A page for all HMS Southampton ratings and officers to meet. As I have already said I was standing behind the gun when another shell hit, this shell on bursting against the side killed the breech worker of the gun near me and also the loading number standing just to my left front. Today we are looking at an example of a pewter tankard produced for members… With these intentions we held on and on, ever drawing nearer to this formidable line of German Battleships. As a matter of fact, she was ordered shortly afterwards to repair to Rosyth for Repairs. 1939-45 Star * Medal entitlement listed above is worked out using the same methodology the MOD used for issuing them. Disaster 1914: The loss of HMS Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue September 22nd 2014 saw the hundredth anniversary of the first massive loss by the Royal Navy in the First World War. The Second Light Cruiser Squadron ignored Beatty's order to turn north, hoping to deliver a torpedo attack on the German battleships.] At 7.30 PM the Germans had experienced enough for I suddenly saw the rear ships of their line alter course 8 points together. Others came in and smashed the Gunner (T) and (G’s) cabins. Add a screenshot. This column of smoke which I estimate was 700 feet high expanded on top into a great mushroom. North Sea Diary #17 - Jutland: HMS Southampton returns to Rosyth [HMS Southampton had suffered 35 killed and 41 injured as the result of the engagement with the German 4th Scouting Group. I remember thinking “well we can’t miss each other at this range, we are in for it this time”, I think S.3 had fired two rounds and already a hail of shells had enveloped the ship, though I didn’t realize it at the time, when there was a blinding flash and I seemed to be standing in a fire, During this action I have forgotten to mention that we fired a torpedo at the German line. ” There were not many atheists’ onboard us at 11 PM, though there might have been some at 10 PM”. Of the boats, only one was fit to put in the water. Lieutenant King-Hall, on board HMS Southampton, was of course unaware that there had been a communications problem with the 5th Battle-Squadron. Booth also found a slab of chocolate in his cabin. As to our movements during the 1st June and also as to a detailed list of our injuries, they are not really of great general interest. I must confess that we must have presented a very comforting sight to German eyes. HMS Ajax - launched 1934. Firing was not very rapid to begin with as the light was still very poor but as the boot was shifted to the other leg and the Germans became outlined against the western sky the Battleships warmed to their work and an almost continuous succession of jets of flame and brown balls of cordite smoke shot out from the British Battle Fleet. Scrapped in 1949. With the exception of one or two shells which did some damage to the “Dublin” (she had the Navigator and one man killed, 9 wounded) none of the rest of the squadron were touched. Said Writer A.W.G. As I watched this fiery gravestone, it seemed to waver slightly at the base and I caught a momentary but clear glimpse of the hull of the “Queen Mary” sticking out of the water from the stern to the after funnel. The light was now in our favour and during the next 10 minutes the enemy Battle Fleet must have suffered very heavily from our Fleet. At 10.15 I heard someone say that a line of cruisers had been seen on the beam, getting up I went aft and looked in on my way at the After Control where I found Mr. Cabage (Bosun) and Booth who declared they could see German cruisers on the beam. A big one entered the stokers number two mess deck and killed some men there, it also gave some trouble as it was on the waterline. had sheared to starboard to open range, for I remember noticing that we were about 1⁄2 a mile almost right ahead of the “Lion”. (2)  If we should become engaged both sides at once, Neither of these incidents took place, so that I had time to take notes and observe times etc. [2], The main armament of the Chathams was eight BL 6-inch Mk XI naval guns. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1926. Also my position in the ship as a Control Officer of the After Control, only became a busy one under two circumstances. The 5th B.S. 599 people follow this. Convoy from Kingston, Jamaica to the U.K. Departure date: 4 October 1939. It is neither my place nor my province to discuss in a descriptive account such as this, the tactics employed on the 31st May – 1st June. The previous battle in the First World War is the Battle of Étreux. The funnels were hit repeatedly and there were several direct hits on the deck which did tremendous execution amongst the gun crews near them. Symonds has served under me from 27th October 1915 to 15th February 1917. We switched on our own lights and opened fire, I have a distinct recollection of seeing a line of cruisers but I can only remember one, a four funneled craft of the “Rostock” class, distance 1,500 yards. against German B.C. It was the end of the “Defence” (armoured cruiser). There were hundreds of these across the years and there are still many today. Officers and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Crew List Photographs. So apparent was this manoeuvre that I sent a written message to the Commodore drawing his attention to it. In a few minutes the lights went out and we were once more straining our eyes in staring out on all sides. 3.6 kg of TNT in the HE shell, not greatvs CLs, not terrible vs DDs. Against my will I could never resist hanging over the edge and then I saw half a dozen or four muddy foamy looking circles in the water over which black smoke hung. , warship, battleship in his cabin where we have played their armament was by... 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