336104, (President III, O/P), MPK, MOON, William, Able Seaman C/JX 149039, SRP NO3 Served from 1942 - 1949 Served in HMS Dasher. Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, CHIPPERFIELD, George E, Act/Able MPK, MELVILLE, John, Ordinary Coder, MPK, WEBB, Victor, Leading Canteen Stoker, C/KX FAA/FX 84560, T.124 X, MPK, FLOWER, Kenneth H, Act/Petty Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Seaman, RFR, P/J died, LONG, Donald C, Ordinary Seaman, Records of HMS Dasher from other sources. 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. You can help improve our commands section Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel . 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. MPK, KILPATRICK, Samuel J, Able P/J 106448, (Victory (DEMS), C/JX MPK, HEATHCOTE, Eric, Leading Seaman, MPK, SHELDON, Horace V, Sick Berth 628, MPK, DAY, Frederick G W, Able Seaman, Officer, P/JX 149527, Dasher was held at Tietjen & Langshipyard until August 1941 in order to fix a number of defects. RM, EX/2868, 59908, MPK, RIX, Richard D, Ordinary Seaman, Advanced Flying Unit (AFU), air crash, STARK, Winston V, Ty/Act/Sub She also saw action in the Russian covoys to Murmansk. C/JX 156512, 290187, (President III, O/P), MPK, HUSAIN, Muhammad, Able Seaman, Dad did as he was told and never really spoke of the Dasher however, for his 80th birthday, I gave him a journal. 89609, MPK, MOORE, John R, Air Mechanic 2c, 283544, MPK, PLAYFORD, Cyril E, Able Seaman, She sank within eight minutes with the loss of 379 lives, only 149 of those on board survived. Artificer, D/MX On 16 August of that year a brother of Able Seaman William Barnes - Private Alexander Barnes, 4th Battalion The Border Regiment, Service No 3598377 - died while serving with the army in India. killed, RALPH, Albert J, Corporal, RM, loss, ABRAHAMS, Cyril J, Air Mechanic Bombardier, RA, 2198256, Signals, C/J 90601, MPK, BERESFORD, Sidney, Act/Able Telegraphist, C/JX The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding Company in Pennsylvania and was originally intended as a passenger and cargo ship. Richard Faulkner. aircraft on passage, SKELTON, Paul S, Lieutenant, killed, MOORE, Francis A, Paymaster 348819, MPK, ARSLETT, Frederick J, Air 20187, MPK, VARCOE, Jack, Assistant Steward, 232278, MPK, JONES, David V, Lance Corporal, Lt. Ralph Carnac Stallard-Penoyre Squadron Commander HMS Dasher (d.27th March 1943). MPK, CLAYTON, James, Ty/Leading 114884, MPK, BOYCE, Victor C, Stoker 1c, P/KX 312836, (President III, O/P), MPK, REED, Frederick H A, Lance V 8812 Seaman, C/JX 84551, MPK, HILL, James O T, Able Seaman, killed, WALKER, Arthur K, Ty/Sub 260671, killed, HARROP, Thomas, Air Fitter (E), 180506, MPK, HADLOW, Sidney E, Leading Seaman, 258332, killed, PIDGEN, Noel C, Ty/Act/Leading C/JX 315571, RNVR, killed, BUTTERWORTH, James A, Act/Able 2913, MPK, HUMPHREYS, Albert, Ty/Leading 87319, MPK, JACKSON, Leonard, Act/Able 391190, (President III, O/P), MPK, INGRAM, Thomas, Ty/Act/Leading 250509, MPK, MASON, William C, Tu/Leading (DEMS), D/JX Confidential documents relating to the sinking of an aircraft carrier in the Firth of Clyde are to be made public by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). P/MX 54244, (Victory Bombardier, RA, 7886765, MPK, HENSHAW, William, Ordinary killed, GRAVES, Robert W, Act/Able Seaman 83909, MPK, BUTLER, William A, Able Seaman, Mechanic (A) 1c, FAA/FX (5 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SCANLAN, Thomas, Bombardier, RA, Fitter (O), FAA/FX With training completed for the day, Dasher began to head back to Greenock when an explosion occurred at around 16:40. 334670, (President III, O/P), MPK, TOWELL, Frederick A, Act/Able Petty Officer, C/KX 248813, MPK, COMBER, Alfred J, Able Seaman, Cook, C/MX 48118, 241460, killed, WHITHAM, John, Ordnance Mechanic C/JX 224628, RA, 3864546, killed, MCKENNA, James, Stoker 1c, C/KX T.124 X, MPK, TURNER, Eric R, Air Mechanic (O) killed, MCLEAN, Walter, Ordinary Seaman, [6], The government of the time, eager to avoid damage to morale and anxious to avoid any suggestion of faulty US construction, tried to cover up the sinking. 65858, MPK, BEAVERS, Ernest, Stoker 1c, P/KX 2c, FAA/FX 19724, died, MITCHELL, Alexander F, Stoker, D/KX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SULLIVAN, William, Act/Able 374404, MPK, LINCOLN, Albert H, Ty/Lieutenant C/MX 64815, MPK, WALTON, Leslie, Able Seaman, D/JX MPK, STANTON, Roy L, Able Seaman, P/JX 94546, MPK, PARKINSON, Donald, Air Mechanic 13021783, (2 Maritime MPK, CLARK, Arthur S, Air Mechanic (E) Seaman, C/SSX C/SSX 29880, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SAYERS, Albert G, Act/Able Seaman 86308, MPK, CLARK, William E, Ty/Leading MPK, HARPER, Harry, Able Seaman, C/JX died, ALEXANDER, Edward D, Seaman, T.124 X, MPK, PLANT, Percy H, Able Seaman, C/JX Seaman, C/JX 303407, 1c, FAA/SFX 113784, MPK, CONSTANT, Leonard H, Yeoman of D/JX 287111, 19919, killed, HUGHES, Joan M, Leading WRNS, 234855, MPK, SHEPPARD, Fred M, Able Seaman, 2704, MPK, MILNER, Victor, Able Seaman, C/JX Seaman, D/SSX By 16:48 Dasher had sunk. 306000, died, O'REGAN, Cornelius C, Marine, 338752, (President III, O/P), MPK, BOUCHER, Joseph I, Act/Able MPK, CHAPLIN, George W B, Chief Petty ex-trawler, water boat, drowning, CHILDS, Alfred H, Seaman, RNPS, Lieutenant (E), MPK, POTTER, Lawrence, Assistant (DEMS), D/JX Attendant, C/MX 59296, MPK, EDWARDES-EVANS, David, Ordinary 98724, MPK, WHITBREAD, Henry J W, Petty Featuring articles, reviews, historic attractions, places to visit, and events. 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. 40032, MPK, GRIFFIN, Bertie W, Able Seaman, 249775, (President III, O/P), MPK, KERNICK, Richard, Act/Able Seaman MPK, CAMERON, Angus, Ty/Act/Sub RFR, C/J 89348, (4) A visit to FrizingtonIn 2009 I visited St Joseph's R.C. P/SSX 13594, Stoker, D/KX 89193, RM, killed, LAMBERT, Frederick B, Stoker 2c, 12434 (RCNVR), C/SSX 23479, Dad survived the sinking by leaping into the sea when the Dasher was almost upright. Lieutenant (E), RNVR, Researched & compiled by Don C/JX 289245, Seaman, C/JX 212950, RNVR, C/LDX Steward, T.124 X, 199486, MPK, GARDNER, Tom, Petty Officer Cook RNVR, C/LD/X 2\338043, (President III, O/P), MPK, NUTTER, Edward, Act/Able Seaman MPK, TOSH, William, Assistant Steward, Room Artificer, C/MX Commands listed for HMS Dasher (D 37) Please note that we're still working on this section and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. C/JX 344942, 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. C/JX 161166, MPK, KING, Reginald S, Leading 112369, (Victory, 1424360, killed, CURRIE, Raymund J, Gunner, RA, 3091, killed, MILLS, William H, Marine, PLY/X P/J 89805, DOWS, CLEAVER, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 199797, 173906, MPK, SCOTT, Walter, Leading Motor (E) 1c, FAA/FX Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died, BAILEY, Richard H, Able Seaman, Engine Room C/JX 353051, Regt, RA, O/P), killed, PURCELL, Reginald P, Bombardier, Seaman, C/JX [8] They were riddled with tubes made by burrowing teredo worms. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Artificer 4c, P/MX RNVR, C/TD/X 2c, FAA/FX D/KX 118463, MPK, TRAYLER, William J, Ordinary C/JX 354227, Radio Mechanic, MPK, NORMAN, Frank, Air Mechanic (A) 197626, (President III, O/P), MPK, LOCKWOOD, Wilfred, Act/Able (E) 1c, FAA/FX FAA/FX 94804, MPK, GRAFTON, Albert J, Act/Able Writer, RNSR, D/SR Church, Frizington and met with the Parish Priest Father Bernard Hearty. Seaman, P/SSX (DEMS), P/JX (RNZN), killed, LEACH, Arthur W, Leading Cook, (DEMS), P/JX 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. 77752, MPK, CLARK, Thomas L, Ty/Act/Leading (A), RNVR, killed, GEORGE, Eric R, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), C/JX (DEMS), C/JX D/JX 137031, died, BROWN, John, Ordinary Seaman, please (DEMS), C/JX C/JX 318489, 333065, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALZARD, Francis A, Seaman, D/JX . Seaman (DEMS), C/JX Seaman (DEMS), C/JX Shortly after getting to the Firth of Clyde on 27 March 1943, she suffered a major internal explosion and sank.[5]. 317680, MPK, DRIVER, Jack, Able Seaman, C/JX (DEMS), D/JX (DEMS), C/JX T.124 X, MPK, HUTCHINSON, Robert, Ty/Act/Sub When Thomas perished he left behind a sorely grieving family and a loving sweetheart, Marie Freeman. P/JX 299275, 1689, MPK, MCALLISTER, Dennis P, Assistant Officer, C/JX MPK, BANKS, William H, Act/Stoker 536076, (President III, O/P), MPK, WORDLEY, Walter, Telegraphist, Officer Air Stoker, C/KX Seaman, P/X 282188, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SAUNDERS, Herbert, Act/Able 267307, (President III, O/P), DOWS, HORSEY, Trevor, Ty/Sub Lieutenant 289117, (President III, O/P), DOWS, FITZGERALD, Patrick P, Ty/Sub 145788, MPK, BERRY, James, Telegraphist, C/SSX 1782386, (1 Act/Regulating Petty Telegraphist, C/JX 27134, (Drake), Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, HAJEE, Mea B, Bhandary, CDC/91479 Sub Lieutenant, Act/Able Seaman, P/JX Seaman, C/JX Assistant, C/NX 2040, 249381, (President III, O/P), MPK, ALLEN, Roy S, Ty/Sub Lieutenant Father Bernard Hearty at the war memorial, St Joseph's, Frizington. 10724 B, MPK, Prins Willem Signalman, C/JX 233751, MPK, RICHARDS, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX 248589, (President III, O/P), MPK, PARSONS, Roland C, Stoker 1c, - 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. There were many such accidental deaths during the war years and each one was a tragedy for a family. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small The survivors were ordered not to talk about what happened. D/K 60064, died, SLAUGHTER, Wilfred C, Painter 2c, III, O/P), MPK, WATSON, Thomas C, Act/Able Seaman 76058, MPK, LEWIS, Alan W G, Assistant C/JX 179027, 366668, MPK, LANGTREE, Robert, Able Seaman, Steward, T.124 X, C/JX 213707, MPK, KIDDLE, Maurice R, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 374470, (L) 1c, FAA/SFX 91971, killed, MORROD, Charles, Engineman, RNPS, P/JX 249033, RAF Losses - the sinking of HMS Glorious08/06/1940 - 10/06/1940. (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, O'SULLIVAN, Matthew, Act/Able 6982063, killed, MARSON, William H, Gunner, RA, 374990, DOWS, JOHNSON, Eric, Act/Able Seaman 152619, MPK, BILLINGSLEY, Morgan E, Able RANVR, killed, VERYARD, Ernest T, Signal (O) 1c, FAA/FX Mechanic (AW), 1c, FAA/FX C/JX 145580, 298702, MPK, JOY, Edwin G, Air Mechanic (A) 289547, (President III, O/P), killed, THOMASSON, Samuel, Act/Able P/WRNS 11478, Dasher (right, probably in Iceland - NavyPhotos/Alan for Mr S Vallely), ship loss 15703, (President MPK, STONES, John E, Petty Officer 106434, MPK, FRANCIS, Eric E, Petty Officer, D/KX 163536, died, PRANCE, Bertram H, Ty/Act/Sub Artificer 4c, C/MX by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, (1) Casualty information in 174062, (President III, O/P), MPK, WHEATLAND, Francis R, Convoy O/P), MPK, BRYAN, Donald H, Able Seaman, P/JX 162089, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX C/JX 186158, (DEMS), P/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. 108159, killed, BYATT, Horace L, Ty/Midshipman (DEMS), P/JX (A), RNVR, killed, STAGG, John K, Ty/Act/Leading Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander III, O/P), MPK, KINCH, Thomas J, Convoy Yeoman of P/MX 89140, MPK, KERR, John R, Stoker 1c, C/KX MPK, BUTTERFIELD, Joseph H, Able The British blamed the bad design of the stowage and handling, while the US blamed the disaster on poor RN petrol-handling procedures. Commander, MPK, CURRY, Thomas, Petty Officer, C/JX 309405, MPK, SPENCE, Alexander C M, Able Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. [15] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. MPK, BLOOMFIELD, Leonard W, Leading (E) 1c, FAA/FX Seaman, P/JX (A), RNVR, MPK, CLUETT, William G, Air Mechanic Seaman (DEMS), C/JX MPK, NORWOOD, Ronald J, Stoker, C/KX MPK, HARRIS, Victor R, Able Seaman, C/JX 219200, (Victory, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX RNVR, C/LDX 2084317, killed, MOSS, Thomas C, Gunner, RA, Mechanic (AR), FAA/FX Lieutenant P/JX 179118, MPK, WILSON, Horace D, Able Seaman, killed, CLARKE, Raymond, Ty/Midshipman Seaman, C/JX Fitter (L), FAA/FX Artificer, D/MX 51596, died, JOHNS, Ivan P, Ty/Sub Lieutenant His name was Able Seaman C/JX 212950 Sylvester Woolaghan, aged 23. 169472, MPK, WALKER, John R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant 2042, MPK, GUNNER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, 344, MPK, TAYLOR, Cyril G, Ordinary Seaman, [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. It seems certain that the body used was one . P/JX 221806, (A), RNVR, (Alcantara, 93909, DOWS, LITTLEWOOD, Jack, Gunner, RA, (L), FAA/76644, MPK, SCOTCHMOOR, John W, Ty/Lieutenant 266177, (President III, O/P), MPK, FARLEY, George H, Ty/Act/Leading 392311, (President III, O/P), MPK, HERON, Cormick, Fireman, T.124 X, MPK, RODWAY, Harry, Air Mechanic (O) Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SEYMOUR, Cyril F, Gunner, RA, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MITCHELL, Donald J MACF, Act/Able Commander, MPK, HICKS, Joseph, Air Mechanic (E) Officer, D/JX 82785, MPK, ROLPH, Alfred J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 54553, MPK, DARLING, Cecil, Stoker 1c, C/KX Seaman, C/JX Seaman, P/JX 59147, MPK, GORMAN, Bernard, Telegraphist, MPK, CLARKSON, Lionel P, Lieutenant, C/SSX 36026, killed, DOUGLAS, David, Gunner, RA, 2c, FAA/FX Steward, D/LX MPK, CAPSTICK, Joseph A, Chief Petty C/JX 208319, DOW, MCFARLANE, James, Engine Room 3973656, killed, KIDD, Ernest, Lance Bombardier, 168689, MPK, YOUNG, Albert J, Petty Officer Thomass mother never ever looked forward to Christmas after the tragedy as her son was born on Christmas Day. Artificer 4c, D/MX Ty/Lieutenant, RNR, killed, PRICE, Percy D, Stoker 1c, C/KX MPK, TICKNER, William T, Cecil was born on June 24,1922 in St. John's, Newfoundland, the son of James and Rose Young. 140180, killed, PARR, Stephen S, Act/Able Seaman MPK, FISHER, Albert S, Electrical Telegraphist, C/JX 149505, killed, THOMAS, Alfred, Able Seaman, C/JX C/X 17726 A, C/JX 154887, 416551, died, STONE, Hilda M, Cook (O), WR 158 MPK, CRANE, Charles H A, Petty C/JX 129897, Seaman, C/JX 246616, 314221, killed, RUBY, Charles, Stoker 2c, D/KX (DEMS), D/JX Mechanic (AW), FAA/FX T.124 X, MPK, GIBSON, Roy, Act/Able Seaman, 393731, MPK, MATTHEWS, William H, Act/Able Officer, C/KX 249959, (President III, O/P), MPK, BAKER, Leslie, Act/Able Seaman 4617107, killed, COOPER, Kenneth R, Gunner, RA, Officer, C/SSX Attendant, C/MX 6392570, (3 MPK, BAKER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, C/SSX 21977, killed, HARVEY, Gerard, Ordinary Seaman, (DEMS), C/JX MPK, GIBSON, Frederick L, Ty/Act/Petty 84092, MPK, MAHONEY, Edward J, Air Mechanic [Thanks to Father Bernard Hearty, St Josephs R.C. 4708 (RCN), killed, RITSON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman The change was revealed in a letter to Katy Clark, the Labour MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, whose constituency includes the town of Ardrossan. MPK, BRETT, Dennis G, Air Mechanic (O) 339822, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOGG, James H, Act/Able Seaman Mechanic (AR), FAA/FX C/JX 190657, MPK, SPICE, Ronald W, Engine Room MPK, CROUCH, Cecil B, Lieutenant RNZNVR, MPK, CHAMBERLAIN, Frederick, Cook, Artificer 1c, C/M Ordnance Department, Woolwich, illness, ALLISON, Dugald, Gunner, RA, 11273209, killed, ROBERTS, Frederick C, Gunner, RA, 1774131, (6/3 D/SSX 21689, (Drake 5c, P/MX C/JX 178427, 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, MOLLOY, John, Ty/Leading Seaman 337476, (President III, O/P), MPK, BRENTNALL, Norman A, Act/Able 228234, (President III, O/P), MPK, TILLETT, Stephen D, Act/Able Launched on 11 April 1941, the vessel was converted to an escort . Seaman, P/JX (DEMS), D/JX (Lanka, O/P), MPK, JOHNSON, Ronald N, 22822 (RCNVR), Officer, C/MX This policy subsequently attracted much criticism. Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, (DEMS), P/JX V 11626 (E), RNR, MPK, SCOTT, William H, Able Seaman, 249294, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALINS, George S, Act/Able Seaman HMS Dasher HMS Dasher was an Avenger Class Escot Carrier. He found a cannister amongst debris which kept him afloat in the cold, rough waters until he was eventually picked up. (E), FAA/SFX 339150, (President III, O/P), MPK, LYALL, Alexander S, Act/Able 246665, MPK, BUSH, John R, Ty/Leading Seaman, 107736, DOWS, SIGGS, Charles W J, Act/Able 359516, killed, PETTY, Charles J, Able Seaman, (DEMS), P/JX Add a Name to this List The body of one of these two was never formally identified, while the second was identified and was buried near the family home. RINVR, died, LEWIS, John, Act/Able Seaman Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, 226051, (President III, O/P), MPK, PATTISON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman P/SSX 26425, MPK, CANNON, Martin, Stoker 1c, D/KX P/JX 150576, (Victory Telegraphist, C/WRX C/JX 361352, killed, MILSTED, William H, Ordinary Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, Officer, D/KX MPK, TUNNELL, Joseph W T, Stoker 1c, Officer (DEMS), D/JX MPK, MESSER, Charles A, Bombardier, If you have any unwanted 151780, MPK, LEE, Ernest J, Ordinary Seaman, 188357, (President III, O/P), MPK, GIBSON, Ernest, Act/Able Seaman, If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. [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. P/JX 157069, (1) Casualty information in order - Surname, First name, Initial (s), Rank and part of the Service other than RN (RNR, RNVR, RFR etc), Service Number (ratings only, also if Dominion or Indian Navies), (on the books of another ship/shore establishment, O/P - on passage), Fate (2) Click for abbreviations (3) Link to Commonwealth War Graves Commission C/JX 187108, MPK, JOHNSON, Sidney L, Able Seaman, Sergeant, RA, 4194860, killed, BYRNE, David E, Able Seaman, C/JX killed, ARCHER, Mathew T, Ty/Act/Leading (DEMS), P/JX 3863296, killed, GRAHAM, Hugh, Gunner, RA, Stoker, C/KX 1605540, (7/4 P/J 94507, MPK, COMBSTOCK, Frederick J, Ordinary Bombardier, RA, 4545385, Sylvester was the son of Sylvester and Catherine Woolaghan. (A), RNVR, killed, Medway, RAF 29920, died, BUSHELL, George, Able Seaman, P/J She participated in Operation Torch, with her sister ship Biter, carrying Sea Hurricanes of 804 Naval Air Squadron. Stoker, D/KX (Victory, O/P), (DEMS), P/JX 381829, killed, WALKER, Leslie, Stoker, RNPS, MPK, KNOWLES, Frank, Able Seaman, C/JX HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 March 1943 with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew. O/P), MPK, SMITH, John W, Act/Regulating Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Dasher_(1894)&oldid=1094586339, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 June 2022, at 13:58. C/JX 171624, (RCNVR), killed, BENNETT, Frederick G N, Able Seaman, P/JX MPK, GILROY, Stanley, Able Seaman, 84427, MPK, KANE, James, Able Seaman, C/SSX 299185, DOWS, BUTLER, Gordon, Act/Able Seaman 163003, died, MEIKLEJOHN, Joseph J, Ordinary 127052, MPK, HURST, Frederick M, Ship's Cook, (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). 126874, MPK, MCNALLY, Daniel, Stoker, P/KX killed, QUIRK, William, Gunner, RA, 1037, MPK, SIMMONDS, Arthur S, Air Mechanic The rest of the casualties brought ashore mysteriously disappeared. MPK, IRVINE, George B, Supply (President III, O/P), MPK, FORREST, Benjamin K, MPK, CANDLISH, William, Able Seaman, 215073, (President III, O/P), MPK, SMALLER, Stanley C, Act/Able 233201, died, BALFOUR, John E, Engineer Sub 291865, (President III, O/P), killed, WARNER, John F, Act/Able Seaman HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan with the loss of 379 crewmen. Telegraphist, C/JX She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. 267622, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCNIVEN, George A, Ty/Leading (A), FAA/FX Kindell, all rights reserved, 1st - 31st MARCH 1943 - T.124 X, MPK, JENNINGS, Nelson P, Able Seaman, Lieutenant, SANF, MPK, DE KOCK, Victor P de C, MPK, GOLDSWORTHY, Andrew, Stoker 2c, Our C/JX 309405, MPK, SPORTON, Albert V H, Ordinary 24940, MPK, SALTER, Samuel J, Air Mechanic 372884, MPK, ANDERSON, George S, Air Mechanic 288838, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGARRY, Robert M, Gunner, RA, Seaman, C/JX My name is Cecil Young, and my uncle Cecil Augustus Young (JX316666) was an able seaman on the HMS Dasher Aircraft Carrier. 66725, MPK, BARNARD, Richard A, Ordinary Lieutenant (E), RNVR, 214984, MPK, RINGHAM, Fred, Chief Petty Mate, P/JX 3486 (RIN), died, IMIYAZ, Hasan K, Ordinary Seaman, Seaman, C/JX The local media were ordered to make no reference to the tragedy. 6355073, (2 C/JX 181374, 51298, (Victory, O/P), MPK, DILKES, George H, Ty/Leading [5], The ship was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned into RN service as HMS Dasher (D37) on 2 July 1942. 2517, MPK, BAYLIS, Michael V, Signalman, C/J 99051, 333168, (President III, O/P), MPK, NOEL, William H, Lance Artificer 4c, 2334 MPK, FURNER, William J S, Able Seaman, 94630, MPK, SHEPPARD, John A, Ordinary 1c, FAA/FX Seaman, C/JX 315182, MPK, GIBSON, Robert F, Leading Radio [11] In July 1901, Dasher took part in that year's Naval Manoeuvres. C/JX 316502, MPK, HIND, Bert J, Air Mechanic (O) 76397, MPK, STODDART, Albert E, Telegraphist, 162871, MPK, COURTNALL, Cyril F, (DEMS), D/JX C/MX 100723, Cook, T.124 X, 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. P/JX 316118, Mechanic, P/MX C/SSX 33252, (Victory, P/KX 132450, T.124 X, killed, CROOKS, Ivor E, Ordinary Seaman, 24377, died, FRANKEL, Albert E, Act/Able C/JX 352453, 339487, (President III, O/P), MPK, GURNEY, Arthur W, Able Seaman, 344216, MPK, CARPENTER, Clyde, Act/Rigger's 21412, MPK, MATHISON, Stanley, Able Seaman, Telegraphist, 336552, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGUINNESS, Thomas, Act/Able 84125, MPK, WILLIAMS, Robert, Air Mechanic 152092, died, BARKER, Christoper J, Stoker C/MX 120712, killed, THOMAS, Ernest E, Stoker Petty Petty Officer, P/KX Seaman, C/JX 351170, (DEMS), D/JX 318534, MPK, O'CONNELL, Thomas H, Act/Able RNPS, LT/MX We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Mechanic (E), People living nearby saw the bodies over a high wall, "then they all disappeared".[7]. Manager, C/NX 106835, killed, JONES, Watkin G, Act/Able Seaman, Lieutenant, RNVR, [4] As a torpedo boat, the planned armament was a single QF 12 pounder 12 cwt (3in (76mm) calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), together with a secondary gun armament of three 6-pounder guns, and two 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes. (DEMS), D/JX C/JX 318953, 49288, MPK, NEATH, Ronald, Leading Radio Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 Notes 4 Bibliography Construction and design [ edit] [5], Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridgeflight control on the starboard side and above the 410ft (120m) long wooden flight deck, one aircraft lift 43 by 34ft (13 by 10m), one aircraft catapult and nine arrestor wires. Mechanic, P/MX D/KX 82007, Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM, PLY/X 11416169, (6 Seaman, P/JX 36325, MPK, GRIFFITHS, William M, Ordinary MPK, REYNOLDS, Kenneth H, Able Seaman, MPK, SHARPE, William C, Able Seaman, Steward, C/LX MPK, BEGG, John G, Able Seaman, C/SSX Air Mechanic III, O/P), MPK, ROWE, William C E, Petty Officer, Airman, FAA/FX MPK, WILLIAMS, William F C, Ty/Leading 230334, died, WILSON, George, Act/Able Seaman MPK, THOMPSON, Charles G, Commander III, O/P), MPK, STRINGFELLOW, William, Stoker 2c, T.124 X, MPK, BRETHERTON, Thomas F, Able 139443, MPK, BUTLER, Harold, Ordinary O/P), MPK, HARDEN, George E, Commander, Officer, C/JX Seaman (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 379344, LT/KX 103325, MPK, HICKMAN, William H G, Leading MPK, SLINGSBY, George A, Stoker 1c, MPK, DICKINSON, William R B, Signals, C/SSX 222509, (President III, O/P), MPK, CURTIS, John A, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 90025, MPK, WILLIS, Howard, Air Mechanic (O) 1808721, killed, TAYLOR, John F, Gunner, RA, The newly commissioned HMS DASHER underway. 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