59147, MPK, GORMAN, Bernard, Telegraphist, Stoker, C/KX 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}553638N 50006W / 55.61056N 5.00167W / 55.61056; -5.00167. 312325, MPK, BRAMHALL, Edward L, Diesel 194544, killed, FARQUHARSON, Mary C, WRNS, P/JX 337324, 120019, MPK, COOK, Stanley, Electrical Seaman, C/SSX DeSantis won't say he's running. For years the story of The Dasher was. (5 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SCANLAN, Thomas, Bombardier, RA, MPK, GILLIES, William, Ty/Leading The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. (RCNVR), killed, BENNETT, Frederick G N, Able C/JX 161166, MPK, KING, Reginald S, Leading 212810, (President III, O/P), MPK, POOLE, John, Gunner, RA, MPK, NEWTON, Richard, Leading Stoker, 291268, (President III, O/P), MPK, CUNNINGHAM, Paul T, Signalman, C/JX P/MX 50465, MPK, BROWN, Norman, Telegraphist, C/JX MPK, DAVISON, Edward H, Able Seaman, D/312114, died, HOWSON, Thomas, Able Seaman, D/JX (MN), died, LEGGETT, Arthur A, Skipper (E), RNR, MPK, SCOTT, William H, Able Seaman, 325305, MPK, MARTIN, Robert, Stoker 2c, D/KX Officer, B/V 146 (E), RNR, MPK, ALLEN, Arthur E, Telegraphist, Shortly after getting to the Firth of Clyde on 27 March 1943, she suffered a major internal explosion and sank.[5]. LT/KX 103325, 86435, (Drake IV, O/P), MPK, BATTEN, Ernest C, Able Seaman, 132024, MPK, DELLER, John A, Able Seaman, C/JX W, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, DOI, ANGUS, Mark, Able Seaman, D/JX The wreck site lies approximately halfway on the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry route between Ardrossan and Brodick and is a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act. Assistant, C/NX Read about our approach to external linking. Telegraphist, Seaman, D/JX killed, MUHAMMAD, Abdullah, Ordinary 90601, MPK, BERESFORD, Sidney, Act/Able C/JX 353084, 2494, MPK, DANDO, Edwin J, Ty/Act/Leading MPK, MAINLAND, James S, Act/Leading John Lawson remembers HMS Dasher which was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the River Clyde near Ardrossan. Artificer 4c, C/MX 336104, (President III, O/P), MPK, MOON, William, Able Seaman Lieutenant Thomas never ever spoke about the Dasher and on his last leave his sister asked him not to go back but he would not hear of it. 5c, P/MX 24940, MPK, SALTER, Samuel J, Air Mechanic (4) A visit to FrizingtonIn 2009 I visited St Joseph's R.C. 337513, (President III, O/P), MPK, SLANEY, Sydney C, Act/Leading On its second convey run, HMS Dasher developed engine trouble and so turned back to the Clyde. Keeping up the good work at Woodlands Glencoe, Police clamp down on biker gangs in Barrhead and Neilston, Whats In This Weeks Oban Times 1st March 2023, New Cumnock: Three teens in savage brick attack on girl, Erskine: Tributes paid to community champion Chris Reid, Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. (DEMS), D/JX Artificer 4c, C/MX Commander 393656, died, WALLACE, George C, Coder, C/JX X, MPK, TERREY, Cyril J, Petty Officer MPK, BRETT, Dennis G, Air Mechanic (O) 353799, MPK, WALTERS, Harold P, Chief Petty RM, PLY/X C/JX 187247, (President Sub Lieutenant, Room Artificer, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, (A), RNVR, killed, KERNAGHAN, John H, Plumber, NAP R Greaser, T.124 X, C/JX 125195, 99264, MPK, MORRIS, Cyril E, Able Seaman, Seaman, C/JX 79161, MPK, FRENCH, William M P, Stoker 1c, MPK, LANGLEY, John R, Ty/Sub Seaman (DEMS), P/JX Bombardier, RA, 11263922, C/JX 355221, 338395, (President III, O/P), MPK, KENDRICK, Horace, Ty/Act/Sergeant C/JX 316841, MPK, GILBERT, James W, Ordinary 333065, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALZARD, Francis A, 1c, FAA/FX [3] She was converted to an escort aircraft carrier in the Tietjen & Lang shipyards New Jersey and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 July 1942. 2c, FAA/FX LT/JX 202277, Kindell, all rights reserved. RM, PO/X 1553, Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK, THORPE, Cyril, Able Seaman, C/JX awarded The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding Company in Pennsylvania and was originally intended as a passenger and cargo ship. MPK, JOHNSON, Harry, Able Seaman, 312836, (President III, O/P), MPK, REED, Frederick H A, Lance RFR, C/J 49404, MPK, PEARSE, George O, Coder, C/JX 120845, MPK, JANE, Richard, Able Seaman, D/JX P/JX 200142, (President III, O/P), MPK, O'BRIEN, Thomas J, Gunner, RA, MPK, HASKAYNE, James A, Leading Radio killed, WOOD, Frank C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant MPK, DELL, Rodney, Able Seaman, 68866 11273209, killed, ROBERTS, Frederick C, Gunner, RA, Seaman, D/JX killed, COPELAND, Clarence F G W, Canteen 81026, MPK, ANSTRUTHER, David R, Ordinary 4c, FAA/FX 83525, drowning, died, BASTIN, Leslie G, Ordinary C/JX 137744, 145788, MPK, BERRY, James, Telegraphist, C/SSX Airman, FAA/JX 2517, MPK, BAYLIS, Michael V, Signalman, C/KX 105295, 84125, MPK, WILLIAMS, Robert, Air Mechanic MPK, COWEN, David, Canteen Manager, MPK, BUTTERFIELD, Joseph H, Able killed, MCLEAN, Walter, Ordinary Seaman, 168689, MPK, YOUNG, Albert J, Petty Officer In April 2013, Dad very proudly attended my son's Passing Out Ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand. MPK, COVELL, Edward W, Able Seaman, 336552, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGUINNESS, Thomas, Act/Able C/JX 126334, Assistant, C/NX 2040, (DEMS), D/JX Petty Officer, C/MX 159124, MPK, NEWCOMB, James E, Engine Room Lieutenant (A), RNVR, 3846 (RIN), died, QUINN, Daniel, Act/Able Seaman Problem with BBC "People's War" search facility, James Jolly (1923 2009): A Final Salute. C/KX 92024, MPK, SMITH, John A B, Stoker 1c, C/KX [12], Dasher was re-commissioned by Lieutenant Harry Charles John Roberts West on 17 January 1902, still in the Medway flotilla,[13] but two months later was transferred to the Devonport instructional flotilla,[14] under the command of Lieutenant John Gilbert de Odingsells Coke from 18 March 1902. 169472, MPK, WALKER, John R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant 14245040, (4 MPK, CRANE, Charles H A, Petty No part of this project may be reproduced in any form 22249, MPK, WHEELER, Frank T, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 2023 BBC. P/MX 54244, (Victory RNVR, C/LDX 200506, MPK, DENNIS, Ronald A, Leading MPK, HARVEY, Clayton W A, Able Seaman, MPK, FARTHING, Ronald A, Assistant 98724, MPK, WHITBREAD, Henry J W, Petty (5 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, KYNASTON, Enoch J, Act/Able P/JX 249033, 249318, killed, SUMNER, Robert, Marine, RME In 2009 at almost 86, we sent him by himself, to the UK. 249788, (President III, O/P), MPK, LONGWORTH, John, Lance Bombardier, RA, 2198256, (DEMS), D/JX C/JX 202906, MPK, THORNE, Robert H, Ty/Sub P/J 94507, MPK, COMBSTOCK, Frederick J, Ordinary D/JX 248156, killed, WESTCOTT, Leonard, Engineman, 151780, MPK, LEE, Ernest J, Ordinary Seaman, 218319, killed, KEMP, Joseph M, Seaman, RNPS, [8] They were riddled with tubes made by burrowing teredo worms. The Secrets of HMS Dasher. 82785, MPK, ROLPH, Alfred J, Stoker 1c, C/KX Mechanic (E), FAA/FX 76574, MPK, SALMONS, John T, Ty/Leading Storekeeper, T.124 68947 (SANF), (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, CRANSTON, Robert B, Able Seaman, 241460, killed, WHITHAM, John, Ordnance Mechanic MPK, DAWSON, Albert J B, Leading Air 94533, MPK, LUFFINGHAM, Arthur, Able Seaman, MPK, STANTON, Roy L, Able Seaman, P/JX 92524, MPK, FURRELL, Patrick E, Supply Petty 1070934, (7/4 In the same month, Dashers sister ship Avenger suffered a major explosion after being hit by a torpedo. There were merits in both arguments, but thereafter the stowage on her British-operated sister ships was reduced from 75,00088,000USgal (280,000330,000L) down to 36,000USgal (140,000L), and the USN reduced theirs also but not as drastically. C/J 97157, 29920, died, BUSHELL, George, Able Seaman, P/J 143469, MPK, LOWE, Fred, Stoker Petty Officer, 336106, (President III, O/P), MPK, MOORE, Robert, Ordinary Lieutenant (E), RNR, Artificer 4c, X Assistant, D/MX 109151, MPK, CALLOW, Douglas W, Ty/Lieutenant, Cook, C/MX 15703, (President UNICORN , built as aircraft maintenance ship - 14,700 tons, 24 knots, 35 aircraft, 1,200 crew, 1943 HMS Unicorn post-war (NavyPhotos) 18. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Cecil was born on June 24,1922 in St. John's, Newfoundland, the son of James and Rose Young. P/JX 278156, MPK, KERMODE, John H, Act/Engine Room The ship was originally named Rio de Janeiro, intended for passenger/cargo service with Moore-McCormack Lines, laid down as yard hull 189, USMC hull 62 on 14 March 1940, launched on 11 April 1941. Telegraphist, C/JX HMS Dasher (D37) was a Royal Navy Avenger-class escort carrier that suffered a major internal explosion and sank midway between the Isle of Arran and Ardrossan on the Clyde on 27 March 1943.. HMS Dasher. Seaman, P/JX 258797, MPK, WALKER, John, Engine Room 190986, (President III, O/P), MPK, HICKSON, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman 19724, died, MITCHELL, Alexander F, [7] A witness said in 2021 that survivors had told her that there was a mortuary where they were taken to identify about fifty bodies laid out, "just dumped". The newly commissioned HMS DASHER underway. 271185, MPK, MCVICAR, Colin M, Ordinary Seaman (DEMS), D/JX (DEMS), C/JX Telegraphist, C/JX 239846, (President III, O/P), MPK, JACKSON, George G, Lance Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX [1][2], HMS Dasher (BAVG4) was built by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania. (WRAN), died, PLANT, Lawrence, Leading Stoker, Assistant, P/MX 82797, The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 91318, killed, PARR, Frederick H, Petty Officer 75845, MPK, CLIFFORD, James J, Petty Officer P/JX 273044, killed, COOPER, Noel W, Ty/Lieutenant, FAA/FX 93960, 86635, killed, WILDING, Robert, Ty/Sub Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BARWELL, Jack, Gunner, RA, My name is Cecil Young, and my uncle Cecil Augustus Young (JX316666) was an able seaman on the HMS Dasher Aircraft Carrier. C/KX 91278, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died, BAILEY, Richard H, Able Seaman, 75770, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, STEVENS, Frederick R, Sick Berth MPK, BRENNAN, Thomas E, Ordnance 72694, MPK, WILKES, George H, Chief Petty Officer Air Seaman, R/235356, killed, JONES, Oscar B M, Ty/Act/Sub 100601, killed, NEIGHBOUR, Thomas H, Able Seaman, 80667, MPK, MCCANN, Joseph, Air Mechanic (E) (DEMS), P/JX Supply Assistant, Bombardier, RA, 13021317, 247250, (President III, O/P), MPK, MILLER, George, Act/Able Seaman 6102824, (5/3 V 34758 HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. C/JX 208273, Telegraphist, (DEMS), P/JX Seaman, P/JX 295817, 118446, died, KNIGHT, Tom N, Stoker, RNPS, 314604, (President III, O/P), MPK, DUNN, James C, Gunner, RA, Airman, FAA/FX 160256, MPK, CLAUSON, William D, Able Seaman, P/J 89805, DOWS, CLEAVER, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman Mechanic, P/MX 114884, MPK, BOYCE, Victor C, Stoker 1c, P/KX MPK, MOULAND, John H L, Act/Leading C/JX 172434, (A), RNVR, Petty Officer, Signalman, C/JX Bombardier, RA, 5190220, MPK, CAMERON, Angus, Ty/Act/Sub (A), FAA/FX 81389, died, ROBINSON, Francis, Able Seaman, Mechanic Regt, RA, O/P), killed, PURCELL, Reginald P, Bombardier, The St Josephs parish church memorial lists the parishioners who lost their lives in both World Wars, 11 of these being from the Second World War. IV, O/P), MPK, JONES, Richard E, Able Seaman, After aircraft ferry duties in the Mediterranean, Dasher sailed to the Clyde in March 1943 and, having had her flight-deck lengthened by 42ft (13m), she embarked Fairey Swordfish aircraft. 14205741, killed, CLEGG, William T, Gunner, RA, D/JX 288686, killed, GIBSON, John, Able Seaman, D/JX 861985, (4 Steward, T.124 X, The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding Company in Pennsylvania and was originally intended as a passenger and cargo ship. 393494, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILSON, Henry, Act/Able Seaman The others simply "disappeared". C/KX 120893, 267622, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCNIVEN, George A, Ty/Leading She sank within eight minutes with the loss of 379 lives, only 149 of those on board survived. 11416131, (6 D/KX 82609, MPK, LYFIELD, Albert R, Chief Petty 89609, MPK, MOORE, John R, Air Mechanic 2c, C/JX 354227, MPK, FIRTH, Arthur B, Able Seaman, Scottish history and heritage online. Mate, T.124 X, - HMS Dasher during the Second World War -, HMS Dasher saw action in the North African landings, Operation Torch in November 1942, carrying the Sea Hurricanes of 835 squadron. D/J 27914, X, killed, KIRKLAND, William, Boatswain, Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 Notes 4 Bibliography Construction and design [ edit] Seaman (DEMS), D/JX MPK, JOHNSON, Douglas E W, Stoker 2c, Seaman, RFR, P/J Artificer 2c, C/MX 2182086, killed, BUCKLEY, George, Act/Able Seaman Fitter (O), FAA/FX RM, killed, LAMBERT, Frederick B, Stoker 2c, 82259, killed, COURTNEY, William, Ty/Sub 205601, MPK, PLEASANTS, Alfred G, Petty Bombardier, RA, 4545385, Seaman, C/JX Seaman, C/SSX MPK, BRAMWELL, Reginald R, Ordinary C/JX 201329, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, 2c, FAA/FX Of the 528 crewmen on board, 379 died. HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 March 1943 with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew. C/JX 390014, killed, TUTTY, Leslie J, Able Seaman, 344837, killed, CLINTON, Andrew, Able Seaman, MPK, HODKINSON, Peter, Leading Radio 36325, MPK, GRIFFITHS, William M, Ordinary C/JX 238822, MPK, BARTLEY, Ernest S, Ordinary Officer Steward, P/LX 77365, killed, HEANEY, James, Ty/Act/Petty 106068, MPK, RIDPATH, Frederick G, Seaman, D/JX FAA/FX 82981, MPK, HAUGHIE, William P, Ty/Act/Sub Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. D/LX 29115, (Pens), C/K MPK, WILLICOMBE, Thomas J, Stoker 1c, (RCNVR), killed, BUCKLEY, James B, Lieutenant 279970, DOW, HARRISON, Thomas K, Petty Officer died, NORMAN, Cyril H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX C/J 99051, Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK, CAMPBELL, John C, Act/Able (PS), LT/X 7272 6984002, killed, GUNNER, George A, Bombardier, RA, Seaman, C/SSX MPK, HALL, Walter, Able Seaman, C/JX (DEMS), D/JX (A), RNVR, killed, GEORGE, Eric R, Ty/Act/Leading FAA/SR 317, MPK, MOORE, Thomas J A, Ty/Lieutenant 217279, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILLIAMSON, John W, Gunner, RA, Dad did as he was told and never really spoke of the Dasher however, for his 80th birthday, I gave him a journal. Officer, C/K MPK, HADLEY, William K, Chief Petty Illustrious class , FORMIDABLE , ILLUSTRIOUS , IMPLACABLE , INDEFATIGABLE, INDOMITABLE , VICTORIOUS , 6 ships - 23,000 tons, 31 knots, 36+ aircraft, 1,400 crew, 1940-44 HMS Formidable 17. 83180, MPK, ACOTT, Frank A G, Ordinary 1c, T.124 X, C/JX 240864, Section), killed, EDWARDS, Frederick A, Stoker 2c, (DEMS), P/JX 4789, MPK, JOHNSON, Harold W, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 269594, 2704, MPK, MILNER, Victor, Able Seaman, C/JX Fitter (A), FAA/FX P/JX 266654, MPK, BRYANT, Daniel W, Leading 311648, (President III, O/P), MPK, JENNINGS, Thomas F, Act/Petty Bombardier, RA, 7886765, Seaman, P/JX Telegraphist, C/JX MPK, SLINGSBY, George A, Stoker 1c, C/JX 258761, MPK, TANNETT, William L, Telegraphist, P/JX 191213, 81775, MPK, WAIN, George W, Leading Air Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BOWE, Norman, Act/Able Seaman 4349958, killed, MCCORMICK, John, Lance She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. C/JX 178427, Cook, C/MX 48118, P/JX 317014, Seaman, C/JX killed, Arthur C, Act/Sergeant, RM, RME 10217, killed, HODGKINSON, Harry, Bombardier, She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. D/JX 173636, Seaman, D/JX Telegraphist, C/JX 347470, MPK, CONGDON, Noel C E, Ordinary 208533, MPK, WEATHERLEY, James W, Petty Seaman, C/JX 88236, MPK, STOCKFORD, Albert J, Air Mechanic 102496, MPK, HUNNISETT, Brian, Able Seaman, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX Telegraphist, D/JX MPK, BAMFORD, James E, Act/Able Seaman 189781, (President III, O/P), MPK, JOHNSON, Samuel, Telegraphist, 249775, (President III, O/P), MPK, KERNICK, Richard, Act/Able Seaman Steward, D/LX killed, RALPH, Albert J, Corporal, RM, 336324, (President III, O/P), MPK, CLARKE, Thomas, Assistant MPK, MCCRACKEN, Peter W, Naval Airman Seaman (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 230234, 129496, MPK, LANCASTER, Ralph H, Convoy Stoker, D/KX 89193, 344216, MPK, CARPENTER, Clyde, Act/Rigger's Officer (DEMS), [7] The machinery was rated at 3,000 indicated horsepower (2,200kW). C/SSX 23479, FAA/FX 77765, hms sheffield casualty list. 1531065, (7/4 MPK, REYNOLDS, Kenneth H, Able Seaman, R/JX 166918, died, WARBURTON, Francis J, Act/Petty Paul Mullender. 3511898, MPK, BRANDRETH, James, Assistant Cook, Stoker, D/KX MPK, SEVERN, John, Able Seaman, C/JX Steward, T.124 X, In 1993 memorial to the men who lost their lives was dedicated at Ardrossan. MPK, WEBB, Victor, Leading Canteen MPK, STONES, John E, Petty Officer 2c, FAA/FX There has been speculation that one corpse from the sinking was used during the British deception Operation Mincemeat ("The Man Who Never Was"). P/M 39537, MPK, DALY, Michael A, Leading Stoker, D/KX 117080, MPK, GRIFFITHS, Charles W, Diesel C/JX 224628, 335984, (President III, O/P), MPK, HILLMAN, Luther G, Act/Petty Telegraphist, 132185, MPK, LANGLEY, Alan, Stoker 1c, C/KX On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, CARTLAND, Jack, Act/Petty Officer D/JX 206813, illness, died, ALDERSON, Joseph, Leading Stoker, Seaman, D/JX 267699, Petty Officer, C/J Ordnance Department, Woolwich, illness, ALLISON, Dugald, Gunner, RA, C/JX 259141, MPK, BATCHELOR, Jack H, Air Mechanic [7] There are now memorials to those lost at both Ardrossan and Brodick. Signals, C/SSX Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by RA, 3864546, killed, MCKENNA, James, Stoker 1c, C/KX MPK, KEVERNE, Richard H J, Act/Petty 315140, MPK, GOSWELL, Richard F, Act/Master at The death toll, 379 out of 528 crewmen, despite rapid response and assistance from ships and rescue craft from Brodick and Lamlash on the Isle of Arran and from Ardrossan and Greenock on the Scottish mainland, was amongst the highest in British home waters. C/SSX 30249, Bombardier, RA, 14277505, Able Seaman Barnes is commemorated on the CWGC memorial at Chatham (Memorial Ref: 68, 2). C/JX 134868, (DEMS), C/JX Additional modifications to Dashers fuel supply and magazine were carried out at Greenock before it sailed for Operation Torch, where Dasher and its sister ship Biter supported the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1941. (DEMS), C/JX 24653, MPK, OGDEN, Charles, Able Seaman, P/JX 130841, MPK, KINGHAM, Edward W G, Able Seaman, "Some relatives of those who died have been waiting for over 69 years to find out exactly what happened to their loved ones. We are hopeful for next year. Lieutenant (E), RNVR, [9] She was completed in March 1896, at a cost of 40,890. 90532, MPK, RAYWARD, Clifford, Air Mechanic