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Battle cruiser histories. Royal naval
battle cruiser HMS Queen Mary. Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS
Queen Mary from her launch to her loss during the Battle of Jutland also notice board for
naval enthusiasts, historians and families of the crew members of HMS Queen
Mary.
Built by Palmers,
launched in 1912. HMS Queen Mary took part in Heligoland Bight, Battle of
Dogger Bank and Battle of Jutland. During the battle of Jutland after
receiving direct hits from the German ships Seydlitz and Derfflinger the
Queen Mary blew up with the loss of 1,266 crew with only 9
survivors. Displacement:
Queen Mary 27,200 Speed: 27.5 knots
Compliment: 1,000 (Queen Mary 1916 1,275)
Armament:
Eight 13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns. 1913 - one
47mm (mod), 1915/16 two 3 inch
anti aircraft guns |
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HMS Queen Mary, 1913.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
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HMS Queen Mary.
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The Officers of HMS Queen Mary After Coaling |
HMS Queen Mary Photographed 1912 A
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HMS Queen Mary.
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HMS Queen MARY.
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HMS Queen Mary - photo published 1915 |
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I
am attaching a copy of a photo of the Permanent Chapel (above) and
an invite to an 'At Home' on board the ship (right). My Grandmother
married a stoker from the ship, Albert Laws. They married and he had to
return to his ship that night She never saw him again. The
strange thing is that I have found another stoker Albert Laws, who was
killed on the Hood. Both stokers with the same name serving on ships that
met near identical fates.
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to John Larry for this contribution. |
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George James Barnish
I
enclose copies of photo's of my great-uncle George James Barnish,
Stoker 1st Class
SS/111671 on H.M.S. Queen Mary who died 31st May 1916 at the Battle of
Jutland. Further
information about the group photo would be most welcome.
Linda Westmaas-Merry.
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HMS Queen Mary. Sent in by Linda Westmaas-Merry |
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HMS Queen Mary.
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William Walter Wibdy, 1916.
Served as a boy telegraphist on HMS Queen Mary and
perished, aged 17, at the Battle of Jutland.
Contributed by his cousin, Dick Coleman. |
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Crew members of HMS Queen Mary. Thanks to
Robin East. |
Crew member of HMS Queen Mary.
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Some crew of HMS Queen Mary. Sent in by
Linda Westmaas-Merry |
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| Battle of Jutland 31st may 1916.
Naval Battle which took place on the west coast of Jutland, Both the
Germans and the British claimed victory. The Germans because they sank
more ships. The British because the German High seas fleet would never
again venture from there ports for the rest of the war. The German
main fleet consisted of 16 Dreadnaught Battleships and 6 pre-dreadnaught battleships, 11 Light Cruisers and 72 destroyers. The
British Fleet consisted of Admiral Jellicoe's fleet of 28 Dreadnaught
battleships and 3 battle cruisers and Admiral Beatty's force of 6 battle
cruisers and 4 fast battleships.
The Germans had planned to sail from the Baltic to the north sea with
the plan to engage the British Battle Cruisers in Norwegian waters. But
due to German radio messages being intercepted by the British the
British Grand fleet were alerted.
British Battleships and Cruisers at The Battle of Jutland
 | 1st Battle Squadron. HMS Iron Duke (Flagship), HMS Agincourt,
HMS Colossus, HMS Hercules, HMS Marlborough, HMS Neptune, HMS Revenge,
HMS St. Vincent. |
| 2nd Battle Squadron. HMS King George V, HMS Ajax, HMS Centurion, HMS
Conqueror, HMS Erin, HMS Monarch, HMS Orion, HMS Thunderer. |
| 4th Battle Squadron, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Bellerophon, HMS Benbow, HMS
Canada, HMS Superb, HMS Temeraire, HMS Vanguard |
| 5th battle Squadron, HMS Valiant, HMS Barham, HMS Malaya, HMS
Warspite |
| 1st Battle-Cruiser Squadron, HMS Lion (Flagship, HMS
Princess Royal, HMS Queen Mary (Sunk) HMS Tiger |
| 2nd battle-Cruiser Squadron. HMS Indefatigable
(Sunk) HMS New Zealand, |
| 3rd battle-Cruiser Squadron, HMS Indomitable, HMS
Inflexible, HMS Invincible (Sunk) |
| 1st Cruiser Squadron, HMS Black Prince (Sunk), HMS
defence (Sunk) HMS Duke of Edinburgh, HMS Warrior (Sunk) |
| 2nd Cruiser Squadron, HMS Cochrane, HMS Hampshire, HMS
Minotaur, HMS Shannon, |
| Light Cruisers. Active, Bellona, Birmingham, Birkenhead,
Boadicea, Calliope, Canturbury,
Caroline, Castor, Champion, Chester, Comus, Constance, Cordelia, Dublin,
Falmouth, Fearless, Galatea, Gloucester, Inconstant, Nottingham,
Phaeton, Royalist, Southampton, Yarmouth |
7 destroyers were lost from the
Flotillas, of 1st, 4th, 9th, 10thj, 11th, 12th , and 13th Flotillas.
GERMAN FLEET
| 1st battle Squadron. Friedrich
der Grosse (Flagship) Heligoland, Nassau, Oldenburg, Ostfriesland, Posen,
Rheinland, Thuringen, Westfalen. |
| 2nd Battle Squadron,
Deutschland, Hannover, Hessen Pommern
(sunk), Schlesen, Schleswig-Holstein |
| 3rd Battle Squadron, Konig,
Grosser Kurfurst, Kaiser, Kaiserin, Kronprince William, Markgraf,
Prinzregent Luitpold |
| Battle-Cruiser Squadron. Derflinger, Lutzow (sunk) Moltke,
Seydlitz, Von der Tan. |
| Light Cruisers, Elbing
(Sunk) Frankfurt, Frauenlob (sunk), Hamburg, Muenchen, Pillau,
Regensburg, Rostock (sunk) Stettin, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden (Sunk) |
2 Destroyers were lost from the
1st,2,d,3rd,5th,6th,7th and 9th Flotillas
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JOSEPH
ALEXANDER .. My Great Uncle Joseph Alexander was a casualty on the HMS
Queen Mary. Would love to see any photos anyone may have which would
show any crew, especially the stokers, 1st Class. Contact
Here
David
Scott ableseaman/stoker from Leith, Edinburgh,I would be
gratefull for any information regarding the crew, and/or crew photo's,
indeed any snipped of information regarding this fine lady and her
brave crew that would help me to build a picture of my grandad. My
contact email is stewartdavid5@hotmail.com
CHARLES THORROWGOOD.
I am trying to trace any information but
especially crew photos which may include Charles Thorrowgood who was
killed aboard HMS Queen Mary at Jutland. Any info or photos or knowledge
on the whereabouts of his death Plaque would be most helpful, contact
Martin Harrison at mdharrison@btopenworld.com
ALBERT MATTHEW WILLIETS...
I am trying to find information about
an ascendant of mine (Albert Williets, born 30/10/1898). I believe that
he was serving on the Queen Mary, and was one of only nine survivors
when she was sunk at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Is anyone able to
provide any details of him relating to his naval service? Contact Jon
Williets at tullettowers@tinyworld.co.uk |
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