Find out how you can use this. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 08:28. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As it grew lighter, he could see corpses floating around each lifeboat. The wording was puzzling: at 11, hed obviously never served in the Merchant Navy. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. He then struck out to rescue another child but both disappeared in the swirling seas. World War II: The cargo ship (440 GRT, 1903) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 13 nautical miles (24km) north of Tobruk, The troopship (2,427 GRT, 1928) suffered an engine room fire, exploded and sank in the, World War II: The cargo ship (4,127 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (, World War II: The cargo ship (3,214 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the. The term RMS dates to 1840 when only the fastest and most reliable ships were contracted by the British government to carry mail. Just two weeks after being set up, it received more than 200,000 applications from worried parents. York rescued 42 survivors but three more died aboard her. 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 (. Ships Sunk or Damaged 1939 to 1941 Chronological List of U.S. Id got deep-vein thrombosis.. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not Later, as the light began to fade, even the strongest began to lose hope. Many survivors perished from hypothermia or suffocated on fuel oil. The date was September 17, 1940. This feat accomplished, the Glorious was to sail back to the UK with fellow carrier Ark Royal for mutual protection. In 1940, these included Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers, Gloster Sea Gladiator fighters, as well monoplane Blackburn Skua monoplane bomber/fighters. Colin was assigned to Lifeboat 2. Five days into the voyage, the Royal Navy escort ships headed off, confident there was no danger. Chronological List of U.S. Other Nazis are planning to escape to America. public. 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. Though the Royal Navy claimed the transmission was too garbled to be understood, her crew later testified to the contrary. This is a revised edition of the book published in 1985 as Who Will Take Our Children? (RIN SS) is sometimes credited with sinking Rainbow on Oct. 15. And the cowboys eating around campfires.. 10 Historical Prophecies That Actually Came True 10- RMS Titanic Disaster. Officially, the Royal Navy maintains this was to save fuel. Heres how to join! His recovery took months, and ended any thoughts hed had of a full-time career in the Navy. It was his mother who came to collect him. Estimates of the loss range between 3,000 and 5,800 fatalities. Once the ship was on its way in a convoy escorted by vessels from the Royal Navy Colin read books in the library and played games on deck. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (261 GRT, 1918) was scuttled at Lorient, France. World War II: The trawler (108 GRT, 1931) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of. Return to Allied Ships hit by U-boats Front page About Contact us FAQ Glossary What's new Survivors: Five survivors of the S.S City of Benares passenger ship which was sunk by a German U-Boat in September 1940. Afterwards, he says: We were all becoming very sleepy, delirious. At first, he thought the Benares must have collided with another ship. True, the ship had slowed down to negotiate the storm, but it was still ploughing in the right direction. 11, two out of 11 children remained. Lost were 514 navy men, 26 Fleet Air Arm men and 36 RAF servicing crew. But a carrier could deploy over a hundred airplanes that could strike targets hundreds of miles away with torpedoes and bombs. The Sinking of the Lancastria Stan Scislowski On Monday, June 17, 1940, the Cunard Liner, Lancastria, pressed into war service as a troopship was anchored . His dreams, however, were rudely interrupted that night by a loud bang. The ferrying trip took three to four hours. The reason? The CWGC has the names of 513 Merchant Seamen aged 14 to 16 who died between 1939-1945. Sbastien Roblin holds a masters degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel (247 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off. Because of the losses of the other requisitioned transports, Captain Sharp postulated, based on the figure of 2,653 men he had rescued during Operation Alphabet that his ship could accommodate 3,000 persons. The badly damaged Alexia was acquired by the Royal Navy and converted to the auxiliary escort carrier HMS Alexia, commissioned in December 1943.After the war, the ship was rebuilt for merchant service and renamed Ianthina in 1951. Fateful: The S.S City of Benares, passenger ship is launched in 1936 and would later be sunk while carrying 90 children aged five to 15. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. As it hovered over the waves, it suddenly lurched, then one end jerked downwards and was smashed by a wall of water. DOyly-Hughes ordered the destroyer Ardent to turn about and visually investigate the sighting, while nonchalantly maintaining his westward course at cruising speed. Merchant ship movement card (catalogue reference: BT 389) In the top left corner of the record is the ship's name. World War II: The water carrier (107 GRT) was scuttled at Lorient, France. 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. Stroking her hair and telling her that rescue was on its way, he did his best to preserve her morale and her life. "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 (. It was in the 1970s a challenge, but I eventually, after many disappointing follows, found a second hand copy, with a book dealer. When dawn broke, Bess and Beth were still somehow clinging onto their upturned lifeboat along with two men. 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. We said: If you want them, theyre 600 miles out at the bottom of the Atlantic! he recalls. Kenneth Lewis was only 14 years old, His Brother Raymond 15. World War II: The cargo ship (873 or 909 GRT, 1904) struck a mine off Cape Granitola, Italy and sank. Ardent was finally caught darting out for another torpedo run and set ablaze by repeated hits. Then, one day, he developed an infection and had to be sent to an isolation ward to recover. The only comfort came from urinating in the water: for a few brief seconds, he could feel the warmth swirling around his legs. However, he was told to embark as many as possible. At 19, he joined the Royal Navy for his National Service. Contributed on: 30 March 2004. Oscar Cainer tells all. And when he arrived back on British soil, everything seemed to have a dream-like quality. WHAT WAS THE MAIN SHIP? As he worked, he knew that a single wave could sweep him away. A pre-war photograph of the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff in Hamburg. as the source. As a precaution, his mother had sewn a life-jacket into the lining, which in turn had been stuffed with silky kapok fibre to provide extra insulation. 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. World War II: The cargo ship (1,746 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank in Danish waters off. At 02.15 hours on 10 Aug 1942, U-510 fired torpedoes at the Alexia and observed three hits in sequence and thought after 10 minutes that the tanker had sunk, but the ship was again salved. DOyly kicked Heath off the ship and departed on missions to ferry Royal Air Force Gladiators and Hurricanes to Norway. In his memoirs, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote that he had intended to release the news a few days later, but that events in France crowded upon us so black and so quickly that I forgot to lift the ban (p.192). A2477018. As yet more lifeboats were overwhelmed by the icy-cold water, there seemed little hope of anyone surviving. World War II: The armed merchant cruiser (17,046 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west . Naval Institute is maintaining and preserving the former Naval Historical Foundation website so readers and former NHF members can still access past issues of Pull Together and other content. Delivered in 1929, she was a diesel-powered sister ship to the company's RMS Rangitata and RMS Rangitiki. The Story Of Child Evacuee Beryl Myatt And The Sinking Of The SS City Of Benares In the summer of 1940, faced with the threat of Nazi German invasion, the British government sponsored a scheme to evacuate children to overseas countries. World War II: The cargo ship (2,155 GRT, 1902) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The cargo ship (6,694 GRT, 1917) was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off. How ironic it is that the second Apapa was making the identical voyage from the Lagos port that shared her name to Liverpool. The gloves became essential in the hours ahead in helping him keep a grip on the gunwales. 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. Her classs lead ship, the Courageous, had launched the first carrier-launched naval air strike in history near the end of World War I. Once his infection had cleared, he was told to get out of bed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites This is the story of Beryl Myatt, a child evacuee during the Second World War. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and re-entered service. 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. Scharnhorst limped home, listing at five degrees, and would spend the next six months in Trondheim, Norway undergoing repairs. The SS Andrea Doria was a flagship of the Italian Line. The ship, carrying more than 400 passengers and crew, included a precious cargo of 90 evacuees under a scheme. 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. The following brief overview of the Lancastrias history is augmented with verified information from sources that Wynn might have consulted. She looked at me and said: What have you done with all your clothes? he says. I realised she was sinking, so I put my arm around her and tried to keep her head above the water.. If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us. At 11, Colin was already a veteran of wartime upheavals. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (74 GRT) was scuttled at Cherbourg, France. The comments below have not been moderated. 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. by Norwegian commandos 11/03/39, Sent from Gibraltar to Marseilles; Released 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. Photographs Beryl Myatt World War II: The cargo ship (2,975 GRT, 1906) struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north of Pantelleria. 1,596 Royal Navy and Air Force personnel died, many freezing to death awaiting rescue. useful bibliography and discussion. This was the date on which, the RMS Lancastria was sunk off the French port of Nantes, with an unknown loss of life. Chapter 5 focuses on the actual sinking of the Lancastria while Chapter 11 focuses on its aftermath. Ships Sunk or Damaged 1939 to 1941 Ships Captured or Detained 1939 (80 ships) Ships Sunk, Damaged or Detained 1940 (48 ships) Then, out of the blue, in January 1941, a letter arrived for Colin from Buckingham Palace. In June 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to a new trans-Atlantic evacuation scheme. From the half-submerged Lifeboat 2, Colin watched as the Benares sank below the waves. Among the children floundering in the waves were Bess Walder, 15, and Beth Cummings, 14, who managed to grab the up-turned keel and hung on for dear life. The Glorious and her two escorting destroyers did not yet have radar, so Capt. 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.. Chapter 4 Secret Session Speeches by Churchill provides extracts of five speeches made between June 20th 1941 and December 10, 1942, including one made in response to the sinking of HMT Lancastria on June 17, 1941. The Glorious first saw action in World War II providing air cover for the Allied expeditionary force seeking to support Norways resistance to Nazi invasion in April 1940, her Sea Gladiators shooting down several German bombers. I could see people dying around me. Rangitane left Auckland on Sunday 24 November 1940, en route to Britain via the Panama Canal. With his red life-jacket already on over his pyjamas, he headed up the stairs. (Look 18/06/1940), World War II: The naval trawler (348 GRT, 1929) ran aground at Brest, France and was abandoned without loss. Enclosed was a certificate, signed by Churchill, that commended him for brave conduct in the Merchant Navy. Both the 20,000 ton liner Oronsay and the Franconia were damaged by bombs and strafing, the former had her bridge devastated while the damaged Franconia was able to limp back to England for repairs. World War II: The unfinished, 84% complete, World War II: The cargo ship (1,885 GRT, 1904) was torpedoed and sunk in the, The auxiliary schooner (144 GRT) sank off, World War II: The coaster (276 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of, World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the, World War II: The cargo ship (569 GRT, 1889) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel (48 GRT) was scuttled at, World War II: The cargo ship (5,253 GRT, 1911) was captured in the, World War II: The cargo ship (5,968 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank in the, The cargo ship (7,881 GRT, 1922) ran aground south of, World War II: The cargo ship (4,005 GRT, 1924) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The tanker (2,580 GRT, 1928) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 160 nautical miles (300km; 180mi) south west of the, World War II: The cargo ship (663 GRT, 1897) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The trawler (211 GRT) was bombed and sunk by a Do17Z aircraft of 3./Kstenfliegergruppe 606 (, World War II: The cargo ship (5,053 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the. please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net, Taken to Norway; Soviet Unio; Norway; released From somewhere out there in the deep, a German U-boat had fired a torpedo directly into the ship, just below the childrens sleeping quarters. There was no emotional farewell. World War II: The cargo liner (7,549 GRT, 1920) was spotted off, World War II: The cargo ship (3,598 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (1,256 GRT) was scuttled at Brest, France. Just two weeks after being set up, it received more than 200,000 applications from worried parents for just 20,000 places. The SS Orama was built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 for the Orient Line with accommodation for 1,700 passengers. The list of shipwrecks in March 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1940. Measuring some 697 feet (212 metres) in length, it could carry . Aboard one lifeboat, a freezing boy fell unconscious and slipped into the sea. In the Hotel Berlin, the Gestapo is searching for underground leader Martin Richter. Ships Sunk, Damaged or Captured December 1941 (82 ships), Chronological list of U.S. ships sunk or damaged, Geographical list of U.S. ships sunk or damaged, Alphabetical list of U.S. ships sunk or damaged, Merchant Marine Casualties You must stay awake., Safe: Survivors of the torpedoed S.S City of Benares passenger ship huddle together on one of the life rafts awaiting rescue. Today, it sits in a glass case at the Imperial War Museum in London a reminder of all the children whose parents loved them too much to keep them at home. The U.S. Only Colin stood out, because he was dressed in a bright red jacket. List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1940 Ship Country Description Arucas Germany World War II: The passenger ship (3,369 GRT, 1927) was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean east of Iceland by HMS York ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled by herTen crew members were lost at sea. World War II: The tanker (7,333 GRT, 1914) was scuttled at Brest, France. RMS was a sign of distinction and quality. Archive List > World > North Atlantic and Arctic. web page as long as you cite American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, For decades, the Royal Navy offered a vaguely exculpatory account of the disaster, but in the 1980s historian Stephen Roskill published an article holding poor command culture by Captain DOylyy responsible for the tragedy. On No. Four chapters are personal accounts from survivors or their close relatives. By late-June 1940, internees had begun to be moved out of Warth Mills. Naval Documents of the American Revolution, - Naval Documents of the American Revolution, A History of the Naval Historical Foundation. Some survivors claimed that a bomb had gone straight down a funnel, others thought bombs hit No, 4, 2, and 3 holds. The Lancastria Tragedy: Sinking and Cover-Up, June 1940. This story has been placed in the following categories. World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (150 GRT) was scuttled at Lorient, France. 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