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1) #HMSRevenge & #HMSHercules just prior opening fire
2) Damage table for #HochSeeFlotte #HSF
3) Gunnery report extract from #HMSRodney & #USSMassachusetts #WWII
Home from diving the #BattleOfJutland wrecks. Here's me exploring a turret on the wreck of HMS Defence. You can see the shells lined up.
We dived the wrecks of:
HMS Defence (14,600 tons Armoured Cruiser)
HMS Shark (1,072 tons Destroyer). The first time dived?
Cont:
British & German naval forces collided in the #BattleOfJutland #OnThisDay in 1916; the largest naval battle of #WorldWarI involved 100,000 men over the course of 72 hours & left British dominance of the North Sea intact despite significant losses on both sides...
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Service record of Albert John Burden, born in Wareham 23 Nov 1888. Joined the service on his birthday, 1903. Joined the crew of HMS Queen Mary in September 1913, when it was a brand new ship. The record ends: 31 May 1916, killed in action.
B&W phpto of HMS Queen Mary
My contribution to #BattleofJutland postings today: the service record of my maternal great grandmother's brother, Albert Burden: he was killed in action #OTD in 1916 while serving on the battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary, which blew up and sank early in the battle.
#OTD 1916 Battle of Jutland: Largest naval clash of WWI—British Grand Fleet vs. German High Seas Fleet.
8,645 dead in an inconclusive but strategic British win.
German fleet never sailed again in WWI.
#WWI #History #BattleOfJutland #NavalWarfare #OnThisDay #BritishNavy #Maritime
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1917 journey of HMS Fearless, and the events recorded in her log-book for 31 May 1916.
Screenshot of Journey Plotter showing the 1916-1917 journey of HMS Fearless, and the events recorded in her log-book for 1 June 1916.
No update to report this month, but today is an important #OnThisDay.
#OTD 31 May 1916: The Battle of Jutland commenced.
One of the participants in the Battle of Jutland, HMS Fearless, is available in Journey Plotter.
#NavalHistory #History #WW1 #RoyalNavy #BattleOfJutland
#BattleOfJutland #WWI #GrandFleet #HighSeasFleet #AdmiralBeatty #LordJellicoe #JackCornwell #Churchill #Battleship #WorldWarOne #FirstWorldWar #WW1 #TheGreatWar
Locations of birth review
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#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WW1 #FirstWW #GreatWar #RoyalNavy #BattleofJutland
Locations of birth review
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Paying my respects this morning in Portsmouth to my great uncle Matthew Phillip Johnson who was killed at the battle of Jutland 31st May 1916 on HMS Queen Mary #firstworldwar #HMSQueenMary #royalnavy #battleofjutland #lestweforget #portsmouth
Locations of birth review
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Ships’ crew lists are updated ideally within 60 days or earlier if locations of birth or photographs have been added to the crew list within this period.
#BattleOfJutland
HMS Michael Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSMichael
HMS King George V Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSKingGeorgeV
Jutland
British & German naval forces collided in the #BattleOfJutland #OnThisDay in 1916; the largest naval battle of #WorldWarI involved 100,000 men aboard 250 ships over the course of 72 hours & left British dominance of the North Sea intact despite significant losses...
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May 31st 1916 – Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7N-...
#onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #ww1 #jutland #battleofjutland #rulebritannia #britain #germany #navy
Tomorrow 31st May 2024 will be the 108th year since the Battle of Jutland.
Please consider sharing photos of your relatives that were present.
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HMS Ardent Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSArdent
- locations of birth added
- photo links corrected
HMS Milbrook Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSMilbrook
- all locations of birth now entered into the crew list.
HMS Menace Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSMenace
- all locations of birth now included
HMS Defence Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSDefence
- birth locations now added
- known photographs now added
HMS Kempenfelt Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSKempenfelt
- All locations of birth added
- two known photographs added to crew list
HMS Black Prince Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSBlackPrince
- All locations of birth now within the crew list
HMS Queen Mary Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSQueenMary
- locations of birth complete
- crew photographs were known
HMS Black Prince Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSBlackPrince
- All known crew photographs now in this crew list.
HMS Moresby Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSMoresby
— Locations of birth review completed
HMS Moresby Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSMoresby
- crew photos added
- locations of birth add
HMS Bellerophon Crew List
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#BattleOfJutland #HMSBellerophon
- locations of birth added
- crew photos added to crew list
HMS Moresby Crew List
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