The Philippine Coast Guard was alerted and activated its local stations rescuers. Add to this record. Antelope's White Ensign is replaced by visiting Royal Navy dive teams when they are in the area. In return every ship and gun returned fire," said Morton. The vessel, identified as the 19th-century schooner barge Ironton, was found within the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2019, and its discovery was first announced on Wednesday. The explosion tore a huge hole in the ships starboard side from the waterline to the funnel, in effect opening her up like a tin can. Vol 131 (1993), John B. Hattendorf, Dr R.J.B. On 23 May 1982, while on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting the beachhead established two days before, she came under attack by four Argentine A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5. He is officially shown as joining ships company of HMS Howe on 1st June 1942, as part of the commissioning crew and remained with the Howe for the rest of the war until March 1946. All the crew were thrown into the sea. The opinions expressed herein are the author's and not necessarily those of The Maritime Executive. She was commissioned on 17 July 1975, and was the only unit of . A Type 21 Frigate was tasked with protecting the ships deploying ground troops in the bay of San Carlos. HMS Antelope was a British A-class destroyer, which was completed for the Royal Navy in 1930. The missile missed, but passed less than 10 metres (33ft) from Carballo's cockpit. In the meantime, helicopters probed the darkness around the Antelope searching for men in the water or on the deck. All remaining papers up to 1976 have been transferred to the Maritime History Archive in Canada (detailed above). [7][14], On 11 June, only a day after returning to Gibraltar following Operation Salient, Antelope formed part of the escort for Operation Harpoon, a heavily escorted attempt to resupply Malta. The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued 88 passengers from a ro/ro ferry that ran aground on a bank between the islands of Cebu and Bohol on Tuesday afternoon. A roll-on/roll-off type container ship was tasked with carrying helicopters and other war supplies for the Task Force heading to the Falklands. I remember the shipmates we lost down south. I have to admit that those of us who had just completed all our basic training as naval officers would have been very disappointed had war not been declared. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. The ship, which still had power was ordered to sail to Grantham Sound where it later sank. The second pair of Skyhawks attacked minutes later from the starboard quarter. Two days previously, British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror had torpedoed and sunk the Argentine vessel ARA General Belgrano in a controversial strike. We in Antelope sailed from Sullom Voe at 1015pm on 11th June and joined the force at 8am the next morning. HMS Ardent was engaged in shelling an Argentine-held runway from Falkland Sound on May 21, 1982. (Some sources say that the A-4 striking the mast was flown by First Lieutenant Philippi,[2] who returned safely.). Pearsall, Dr N.A.M. The bomb did not explode and the Argentine aircraft was damaged by small arms fire. She now rests about 80 feetbelow sea level in San Carlos Bay in the Falklands, several hundred miles from Argentina's eastcoast. On 22nd August 1939, I was appointed to HMS ANTELOPE as Navigating Officer under the The day before the explosion, the Type 21 frigate had come under ferocious Argentine air attack as she stood guard at the entrance to San Carlos the focal point of British efforts to liberate the Falklands. led to the loss of six British ships - HMS Antelope, Ardent, Coventry and Sheffield, RFA Sir Galahad and Page 3/50. Covering the years 1851-1911, these include lists and agreements for those involved in merchant shipping and ship crews for those at home ports, sea and abroad. Explosions continued throughout the night as the ship burned. Antelope's horrific demise provided one of the iconic images of the conflict. That figure could have been higher but many Argentine bombs, after hitting their targets, didn't explode. Contents. Nov 3, 2017 10:28 PM by "Hopefully we have done our shipmates proud, right over the spot where we were sunk 35 years ago," said Chris Howe, Coventry Association chairman. HMS Antelope was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Rotherhithe on 13 March 1703. The first phase of construction contracts has been awarded for the worlds first man-made energy island, to be built by Belgium as part of a plan to develop an integrated European offshore electricity grid. Ships built at Vosper Thornycroft Shipbuilders, Woolston. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. This site uses cookies. [17] In July 1943, Antelope took part in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. The 3 inch gun was removed by 1943, when high-frequency direction finding gear was fitted. The opinions expressed herein are the author's and not necessarily those of The Maritime Executive. Her crew was saved and the cargo was expected to be saved. I believe the Asdic Operator was decorated. The comments below have not been moderated, By (later Captain R.T. White D.S.O. H.M.S. A public-private research team has located an exceptional and rare find on the bottom of Lake Huron: the wreck of a 190-foot sailing vessel with all three of its original masts still upright and standing. To Harry Hargreaves. Personnel took part in a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the anniversary in San Carlos Bay, near where HMS Antelope was sunk during the conflict. Mar 1, 2023 7:21 PM by To celebrate its centenary in 1993, the Society produced a special volume covering seven hundred and fifty years of British naval history, containing 535 documents carefully selected by leading experts . HMS Antelope (F170) Antelope continued to burn throughout the night and a number of smaller explosions occurred. Three attempts by the bomb disposal team to withdraw the fuse of this bomb by remote means failed. Antelope served throughout the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of three enemy submarines and in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. A 1000 pound bomb crashed through Antelopes starboard side but didnt explode. "It's been amazing to come back here and remember our shipmates who are still on patrol. All hell broke loose as the bomb went up, with Antelope lighting up the night sky and at the same time breaking her back, he said. The Maritime Executive, Published Find out more about the site contributors. a/c Squadron Role Deployed Lost . Approximately 39,000 crew lists featuring over 750,000 names were photographed and E-volunteers working on their home computer from as far afield as Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, France and Ireland, as well as the UK, transcribed these records to make them available and searchable online for the first time. He was contemplating jumping overboard when a boat from HMS Argonaut came alongside to pick up survivors. CPO Shadbolt peered over the ship's side: "The most horrendous fire was raging,"he said. [7][11] Antelope then returned to operations off Norway, but on 13 June 1940, Antelope collided with the destroyer Electra off Trondheim, Norway, and had to return to the Tyne for repair which continued until August that year, when she joined the 16th Destroyer Flotilla based at Harwich. Darren Boyle for MailOnline, Where can you get on the property ladder with a 6,897 deposit? Die Liste der Wracks im Juni 1876 umfasst Schiffe versenkt, scheiterten, ruiniert, geerdet oder auf andere Weise im Juni verloren 1876. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection A growing collection of digital scans from the late 1400s to the 1950s. She was rebuilt once during her career and served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. 233480. She was guarding the outer perimeter of the Task Force which made her vulnerable to attack. Looking back now, he said: Those images will stay with me forever. We use cookies to personalize content and ads and to analyze traffic on our website. Landing craft buzzed about, ferrying Antelope's crew to safety. HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War. One of the bombs was inaccessible because of wreckage; the other had been damaged and was thought to be in a particularly dangerous condition. The separated remains of HMS Antelope, which lie at a 45-degree angle on the bottom of San Carlos Water, and her sister HMS Ardent, which sank in nearby Grantham Sound after being hit by a. Royal Navy News. Coventry lies 300 feetdown 13 miles north of Pebble Island, an expanse of water as bleak and blustery now as it was 35 years ago as a dozen survivors of the destroyer found on a pilgrimage to the site with HMS Clyde. by Antelope fired a Sea Cat at what she believed to be a fifth attacker, but this was Captain Carballo, trying to establish if his aircraft was fit to fly. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Atlantic Convoys There then followed many months of appalling boredom as we escorted convoy after convoy mostly from the Clyde halfway across the Atlantic to pick up incoming convoys from the Antelope served throughout the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of three enemy submarines and in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. I suspect that we had far more satisfaction from balancing oneself in the corner of the bridge and taking star sights with ones sextant as the ship rolled and pitched under one and then working out ones position than the modern navigator who just reads off his position from a few dials on his satellite navigation receiver! Argentine forces sent two flights of US-built A-4B Skyhawks against the pair of ships consisting of four aircraft. During the initial attacks, Ardent lost most of its attacking and defensive capability, especially after its Sea Cat missile system was destroyed. The jets flew fast and low using Pebble Island as cover from HMS Coventry's radar. [2], She had a main gun armament of four 4.7in (120mm) guns on low angle (30 degree) mounts that were only suitable for anti-ship use, and an anti-aircraft armament of two 2-pounder (40mm) "pom-poms". Mar 1, 2023 7:21 PM by [6], On the outbreak of the Second World War, the destroyer was assigned to the 18th Destroyer Flotilla, Channel Force, based at Portsmouth. Flames flared and died down. The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbines of Type 21 frigates enabled them to maintain . At the time, Mr Morton was aft, in the aircraft hangar, when he was suddenly flung backwards by the enormous blast. As the war became total and cruel, we treated future prisoners very differently! Separated from the battleships during the battle of the Denmark Strait, Antelope searched for survivors from the sinking of Hood, and later was escort to the aircraft carrier Victorious. After the end of the war on June 21, she was towed out to open sea and sunk by the Royal Navy. His bomb failed to detonate despite hitting the ship. WEM (O)1 Served from 1975 - 1984 Served in HMS Antelope Martyn Tigwell CPO (M) Served from 1974 - 1997 Served in HMS Antelope Byron Young MEM Served from 1972 - 1979 Served in HMS Antelope Robbie Swift CDR Served from 1975 - 2003 Served in HMS Antelope Alan Robins CRS Served from 1966 - 1990 Served in HMS Antelope Ian Ferguson ; Date - by default, your search will show results from the last five years. Some of us are of an age where we might not be able to get down here again.". [1] Lloyd's List reported on 28 December 1804 that Antelope, Curran, master, from Virginia to Dunkirk, was upset at Calais. HMS Antelope was a British A-class destroyer, which was completed for the Royal Navy in 1930. They thought we were mad. command of Lieutenant Commander R. T. (Dick) White and we were at Portland when we received the message: "Special telegram TOTAL GERMANY" which meant we were at war with Germany. Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, for his part in rescuing 41 crew from Antelope using a Mark 2 LCVP, one of four carried by the assault ship Fearless. In 1986, the site of her sinking was declared a protected place by the Military Remains Act. One Argentine aircraft was shot down it struck and bent the main mast while two 1,000lb bombs buried themselves in the ship. Commander Nick Tobin then ordered his men to abandon ship. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The ship was launched on 27 July 1929 and commissioned on 20 March 1930. Explosions continued throughout the night. After nearly two years in the Mediterranean Fleet as a Midshipman, I was appointed to training courses in Portsmouth for promotion to Sub Lieutenant. She had . The first pilot released three 250lb bombs at low level. All rights reserved. [3], Following completion in 1930, Antelope, along with the rest of the A class and the destroyer leader Codrington joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea. [2] Armament Suite . The vessel, which was launched in 1975 was attacked by at least three waves of aircraft. HMS antelope was an A class destroyer ,323 feet long with the top speed of 35 kn ,displacement 1773 tons, Her armaments consisted of 4 x 120 mm guns, 2 x 40 mm anti aircraft guns , 2 x quadruple 21 inch torpedo tubes & six Depth charge chutes WW2 [7], In August 1944, Antelope returned to the United Kingdom. Commanding Officer, HMS Antelope (temporarily) (01.1932)-(05.1932) no appointment listed: 07.05.1932-01.10.1933: RN Barracks, Chatham [HMS Pembroke] (additional; as Drafting Commander) 24.11.1933-01.1936: Personal Services Department, Admiralty [HMS President] . [7][8], 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}51333S 59330W / 51.55083S 59.05833W / -51.55083; -59.05833, War of Falklands special issue, Delta Editions, Parma, 2002, ISSN 0390-1173, p.40, Protection of Wrecks Ordnance 1977 (No. May 25, 2022 8:13 PM by It is no longer possible to leave messages here. Apart from boredom, there was exhaustion. HMS Antelope was sent to replace HMS Ardent to carry out air defence duties on May 23 - just three days after her sister ship was sunk. One of the images captures HMS Coventry which lies with her port side buried on the sea bed 300ft down and 13 miles north of Pebble Island. O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea. By There was a blaze and the fire-main was breached in the explosion.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Her keel was laid down 23 March 1971 by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston, Southampton, England. A Type 42 Destroyer was assigned an anti-aircraft role. Three bombs tore the heart out of Coventry as they struck on the port side, causing her to sink in minutes with the loss of 19 men. Mar 1, 2023 10:34 PM by Initial budget costs for this class were 3.5million, with final costs exceeding 14million. The ship sank on May 28 while being towed. Another image shows the separated remains of HMS Antelope, which lies at a 45-degree angle on the bottom of San Carlos Water. Naval ships of the United Kingdom by name. In fact, apart from occasional help from a rather inaccurate medium frequency direction finder and an echo sounder, one relied entirely on fixes from compass bearings of objects ashore such as lighthouses, church spires etc. Just like the site of the Atlantic Conveyors sinking, the site of Sir Galahads sinking is an official war grave, protected by the Military Remains Act. We picked up most of the crew and made the officers honorary members of the wardroom mess. In 1982, he was in the operations room of frigate HMS Antelope,which was subjected to ferocious air attacks on May 23 in bomb alley. On 24 May 1982, as bomb disposal experts tried to disarm the explosives, one of the bombs detonated, killing Staff Sergeant Jim Prescott and seriously injuring one of his colleagues. Ironton was a 1,250 dwt "consort" barge built in 1873. The blast started major fires in the engine rooms which very quickly spread out of control. These messages were added to this story by site members between June 2003 and January 2006. A major fire broke out, causing ammunition to explode and killing 12 crewmen. Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to. Published Ships built in 1975. Darren Boyle for MailOnline Below is a list of the six British ships that went down in the South Atlantic during the 10-week war. She was hit by several bombs and caught on fire, killing 48 crewmen and soldiers. The remains of HMS Coventry, HMS Antelope and her sister ship HMS Ardent have been captured using sonar images taken by the survey vessel HMS Enterprise. [7][15] In July, Antelope took part in two further Spitfire resupply runs with Eagle, Operations Pinpoint and Insect. List of ships with the same or similar names, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Antelope&oldid=1055132106, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 November 2021, at 02:09. HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War. During the first raid, the first pair of aircraft targeted Broadsword and hit her with a 1,000lb bomb which failed to explode - although it smashed through a Lynx helicopter on the flight deck. The initial anti-submarine equipment was limited, with no sonar carried and only six depth charges. The wreck is designated as a prohibited area under the Falkland Islands Protection of Wrecks Act. The next day the ship broke in two and sank. A service of remembrance was held before a wreath was cast into the South Atlantic and a tot of rum poured into the ocean at the request of relatives of the crew lost. In total 255 British servicemen died in the Falklands War, including 88 Royal Navy seamen. The wrecks have been scanned to mark the 35th anniversary year of the conflict and the new images will be used to update charts used by fellow ships. Copyright 2018British Armed Forces The Best. USA and escort them to the Clyde. She was also part of the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review in celebration of Her Majesty the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977. From 1835, the masters of British registered merchant ships were (and still are) required by law to keep records of the names of . Sitting upright, almost snapped in two, is the shattered hull of the frigate, torn apart by a series of explosions after bomb disposal experts triggered an unexploded device, in turn detonating the ship's magazine. There is something fascinating in those pre-dreadnought battleships.the way they look, the way they operate and their fate. Type 21 frigate Ardent was hit by several air raids on the first day of the San Carlos landings and sank the next day, taking 22 men with her. Radar was also fitted, and the destroyer's close-in anti-aircraft outfit was supplemented by the addition of Oerlikon 20mm cannons, of which two were fitted in 1941 followed by four more later on. The survivors were recovered by HMS Yarmouth. 'Some of us are of an age where we might not be able to get down here again.'. Spotlights from helicopters drifted across the water. [7], After a period stationed off West Africa, Antelope escorted troop convoys taking part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French West Africa. The site of her sinking north of Pebble Island has been protected by the Military Remains Act in 1986. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Eight 21in (533mm) torpedo tubes were fitted on two quadruple mounts, with Mark V torpedoes carried. HMS Antelope had been on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Bay to protect the beachhead that had been established two days previously when she was attacked by four A4 Skyhawks of the Argentine Air Force. HMS Antelope was hit twice but the bombs failed to explode, being released too low. Please review our, List of 6 British Ships Sunk During the Falklands War. The Maritime Executive. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. You are currently a guest member, registered members receive the following benefits: Please enter a password with 6 characters or more, Hrih Tajyjohn W V Bagrationi-Mcmanus Y Serra Imeretis Mtavareristavis. [3], A fourth attempt using a small explosive charge detonated the bomb, killing Staff Sergeant James Prescott instantly and severely injuring Warrant Officer Phillips, the other member of the bomb disposal team.[4]. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Antelope. In the 1800s, she traded between Cowes and Dunkirk. (. HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine air-launched Exocet missile on 4 May and sank the same day. HMS Antelope was hit twice but the bombs failed to explode, being released too low. After a year-long process, the contract was awarded to a Belgian consortium between Jan de Nul and DEME that will utilize their specialized fleets and long-experience in offshore construction. [6][7], In August 1940, Antelope sailed in convoy to take part in Operation Menace, the attack on Dakar, but after the cruiser Fiji was torpedoed on 1 September 1940, she escorted her back to the Clyde, Scotland. HMS Coventry was on picket duty to engage Argentine aircraft seeking to engage the main Royal Navy fleet in San Carlos Sound when it was attacked repeatedly on May 25, 1982. Published She was used as a troopship from 1818, was placed on harbour service from 1824 and was broken up in 1845. On the same day, the two ships came under attack by Skyhawks. of Wallingwells) was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) On 5 February 1940, Antelope was the sole escort of the outward bound convoy OA 84 south of Ireland when the German submarine U-41 attacked the convoy, sinking the freighter Beaverburn and damaging the tanker Ceronia. The crew was ordered to abandon the ship and just minutes later, the missile magazines exploded. Crew Roster | HMS Penelope CAPT (SG) John Rebori, KCE, QBM, CBM, RMN CDR Rachel Nevins, KCE, QBM, CBM, RMN CPO Kate Regina, KE, DCG, CGM, QBM, RMN Commanding Officer Executive Officer Ship's Bosun HMS Penelope (BC-585) Flag Deck Name Grade Billet CDRE Zach Perkins, MC, CR, ME, CGM, RMN XO First Fleet; Staff Intelligence Officer, First Space Lord HMS Antelope (F170) MOD 45140138.jpg 3,763 2,935; 1.15 MB. 12) 7 July 1977 (Falkland Islands), Protection of Wrecks (Ardent and Antelope Designation) Order 1983 (No. ; View all years - broaden your search to include all the years that the Hansard records cover. , updated HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War and was sunk by Argentine aircraft. Others were evacuated, while the ship was then towed out to the sea and scuttled to become a war grave. May 23, 2022 / by / in mbbs doctor jobs in kuwaitmbbs doctor jobs in kuwait Thule intercepts (1956); Submarine at bay (1956); Atomic submarine : a story of tomorrow (1957); Fire in anger : a novel (1958); Mediterranean wolfpack (1960); Deep escape (1962); British submarines at war, 1939-1945 (1971). Remembering The Fallen: On this day in 1982, HMS Antelope, a Type 21 frigate, became the third warship to be lost in the Falklands War. hms antelope crew list. We took the first channel convoy from Dover into the Atlantic. Joe Morton, now aged 64, works as a civil servant at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose. Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats HMS Penelope (97) British light cruiser Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-4822 This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Tobin was the last person to leave the ship; about five minutes after his departure, the missile magazines began exploding. The 20 members of her crew were all safely rescued by a good samaritan vessel, and no injuries were reported. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. Published When out of sight of land, one relied solely on ones sextant, taking star sights (ie: the altitude of identified stars or planets or the sun) and linking these with the time from ones chronometer. Aboard was a crew of about 177 personnel. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Antelope. . Construction and commissioning [ edit] Her keel was laid down 23 March 1971 by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston, Southampton, England. 1050. HMS ANTELOPE and the Royal Engineers Mine Warfare, Diving and EOD Operations during the Falkland Islands Conflict 1982 - Another Perspective Mine Warfare and Diver Honours and Awards for Operations in the South Atlantic Mine WarfarE, Diving AND EOD Operations DURING OPERATION CORPORATE - A PERSONAL ACCOUNT Antelope's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard Taylor White R.N. Published Her sister HMS Ardent sank in Grantham Sound after being hit by a succession of bombs on May 21, 1982. In May 1941, Antelope formed part of the destroyer escort for the battlecruiser Hood and battleship Prince of Wales in the chase for the German battleshipBismarck. by Six British ships (and one LCU craft) were sunk during the Falklands War that was fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falklands Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands in 1982. Cover image:HMS Antelope smoulders as she sinks in San Carlos Bay (Picture: Royal Navy). Antelope was hit by two 1000lb bombs, the first entering the ships port side below the bridge, killing Mark and injuring several others before coming to rest on a Petty Officers bunk bed! Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Achilles, Official Number 111279 John Mooppett; rank/rating, Master; age, 54; place of birth, Dublin; previous ship, same. The Maritime Executive. This is the apocalyptic sight sailors, soldiers and Royal Marines in San Carlos Bay woke up to on May 24 1982: HMS Antelope torn apart by internal explosions. But after all that happened, it was still worth it. Avenger was a late arrival at the Falklands War, as she didn't leave the UK until 10 May 1982, arriving on 25 May - a record for any ship involved in the operations, and a great distance to have covered in 14 days. 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