In November 1906, her crew was transferred once more to the battleship HMS Africa. They were developments of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, with reductions in size and speed to offset increases in the armour protection whilst retaining the same main batteryof eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns. HMS Ramillies and Warspite manoeuvre into position off the coast of Normandy. The ship is notable for having served in both the First and Second World Wars. W.T. « on: Thursday 27 December 18 20:38 GMT (UK) ». She was sold for scrap in October 1913 and towed to Italy to be broken up the following month. HMS Resolution was and carried out convoy escort duties in the Atlantic. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. HMS Ramillies and HMS Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders. [5] In March 1907, Ramillies was recommissioned at Devonport with a reduced crew into the Special Service Division of the Home Fleet. She was escorted by HMS Sturdy(Lt.Cdr. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. The Royal Sovereign-class battleships were based on Admiral-class barbette ships, but contained several alterations. July 29, 2009. During the Second World War HMS Ramillies was involved in the bombardment of Bardia,the Battle of Cape Teudada and the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar), where she was torpedoed by Japanese midget submarine on the 30th May 1942. This database includes multiple volumes of the Navy List, the Royal Navy’s official published list of officers.. HMS Ramillies (pennant number: 07) was one of five Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. As a result, her propellers were disabled. HMS Ramillies (pennant number: 07) was one of five Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War.They were developments of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, with reductions in size and speed to offset increases in the armour protection whilst retaining the same main battery of eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns. Despite her age, she was active throughout the latter war, with service ranging from convoy escort to shore bombardment to engaging enemy battleships. Before the ship left the Captain was presented with a Maoris Pui- Pui skirt. My father, George Henry Wilson ("Tug Wilson") was a sailor on this ship. Officers and crew list. HMS Resolution was and carried out convoy escort duties in the Atlantic. There are various types of naval logs, all discussed in sections 4 to 8. In April 1905, Ramillies transferred her crew to the battleship HMS London and was recommissioned with a new crew into the Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division. On 28th of June 1943 the Captain Lt J.A. Bilge keels were added to compensate for the problem, and the ships "proved to be excellent seaboats quite capable ... of maintaining high speeds in a seaway". In common with other Revenge-class battleships, Ramilliessuffered from having her secondary armament, the 6-inch (152 mm) guns, located too low, on the main deck, with the result that i… He died quite some time ago. They could also obtain a higher speed, but were 4,000 tonnes larger. At the start of the war HMS Ramillies was in New Zealand. Ramillies was commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 October 1893 as the Flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. After taking part in manoeuvres off the coast of Portugal, she returned to England for a refit in 1903. HMS Ramillies (1915, Revenge class, 33,500 tons, main armament: eight 15-inch guns). At 1900hrs on June 2nd 2007, it will be 63 years since H.M.S. The wreck was found in … Her propulsion system consisted of two 3-cylinder triple expansion engines powered by eight coal-fired cylindrical boilers. The HMS Resolution bes been relieved by HMS Ramillies ( 07 ) which is of similar class and tonnage . SERVICE of ABLE SEAMAN REGINALD AYERS on HMS WHELP. He was a submarine detector on HMS Ganges, HMS Pembroke, HMS Nimrod, HMS Osprey, HMS Spanker and HMS St Angelo. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. In late August 1939 it was decided that Courageous was to join forces with HMS Ramillies and that they would be sent to Freetown. I have a copy of his naval service, but don't know anything about his time in the Navy as he never spoke about it. The major battleships of the Home Fleet, with their massive guns which could deliver gunfire with pinpoint accuracy to 17 miles. [1], Ramillies was built by J. McClure, relinquished command due to ill health. & G. Thompson, of Clydebank,[1] at a cost of £902,600, plus £78,295 for guns. Completed in late 1917, Ramillies saw no combat during the war as both the British and the German fleets had adopted a more cautious strategy by this ti… The memories of crew members are supported by photographs from personal crew members' photo albums unearthed during Mick's quest to tell the stories. Goodfellow, RNVR the former first Lieutenant. The major battleships of the Home Fleet, with their massive guns which could deliver gunfire with pinpoint accuracy to 17 miles. She visited New Zealand at Christmas 1939 and from 6 January 1940 to 12 February she escorted 13,000 New Zealand troops from Wellington to Suez . At 1845 hours NW of the Scilly Isles, RAMILLIES, ECLIPSE, ENCOUNTER, ESCAPADE and EXMOUTH joined destroyers VERITY, VOLUNTEER, WITHERINGTON and WOLVERINE escorting convoy GC1, following which the local escort of destroyers VIVACIOUS, VANESSA, VANQUISHER and WAKEFUL detached and returned to the Clyde. She was also equipped with seven 18-inch torpedo tubes, two of which were submerged. My father, George Henry Wilson ("Tug Wilson") was a sailor on this ship. (Prior to World War II, some of the vessels were listed alphabetically, with several years logs in each sequence, especially in the 19th century. In 1782 she was the flagship of a. HMS Ramillies pennant number: 07 was one of five Revenge - class super - dreadnought battleships built for … Hi. Unlike the Army, t… currently concentrating on a number of Staffordshire families. He died quite some time ago. The Americans had planned on this, assuming that Hardy would tie the prize to the Ramillies. The crew were friendly with some Maoris. At the start of the war HMS Ramillies was in New Zealand. Ramillies served as flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet up to 1899, and again from 1900 to 1902. HMS Defiance: The Floating Torpedo and Submarine Mining School of the Royal Navy, near Plymouth in the early 1900`s. HMS Rodney (1925, Nelson -class, 38,000 tons, main armament: nine 16-inch guns). She was launched on 12 June 1916 and commissioned on 1 September 1917. She was launched on … Upon completion, she was commissioned into the Reserve in 1905. He did active service until the end of the war. 2. American Landing Craft Vehicule & Personnel (LCVP) ... HMS Nelson HMS Ramillies In July 1899, she became a private ship in the fleet, relieved as flagship by the battleship HMS Renown, but in January 1900 she became the flagship of Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, second-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet. Addenda . Crew list of hms ramillies ww2. All of the armour was supplied by the builders, J. HMS Ramillies and Warspite manoeuvre into position off the coast of Normandy. The lists are maintained on an annual basis where possible, and under each ship alphabetically by months. The waterline belt was 252 ft long by 8 ft 8in deep, and its armour varied in thickness between 14 and 18 inches; the bulkheads were protected by 14 to 16 inches of armour. She departed on 28 October and arrived at Malta on 8 November to relieve the battleship HMS Sans Pareil as acting flagship. https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. The ship had a top speed of 16.5 knots. My father, Henry Hicks, was in the Royal Navy from February 1943 until September 1946. HMS Resolution was decommissioned from service on October 22nd, 1994 after completing what turned out to be sixty-nine total patrols in service to the West. ... together with the Polish destroyer Orkan and the Canadian Iroquois provided an anti-submarine escort for the battleship HMS Ramillies, bound for The Clyde. The crew headed for shore as a British boarding party approached, then fired on the boat. Before the ship left the Captain was presented with a Maoris Pui- Pui skirt. The freeboard was raised, the barbettes' armour was extended and an upper belt and secondary armour were added. G.T. The ship also carried ten quick-fire (QF) 6-inch guns, four of which were mounted in casemates on the main deck, plus sixteen QF 6-pounder (2.2 in (57 mm)) guns of an unknown type and a dozen QF 3-pounder (1.9 in (47 mm)) Hotchkiss guns. She was armed with a main battery of four 13.5-inch guns and a secondary battery of ten 6-inch guns. I have a photo of HMS Ramillies and Emperor of India, also a photo of a Gunnery trophy his crew won when on HMS Emperor of India. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Achilles.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! I have a photo of HMS Ramillies and Emperor of India, also a photo of a Gunnery trophy his crew won when on HMS Emperor of India. message 1 - ramillies posted on: 13 may 2004 by battleshipbuff. The ship was built by J. & G. Thompson, of Clydebank. (1) 1 Oct 1939 [5], In May 1902, Ramillies was at Palermo to attend festivities in connection with the opening of an agricultural exhibition by King Victor Emmanuel; the King and the Italian Minister of Marine paid her a visit when she arrived in Rome later in the month. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. The boarding party, to save themselves and the schooner, cut the anchor line and sailed back toward safety. I believe that he was on HMS Ramillies and possibly another ship, HMS Belfast. These pages contain photographs and fact sheets. July 29, 2009. HMS Ramillies (pennant number: 07) was one of five Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War.They were developments of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, with reductions in size and speed to offset increases in the armour protection whilst retaining the same main battery of eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns. He was replaced by Lt W.P. [2] She was laid down on 11 August 1890, launched on 1 March 1892 and completed the following October. In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. [3] The remaining 6-inch guns on the upper deck were mounted in 5-inch armoured casemates between 1902 and 1904. This battleship was sold on 20th February 1948 for breaking-up. [1] The casemates for the 6-inch guns were protected by an equal thickness of armour and the conning tower was protected with 14 inch armour on the forward side, and 3 inches of armour on the aft. The crew were friendly with some Maoris. She had a crew of 712 officers and enlisted men. AB Ayers served on WHELP in the Pacific and provided further information on the Ship's History, a ship's photograph (above) signed by members of her crew, and AB Ayers Paybook (following ). HMS RAMILLIES Built by William Beardmore & Co. (Dalmuir, Scotland) Laid down 12th November 1913; Launched 12th September 1916; Commissioned 1st September 1917 Kind regards, Michael J. Battishill Warners Bay, New South Wales, Australia. e-mail Steve Johnson. Ramillies was built by William Beardmore and Company at Dalmuir in Scotland. [1] She had been constructed at such a small incline that it took nearly an hour and a half to travel down the slipway and into the water; most of the crowd that had gathered dissipated in the meantime. I am trying to trace my late father's naval career during the 2nd world war. [1][4] The ship's armoured deck was 2.5 to 3 inches thick. She arrived in tow at Cairn Ryan on 23rd April that year for de-equipping and transferred to Troon for demolition during October 1948. HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, named after the Battle of Ramillies. & G. Thompson at Clydebank, starting with her keel laying in August 1890. HMS Courageous had been commissioned with full completment from the Reserve Fleet on 31 July 1939. Published regularly since 1814, the Navy List is a good starting place for researching the career of an officer in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Nursing Service, Coast Guard, and other naval entities. She displaced up to 15,580 tonnes at her full combat load. She was resold to an Italian company, which in November 1913 towed her to Italy to be broken up.[5]. [5] In June 1906, she participated in combined manoeuvres of the Atlantic Fleet, Channel Fleet, and Reserve Fleet, but in the process collided with her sister ship HMS Resolution, suffering stern damage. During the Second World War HMS Ramillies was involved in the bombardment of Bardia,the Battle of Cape Teudada and the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar), where she was torpedoed by Japanese midget submarine on the 30th May 1942. HMS Ramillies was a pre-dreadnought battleship of Royal Navy and part of the seven ship Royal Sovereign class. HMS Ramillies was scrapped in 1949 so this book could be seen as a record of a tradition of 'oral history' that has grown up around the battleship. HMS RAMILLIES continued service in the training role until being placed on the Disposal List. 2. On 3 September it was decided that the should join the Channel Force instead. Most of them reveal: 1. locations of ships 2. movements of ships from one place to another 3. weather that ships encountered 4. signals and orders Less commonly they can reveal: 1. tasks performed and carried out by ships’ companies 2. disciplinary action carried out on board 3. loss of or damages to stores on board Medical officers’ journals (see section 6) are the logs most likely to contain information on individuals. This list shows 129 warships and 7 types of landing crafts used by the various navies in the Channel during the Battle of Normandy. With a Foreword by H.R.H. Ramillies. from Brian Rayner, his nephew. The middle deck covering the belt was 3 inches thick and the lower deck forward and aft of the belt was 2.5 inches thick, while the upper belt between the middle and main decks was coated in 3 to 4 inches of armour. The ship was built by J. He did active All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. Ramillies completed to full complement at Sheerness on 11 September, 1934 for service with the Second Battle Squadron of the Home Fleet. Ramillies was a 74 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1763 at Chatham Dockyard. "[2] In the view of R. A. Burt, they were "highly successful; at that time, they were probably unequalled in all-round fighting efficiency. [5], On 30 January 1906, she transferred her crew to the battleship HMS Albemarle and recommissioned with yet another crew for service in the Chatham Reserve. USS Texas , western Omaha Beach ( New York class , 27,000 tons, main armament: ten 14-inch guns, Flagship of Rear Admiral C.F. Makeig-Jones, RN) departed Portsmouth for Portland. [5] Her sister ship HMS Royal Oak relieved her of her parent ship duties in June 1911 and she was placed on the material reserve at Devonport in August 1911. With natural draught, her engines provided a top speed of 15.5 knots at 9,000 indicated horsepower; 16.5 knots at 11,000 indicated horsepower could be obtained with forced draught. "[2], Ramillies was armed with four breech-loading 13.5-inch guns on two barbettes with armour ranging from 11 to 17 inches in thickness. Members who served with HMS Achilles. The ship was the Ramillies, a 90-gun ship of the line, whose main claim to fame was that she had been in almost continuous service for ninety-six years. When Beresford resigned from this position in January 1902, his successor Rear-Admiral Burges Watson took over Ramillies as his flagship until his death in September 1902. The ship had a top speed of 16.5 knots. She was 380 feet (120m) long with a beam of 75 feet (23m) and a draught of 27' 6". Including many personal photos and interviews with the members of the H.M.S. [10] She was stripped and laid up ready for disposal in July 1913, before being auctioned off for scrap on 7 October 1913; the buyer, George Cohen, of Swansea, paid £42,300 for her. Bolt Head. Ramillies and her crew weighed anchor at Greenock Harbour, and embarked on their voyage through strong gales into the unknown waters of the Normandy beach heads, in preparation for "Operation Over … [7] In October 1902, she was once again relieved as flagship, this time by the battleship HMS Venerable. Cooper, RN). [8][9] She took part in combined manoeuvres off the coast of Portugal in August 1903, but that month she was paid off from Mediterranean service and transferred to the Portsmouth Reserve while she was refitted. HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, named after the Battle of Ramillies. When built, ships of the Royal Sovereign class rolled too heavily under certain conditions. She was armed with a main battery of four 13.5-inch guns and a secondary battery of ten 6-inch guns. She produced 13,000 horsepower (9,700kW) and could make 17.5 knots (32.4km/h). First hand accounts of life aboard H.M.S. She suffered damage while participating in combined manoeuvres the following year, and was recommissioned into the Special Service Division of the Home Fleet in 1907, becoming the Parent Ship of the 4th Division of the Home Fleet in 1910. The HMS Resolution bes been relieved by HMS Ramillies ( 07 ) which is of similar class and tonnage . The fleet consisted of battleship HMS Warspite, battleship HMS Valiant, battleship HMS Malaya, battleship HMS Ramillies, aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, 12 cruisers, 16 destroyers, and 6 submarines; they escorted four British transport ships. The RAMILLIES was ordered 1739, and launched 1749, wrecked 1760 "off the Start", i.e. Kind regards, Michael J. Battishill Warners Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Ramillies was 410 feet (120 m) long overall and had a beam of 75 ft and a draft of 27 ft 6in. Commissioning was delayed because her rudder was damaged during launch. HMS Ramillies, a Revenge Class, was launched on the 12th September 1916 having been built by Wm Beardmore & Company Dalmuir. I am trying to trace my late fathers naval career during the 2nd world war. The fleet consisted of battleship HMS Warspite, battleship HMS Valiant, battleship HMS Malaya, battleship HMS Ramillies, aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, 12 cruisers, 16 destroyers, and 6 submarines; they escorted four British transport ships. 255, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor. The following is an incomplete list of captains who commanded Ramillies: "Latest Intelligence – Great Britain and Italy", List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1906, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Ramillies_(1892)&oldid=943874144, Victorian-era battleships of the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 March 2020, at 10:44. These records reveal the location of Royal Navy ships and submarines, wherever they were in the world, and the voyages they took, from around 1669 to 1986. These photos have remained unseen for … A tribute to the Mighty Battleship, and all who served on her. She was launched in March 1892 and commissioned into the Mediterranean Fleet as flagship the following October. She was relieved of that role a year later, before being reduced to material reserve at Devonport in August 1911, and stripped and laid up at Motherbank for disposal in July 1913. HMS Ramillies (pennant number 07) was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after the Battle of Ramillies. 31 Aug 1939 HMS Courageous (Capt. She was launched in March 1892 and commissioned into the Mediterranean Fleet as flagship the following October. HMS Ramillies was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after the Battle of Ramillies. Sometimes other elements of life aboard ship were recorded too, but rarely do logs provide personal information on the officers and crew of a … [1] Between 1899 and 1902, the 3-pounder guns were removed from the upper tops; the above-water torpedo tubes were removed in 1902–1905. Construction and launch Ramillies was built by William Beardmore and Company at Dailmuir in Scotland. Her refit complete, she was commissioned into the reserve at Chatham on 30 January 1905. She was towed with great difficulty to the Cammell Laird works on the River Merseyfor repairs. [6] On 9 December 1896, Ramillies was recommissioned at Malta for further service in the Mediterranean Fleet. In October 1910, she became Parent Ship in the Home Fleet's 4th Division. Ramillies Association. In late 1939 Ramillies sailed for the East, with a stint in the Indian Ocean, when HRH Prince Philip was a crew member. [1] The ships were well-constructed and probably the most substantial built for the Royal Navy, even if they "suffered ... from excessive weight and fittings. Ships of this class were 168 feet x 137 feet keel length x 48 feet x 20 feet 2 inches, 1679 tons, and a normal crew complement of 750 men. believed to be in Hong Kong, November 1945. (click to enlarge) another Steve Johnson Cyberheritage "content over style" webpage. [5] Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson was appointed captain of Ramillies on the day of her commission; the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet at the time was Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour. In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. HMS Resolution was decommissioned from service on October 22nd, 1994 after completing what turned out to be sixty-nine total patrols in service to the West. the Duke of Edinburgh who served as a Midshipman. I believe that he was on HMS Ramillies and possibly another ship, HMS Belfast. if you have any information you can give me,to pass on to the hms ramillies … HMS Ramillies and HMS Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders. HMS Ramillies, a Revenge Class, was launched on the 12th September 1916 having been built by Wm Beardmore & Company Dalmuir. & G. Thompson at Clydebank, starting with her keel laying in August 1890.
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