84460, MPK, SKINNER, Leslie R, Leading 393494, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILSON, Henry, Act/Able Seaman Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, CHANEY, Frederick, Act/Able Lieutenant (E), RNVR, C/KX 97090, MPK, BRUNWIN, Dudley R, Ordinary MPK, FISHER, Albert S, Electrical Bombardier, RA, 7886765, We are now on Facebook. Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, HARRISON, Joseph, Gunner, RA, Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. C/JX 126334, C/MX 51032, died, HOPKINS, Hugh A, Act/Able Seaman peaks, U-boats withdraw, 'Dambusters' raid', DUFF, Ronald W J, Act/Leading 298702, MPK, JOY, Edwin G, Air Mechanic (A) Seaman, P/JX MPK, MACDONALD, Roderick A, Ordinary Seaman, RFR, P/J 258332, killed, PIDGEN, Noel C, Ty/Act/Leading O/P), MPK, MCFATRIDGE, Arthur R, Able 62123, MPK, WARD, Harry E, Ty/Act/Stoker Seaman, C/J 89955, MPK, PYRKE, Edward V, Petty Officer, 15703, (President MPK, NETHERCOTT, Henry E, Steward, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX Return to the Main Military Records Index. hms sheffield casualty list. 152619, MPK, BILLINGSLEY, Morgan E, Able D/J 31848, killed, PATTERSON, Jack C, Ty/Sub P/MX 89140, MPK, KERR, John R, Stoker 1c, C/KX Learn more, Covering the History and Heritage of Scotland. Lieutenant 249959, (President III, O/P), MPK, BAKER, Leslie, Act/Able Seaman 133739, MPK, ROOKE, Philip A, Able Seaman, RNVR, C/LD/X Stoker, C/KX 2704, MPK, MILNER, Victor, Able Seaman, C/JX Return to WW II Index. C/JX 172873, MPK, BARKER, Frank E J, Ty/Sub 66725, MPK, BARNARD, Richard A, Ordinary 14205741, killed, CLEGG, William T, Gunner, RA, recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Stoker, C/KX Seaman, P/JX T.124 X, MPK, WEBB, Joseph H, Naval Airman 2c, Lieutenant, RNVR, 136844, MPK, PRATT, Albert E, Ty/Act/Stoker Officer, P/JX 149527, 6392570, (3 P/JX 201214, died, MARSDEN, Stephen A, Musician, 6102824, (5/3 Artificer 3c, C/MX Greaser, T.124 X, killed, WOOLLEY, Henry G, Chief Petty Lieutenant (A), RNVR, C/SSX 23479, Arthur Allen HMS Dasher (d.27th March 1943), AbleSea. Telegraphist, C/JX Steward, T.124 X, C/JX 279344, Seaman, C/JX 317966, Officer, D/JX MPK, WALKER, Henry F, Ty/Act/Petty 144, MPK, WALKER, John C, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, HAVARD, Alfred W, Able Seaman, 249318, killed, SUMNER, Robert, Marine, RME MPK, EHRLICK, Cecil H P, Stoker 1c, RNPS, LT/JX Seaman, C/JX 376923, Sub Lieutenant, 336132, (President III, O/P), MPK, THOMAS, Thomas A, Act/Able Seaman MPK, TULITT, Gordon P, Ty/Midshipman, (DEMS), P/JX Seaman, C/JX 75770, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, STEVENS, Frederick R, Sick Berth P/K 65369, (Victory, Lieutenant (A), RNVR, [17][18], Dasher was sold for scrap to King and Sons on 14 May 1912.[7]. died, MCGRATH, Leonard, Lance She participated in Operation Torch, with her sister ship Biter, carrying Sea Hurricanes of 804 Naval Air Squadron. 104771, MPK, ROSS, Henry, Air Mechanic (A) 1c, Seaman (DEMS), P/JX Radio Mechanic MPK, WILLIAMS, William F C, Ty/Leading C/JX 172434, Dasher had a complement of 555 men and carried 15 Sea-Hurricane aircraft. (DEMS), D/JX 337433, (President III, O/P), drowning, DOWS, DUMBLETON, Alfred, Act/Engine 6196862, killed, MOELLER, Philip, Engine Room 217279, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILLIAMSON, John W, Gunner, RA, On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cook, C/MX RNVR, killed, BUTTERWORTH, James A, Act/Able C/JX 299146, C/JX 316912, MPK, MARSTON, Henry C, Able Seaman, The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 Notes 4 Bibliography Construction and design [ edit] P/JX 276007, DOW, CRAYTHORNE, Ernest W, Able killed, ARCHER, Mathew T, Ty/Act/Leading Steward, C/LX C/JX 309405, MPK, SPORTON, Albert V H, Ordinary 86435, (Drake IV, O/P), MPK, BATTEN, Ernest C, Able Seaman, 93532, MPK, SITCH, Robert A, Able Seaman, 267307, (President III, O/P), DOWS, HORSEY, Trevor, Ty/Sub Lieutenant Stoker, D/KX 2355015, MPK, RICHARDSON, George T, Petty CH/X 108301, died, FISHLOCK, Hubert L D, Act/Able HMS Dasher is an Archer -class P2000 patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. (President III, O/P), DOWS, DAVIES, Thomas H, Able Seaman, P/JX 372307, 15809, killed, JAGO-BROWN, Anne E, 2nd Officer, 314512, (President III, O/P), MPK, PERRY, Percy, Act/Able Seaman 336552, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGUINNESS, Thomas, Act/Able 110766, killed, YATES, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, MAHON, James T, Able Seaman, C/JX (President III, O/P), MPK, FORREST, Benjamin K, C/JX 182786, 107109, MPK, TALLACK, Richard J, Air Artificer 134049, MPK, TETLOW, Frank, Ty/Act/Sub C/KX 102107, 109151, MPK, CALLOW, Douglas W, Ty/Lieutenant, 5119870, (3 152092, died, BARKER, Christoper J, Stoker 4617107, killed, COOPER, Kenneth R, Gunner, RA, Attendant, C/MX 3859918, killed, ANDERSON, Charles H, Gunner, RA, P/KX 135495, MPK, STEELE, Frank, Air Mechanic (A) 353799, MPK, WALTERS, Harold P, Chief Petty 344, MPK, TAYLOR, Cyril G, Ordinary Seaman, 316666, MPK, LOCKWOOD, William K, Ty/Sub [7] There are now memorials to those lost at both Ardrossan and Brodick. . Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/SFX Seaman, C/JX (DEMS), C/JX killed, TARASOFF, Frederick, Able Seaman, VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 2380, died, DAVIES, Henry, Ordinary Seaman, Dad survived the sinking by leaping into the sea when the Dasher was almost upright. 21719 (RAN), III, O/P), MPK, SAMS, William E, Leading C/JX 138437, MPK, CURTIS, George W, Chief Engine Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 79161, MPK, FRENCH, William M P, Stoker 1c, Signals, D/JX 163003, died, MEIKLEJOHN, Joseph J, Ordinary Officer, C/J 109099, MPK, TIMMIS, Robert, Able Seaman, Church, Frizington and met with the Parish Priest Father Bernard Hearty. 82785, MPK, ROLPH, Alfred J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 83836, MPK, HOWSE, Leslie G T, Photographer 271799, MPK, FARLEY, William G, Assistant C/MX 64815, MPK, WALTON, Leslie, Able Seaman, D/JX 2494, MPK, DANDO, Edwin J, Ty/Act/Leading Signals, D/JX MPK, PERCIVAL, George H M, Ordinary 63816, MPK, SHAW, Frank, Able Seaman, C/SSX 289850, (President III, O/P), MPK, RUSSELL, Hugh S, Act/Able Seaman P/JX 155619, (Victory, Able Seaman Barnes is commemorated on the CWGC memorial at Chatham (Memorial Ref: 68, 2). Campaigners attempting to discover why the ship sank have been trying to get the release of. MPK, REYNOLDS, Kenneth H, Able Seaman, HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan with the loss of 379 crewmen. 339058, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOCKRIDGE, Robert J, Act/Able Artificer 4c, D/MX Because of wartime restrictions and the loss of HMS Dasher was not due to enemy action, news about the accident did not appear in the press. Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, LONGFIELD, Alfred R, Gunner, RA, MPK, FERNEYHOUGH, Wilfred, Able The rest of the casualties brought ashore mysteriously disappeared. (L) 1c, FAA/SFX Seaman, P/JX Seaman (DEMS), D/JX Stoker 1c, D/KX 86557, MPK, DYE, Walter J, Stoker 1c, P/KX III, aboard Lady Hogarth, BREEZSTRAAT, Arie, Fireman, Dutch MN, DOW, GOODRIDGE, Frederick R J, 2c, FAA/FX (DEMS), P/JX (E) 1c, FAA/FX Mechanic (E), 248589, (President III, O/P), MPK, PARSONS, Roland C, Stoker 1c, P/JX 337324, 2c, FAA/FX Petty Officer, 151184, MPK, BROWN, John H, Air Fitter (O), 4343356, (4 Seaman, C/JX 353724, 337950, (President III, O/P), MPK, SOPER, George S N, Act/Chief A section of this wood featured in the "Flotsam and Jetsam" exhibition in the Millennium Dome and another piece is held by the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats. Seaman, P/X 282188, C/JX 316615, P/JX 249033, FAA/FX 83023, 301148, MPK, ALMOND, Eric, Ordinary Seaman, 59147, MPK, GORMAN, Bernard, Telegraphist, (DEMS), P/JX FAA/JX 35091, MPK, HANDLEY, John G, Act/Leading Air (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, HOOPER, Harold, Gunner, RA, by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, (1) Casualty information in 130841, MPK, KINGHAM, Edward W G, Able Seaman, In the same month, Dashers sister ship Avenger suffered a major explosion after being hit by a torpedo. MPK, GIBSON, Frederick L, Ty/Act/Petty Seaman, P/JX C/JX 181374, 366668, MPK, LANGTREE, Robert, Able Seaman, D/220 W, died, HODGSON, George A, Ty/Sub 94630, MPK, SHEPPARD, John A, Ordinary Artificer 4c, FAA/FX Seaman, C/JX 149505, killed, THOMAS, Alfred, Able Seaman, C/JX Petty Officer, C/KX C/SSX 24437, MPK, TOMBLIN, William J R, Coder, C/JX MPK, ARNOLD, Leslie, Ordinary Seaman, killed, Arthur C, Act/Sergeant, RM, RME 293174, died, ANDREWS, William H A, Chief Petty She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943. Artificer 4c, D/MX D/JX 213565, MPK, MORRIS, Frederick C, Electrical 141624, MPK, BARHAM, Alfred E, Able Seaman, 208315, (President III, O/P), MPK, SLATER, Samuel, Act/Able Seaman IV, O/P), MPK, KELLY, Thomas, Steward, D/LX MPK, BAKER, Sidney, Ty/Act/Petty Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SAYERS, Albert G, Act/Able Seaman III, O/P), MPK, PUXLEY, Patrick L, Lieutenant 120984, MPK, WEIR, John B, Stoker 1c, C/KX (DEMS), P/JX III, O/P), MPK, BIRNIE, Harry C, Commodore, RNR, MPK, SHARPE, William C, Able Seaman, 345517, MPK, WRATHALL, John S, Lieutenant (A), RNVR, D/KX 90151, She was converted to an aircraft carrier and re-named BAVG-5, being transferred to the Royal Navy on completion and commissioned on the 1st of July 1942. Angelo, air operations 25 March 1943, BARBOUR, Michael C/JX 186158, MPK, SLINGSBY, George A, Stoker 1c, MPK, BEADLE, Archibald S, Stoker Petty Steward, C/LX MPK, MORGAN, John J, Leading Seaman, Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 359516, killed, PETTY, Charles J, Able Seaman, MPK, CLAYTON, James, Ty/Leading Stoker, D/KX (E), RNR, MPK, MORGAN, Frederick A, Able Seaman, Seaman (DEMS), C/JX D/JX 338518, died, TAYLOR, Stanley, Wireman, D/MX 133401, MPK, MOODY, Joseph H, Ty/Act/Leading 34144, MPK, BURSEY, Graham, Able Seaman, C/JX 96583, (Pembroke I), MPK, WARD, John, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX MPK, MCCRACKEN, Peter W, Naval Airman 105955, (Victory 335909, (President III, O/P), MPK, FORD, Kenneth J, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 101696, 236508, (President III, O/P), killed, BARKER, George E W, Seaman, RNPS, 1085, killed, COPE, Ralph H, Ordinary Seaman, Shortly after getting to the Firth of Clyde on 27 March 1943, she suffered a major internal explosion and sank.[5]. C/MX 94654, MPK, MOLLETT, Henry J, Ordinary Airman, FAA/F 84365, (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, WRIGHT, Bernard J, Act/Able 310908, (President III, O/P), MPK, BURNS, Henry S, Act/Able Seaman He was 21 when he passed. MPK, O'BRIEN, Arnold, Ordinary Seaman, 271391, (President III, O/P), MPK, SCHILLER, John V, Able Seaman, V MPK, GRIFFITHS, Charles W, Diesel 2430, MPK, MAIDMENT, Walter J, Diesel 38173, MPK, OATES, Leonard C, Act/Leading (DEMS), D/JX C/JX 130904, MPK, KENAH, John E, Able Seaman, C/JX Officer (DEMS), P/JX 82213, MPK, LAWRENCE, Arthur C, Diesel Telegraphist, C/WRX This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 1c, FAA/FX Seaman, C/JX (DEMS), C/JX MPK, HABGOOD, George A, Butcher 1c, C/JX 277273, Commander, (Tana, Seaman (DEMS), D/JX Campaigners attempting to discover why the ship sank have been trying to get the release of Royal Navy casualty packs relating to HMS Dasher. Bombardier, RA, 5731439, (DEMS), P/JX 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. O/P), MPK, COCHRANE, Joseph, Engine Room MPK, IRVINE, George B, Supply [5][6], Yarrow's design was 195feet 0inches (59.44m) long overall and 190feet 8inches (58.12m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 18feet 6inches (5.64m) and a draught of 11feet 3inches (3.43m). 253713, (President III, O/P), MPK, EVANS, Thomas E, Lance C/JX 352303, killed, KENT, Matthew H E, Sailor, T.124 126874, MPK, MCNALLY, Daniel, Stoker, P/KX MPK, HODKINSON, Peter, Leading Radio She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. 309419, MPK, BAKER, Valentine J, Ty/Yeoman of Officer, D/K 203086, (President III, O/P), MPK, BREWSTER, Philip, Act/Able Seaman Seaman, C/JX Greaser, T.124 X, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SEAGREAVES, Leonard, Act/Able 145638, MPK, EAST, Frank E, Stoker 1c, C/KX Petty Officer, C/K (Victory III, O/P), MPK, THEOBALD, Thomas C, In The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher it is revealed that the Board of Enquiry found the explosion most likely occurred in the main petrol compartment, . C/JX 352453, Officer, C/K Seaman (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 129071, C/JX 224628, (T), MPK, PARKER, Harold, I know Lt. Culmer did not die in the explosion, as he went on to finish his naval career as Captain. (DEMS), P/JX 289076, (President III, O/P), MPK, JOYCE, Herbert W, Act/Able Seaman If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. C/JX 190657, MPK, SPICE, Ronald W, Engine Room The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. (A), RNVR, Stoker, C/KX Act/Able Seaman, P/JX C/MX 76818, MPK, PEARCE, Arthur H, Stoker 1c, C/KX RA, 6295195, (2 D/JX 333005, MPK, LINTON, John W, MPK, BOWMAN, Horace E, Leading Radio 145640, MPK, DONALD, William, Ordinary 338752, (President III, O/P), MPK, BOUCHER, Joseph I, Act/Able My name is Cecil Young, and my uncle Cecil Augustus Young (JX316666) was an able seaman on the HMS Dasher Aircraft Carrier. 4349958, killed, MCCORMICK, John, Lance Mechanic (AR), Officer, P/J 129496, MPK, LANCASTER, Ralph H, Convoy By Steele, John and Noreen Steele 2001, Argyll Publishing ISBN 190283139X Paperback, 400 pages. MPK, PITMAN, Peter E V, 1st Writer, Officer, P/J 97099, Cynthia was badly damaged in the collision too, and had to be put into Kimmeridge for repairs. MPK, WOOD, Albert S, Ty/Act/Leading Articles, Commentary and Reviews. 160256, MPK, CLAUSON, William D, Able Seaman, 81775, MPK, WAIN, George W, Leading Air 2c, FAA/FX Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM, PLY/X MPK, LANGLEY, John R, Ty/Sub P/JX 179118, MPK, WILSON, Horace D, Able Seaman, C/KX 112961, MPK, MCGOW, Edward, Stoker 1c, P/KX Want to know what life was like during the War? Displacement was 255 long tons (259t) light and 295 long tons (300t) full load. Seaman (DEMS), C/JX MPK, CLEMENTS, Kenneth G, Leading 81974, MPK, SNELLING, Archibald R, Stoker 1c, 98233, MPK, THORNHILL, Raymond, Able Seaman, killed, LIGHTWING, James A, Ordinary 72069, MPK, STEAD, John, Able Seaman, C/JX Artificer 1c, C/M Design and description [ edit] D/SSX 32210, DOWS, MURPHY, Peter J, C/SSX 21977, killed, HARVEY, Gerard, Ordinary Seaman, MPK, JACKSON, Henry R, Ty/Leading RNVR, killed, SMITH, Frederick C, Act/Leading 98724, MPK, WHITBREAD, Henry J W, Petty only, also if Dominion or Indian Navies), (on the books of another T.124 X, MPK, GIBSON, Roy, Act/Able Seaman, (E), MPK, YORK, Thomas, Petty Officer 106835, killed, JONES, Watkin G, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 278289, MPK, HODKINSON, Percy C, Telegraphist, P/KX 121826, died, DILLON, Donald F, Ty/Sub 337476, (President III, O/P), MPK, BRENTNALL, Norman A, Act/Able Dad had until then, never returned to the UK since leaving in 1960. (DEMS), C/JX C/JX 316449, 198111, MPK, WHYTE, Hugh M, Chief Engine Room RANVR, killed, VERYARD, Ernest T, Signal MPK, KILPATRICK, Samuel J, Able [16], On 1 February 1909 Dasher ran aground on South Shoebury Sands, but was able to refloat herself and proceeded into Sheerness under her own power. Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 3712837, killed, ROWAN, James H, Lance Bombardier, MPK, DELL, Rodney, Able Seaman, 68866 11419485, (4 Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 1598326, (7/4 157105, killed, BURGESS, George A, Ty/Leading LT/KX 148707, killed, GODFREY, Frank, Able Seaman, D/J MPK, RICHARDS, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX Stoker, C/KX (DEMS), P/JX LT/JX 264088, killed, CRAIG, Christopher, Gunner, RA, (A) 1c, FAA/FX 92579, MPK, HOBBS, Joseph F, Able Seaman, For years the story of The Dasher was. C/JX 379344, MPK, MULLINS, James, Air Mechanic 2c, Signalman, C/JX 339822, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOGG, James H, Act/Able Seaman Thomass mother never ever looked forward to Christmas after the tragedy as her son was born on Christmas Day. Sergeant, RA, 4194860, (DEMS), C/JX C/JX 208319, DOW, MCFARLANE, James, Engine Room Seaman, C/JX 7039, died, HAYWARD, Ernest H, Act/Leading 102025, MPK, GOSLING, Basil F, Able Seaman, The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Officer Telegraphist, 2c, FAA/FX MPK, CAMERON, Angus, Ty/Act/Sub [1] She displaced 8,200 long tons (8,300t) at normal load and 9,000 long tons (9,100t) at deep load. 6297372, killed, DOLAN, Clarence J, Gunner, RA, Petty Officer, Artificer 4c, There were rumours that the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in an unmarked mass grave, but none had been found as of 2021[update], and the Royal Navy said that a mass unmarked grave would have been against Admiralty policy and that all sources relating to the sinking of HMS Dasher are in the public domain. C/JX 208273, Telegraphist, C/JX C/JX 258761, MPK, TANNETT, William L, Telegraphist, (O) 2c, FAA/FX killed, MCLEAN, Walter, Ordinary Seaman, 134967, (Victory 51298, (Victory, O/P), MPK, DILKES, George H, Ty/Leading MPK, BLOOMFIELD, Leonard W, Leading C/J 46054, MPK, CARRATT, Walter, Able Seaman, Artificer 3c, P/MX MPK, CROUCH, Cecil B, Lieutenant X, killed, KIRKLAND, William, Boatswain, 29920, died, BUSHELL, George, Able Seaman, P/J (2) A little about HMS DasherHMS Dasher was originally launched in April 1941 as a merchant vessel - the Rio de Janeiro, acquired by the US Navy in May 1941 and later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Dasher (commissioned 2 July 1942). please 199486, MPK, GARDNER, Tom, Petty Officer Cook Pennsylvania. Seaman, P/SSX Officer, C/KX Lieutenant (E), RNR, 5774299, killed, NEWBERY, Alfred G, Gunner, RA, Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, . 311635, (President III, O/P), MPK, WATTS, John, Act/Able Seaman Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MCCRAE, William J, Act/Able MPK, RICHARDSON, William, Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX MPK, RICE, Samuel, Able Seaman, P/JX 38384, MPK, JEFFREY, Joseph, Able Seaman, C/JX 134868, Steward, T.124 X, 1943 MPK, TUNNELL, Joseph W T, Stoker 1c, C/JX 161561, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net . Officer Air 155585, MPK, DOWN, Cyril S T, (DEMS), D/JX 99264, MPK, MORRIS, Cyril E, Able Seaman, C/KX 100964, (Pens), C/K died, BAILEY, John W, Convoy Signalman, Attendant, P/MX MPK, FURNER, William J S, Able Seaman, 16610, killed, GILROY, James, Able Seaman, C/JX 1c, FAA/FX P/JX 190488, (Victory 1c, C/KX (Pens) 226051, (President III, O/P), MPK, PATTISON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman 271819, MPK, WILLIAMS, Lynn, Ordinary Seaman, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died, BAILEY, Richard H, Able Seaman, 338334, (President III, O/P), MPK, COLLETT, Cecil E, Lieutenant, RANVR, killed, RAF, 9th Pilot 13134, killed, JACQUES, John M, Signalman, P/JX loss, ABRAHAMS, Cyril J, Air Mechanic 105880, (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, JARIUS, Victor, Able Seaman, 110579, MPK, HAMPTON, Thomas J, Able Seaman, 98823, MPK, SHAW, Alan, Able Seaman, P/JX (A), FAA/FX [7], In March 1901 she was commissioned at Chatham Dockyard to take her place in the Medway Instructional Flotilla. 236668, (President III, O/P), MPK, DAVIS, Richard S, Act/Able Seaman O/P), MPK, BOAKES, William H, Stoker 1c, Steward, T.124 X, MPK, BOTTON, Norman D, Ty/Leading Telegraphist, D/JX Officer, C/J P/JX 326645, killed, COOPER, Pauline G, Leading WRNS, 291938, DOWS, STOKES, Ronald, Marine, PLY/X MPK, MOSEY, Walter, Able Seaman, C/SSX 212810, (President III, O/P), MPK, POOLE, John, Gunner, RA, killed, WADDINGTON, George A, Gunner, RA, 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. MPK, HASKAYNE, James A, Leading Radio C/J 97157, RNVR, C/LDX (DEMS), C/JX By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies. [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. C/JX 168959, MPK, TOSELAND, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 187108, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, On 12 October 1893, the British Admiralty placed an order for three torpedo boat destroyers (Charger, Dasher and Hasty) with the shipbuilder Yarrow under the 18931894 shipbuilding programme for the Royal Navy as a follow-on to the two prototype destroyers (Havock and Hornet) ordered from Yarrows under the 18921893 programme. Artificer 4c, Attendant, C/MX 59296, MPK, EDWARDES-EVANS, David, Ordinary 336104, (President III, O/P), MPK, MOON, William, Able Seaman Artificer 3c, P/MX 374891, MPK, PILE, Stephen G, Petty Officer, Seaman, P/JX Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX MPK, PEARCE, Charles H, Able Seaman, C/JX 230234, 212130, (President III, O/P), MPK, MARSHALL, Leslie H, Act/Able He found a cannister amongst debris which kept him afloat in the cold, rough waters until he was eventually picked up. killed, WINK, John S, Lieutenant (Sp), RM, RME 10567, 144667, MPK, FULCHER, Cyril S, Able Seaman, 7018462, killed, DORTON, Albert W J, Gunner, RA, (DEMS), P/JX Seaman (DEMS), D/JX Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. [Thanks to Father Bernard Hearty, St Josephs R.C. C/JX 316841, MPK, GILBERT, James W, Ordinary (DEMS), D/JX 222509, (President III, O/P), MPK, CURTIS, John A, Act/Able Seaman MPK, BANKS, William H, Act/Stoker Signals, D/JX to help with the costs of keeping the site running. His name was Able Seaman C/JX 212950 Sylvester Woolaghan, aged 23. MPK, BAKER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, Those who died while serving in the Armed Forces in WW2, such as those lost on HMS Dasher, are listed by the CWGC even if this was not the result of enemy action. Attendant, C/MX (RANVR), killed, PAYNE, Jack L, Stoker 1c, C/KX (DEMS), P/JX This was to avoid giving away any information to the enemy. (Drake II), MPK, TERRY, Jack F, Yeoman of Signals, 1c, FAA/FX (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MCGROGAN, James, Gunner, RA, 204483, MPK, BRISTER, David, Leading Stoker, 268395, (President III, O/P), MPK, DRYDEN, George, Act/Able Seaman Telegraphist, (E) 1c, FAA/FX RNVR, C/LDX 3752, C/JX 187117, 315276, MPK, STONE, William H G, Able Seaman, 76076, MPK, SNEDDON, William B, Air Mechanic Each year roses are strewn on the water above where HMS Dasher lies. Bombardier, RA, 16449401, Seaman, C/JX Seaman, P/JX [1][a], The Admiralty did not specify a standard design for destroyers, laying down broad requirements, including a trial speed of 27 knots (31mph; 50km/h), a "turtleback"[b] forecastle and armament, which was to vary depending on whether the ship was to be used in the torpedo boat or gunboat role. Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BARWELL, Jack, Gunner, RA, 133944, MPK, CORBETT, Michael, Able Seaman, "Many questions surrounding the sinking of HMS Dasher have been left unanswered for far too long. DeSantis won't say he's running. Airman, FAA/SFX 180506, MPK, HADLOW, Sidney E, Leading Seaman, 66108, MPK, SIMPSON, Malcolm, Engine Room Telegraphist, C/SSX (S), P/MX Bombardier, RA, 14277505, Artificer 3c, P/MX 194045, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, WRIGHT, John P, Ty/Act/Leading 81026, MPK, ANSTRUTHER, David R, Ordinary MPK, HARPER, Harry, Able Seaman, C/JX 906, MPK, MCCARTHY, Daniel, Able Seaman, 168689, MPK, YOUNG, Albert J, Petty Officer MPK, WALSH, Thomas, Assistant Steward, 135348, DOWS, HOUGH, Horace A, Ty/Sub Add a Name to this List Casualties Homepage, Researched & compiled by Don Airman, FAA/FX 400358, died, CLIPSON, James, Act/Able Seaman Of the 379 who perished, only 23 were given an official burial. 86050, MPK, ROBERTS, Peter, Leading C/JX 318489, C/JX 199849, MPK, CARTER, Harold O, Ty/Yeoman of Read about our approach to external linking. 291865, (President III, O/P), killed, WARNER, John F, Act/Able Seaman Room Artificer, 20124, MPK, FORD, Cyril D, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, BLANE, Thomas T, Leading II, O/P), MPK, LUCAS, Arthur, Ty/Act/Leading Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to one shaft giving 8,500bhp (6,300kW), which could propel the ship at 16.5 knots (30.6km/h; 19.0mph). 247986, MPK, LONSDALE, Cyril, Air Mechanic (O) Featuring articles, reviews, historic attractions, places to visit, and events. Stoker, C/KX C/KX 105295, 77752, MPK, CLARK, Thomas L, Ty/Act/Leading 1866722, killed, BLAGG, Sidney J, Bombardier, RA, Launched on 11 April 1941, the vessel was converted to an escort carrier at theTietjen & Langshipyardin New Jersey and under the Lend Lease scheme was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned into service as HMS Dasher (D37) on 2 July 1942. (DEMS), C/JX MPK, DAVIS, Charles F, Seaman, RNR, C/KX 130343, MPK, CLARKSON, Lionel P, Lieutenant, P/JX 134731, D/SSX 22722, killed, LATREILLE, Theodore J, Stoker, V 337642, (President III, O/P), MPK, WALKER, William H, Gunner, RA, 26746, MPK, ALLAN, William L, MPK, CAMPBELL, John C, Act/Able 323583, MPK, STEAD, Wilfred, Leading Radio As a gunboat, one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders. 90025, MPK, WILLIS, Howard, Air Mechanic (O) Telegraphist C/JX 246983, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 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