East coast convoy ships lost to enemy action; Share; Posted 29 May , 2019 . Three minutes later she sighted the topmasts of Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer's battleships, but did not transmit a message to Beatty for another five minutes. Lion, Battle of Jutland, 31st May -1st June 1916. HMS Lion was a light cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1942 as one of the Minotaur class and laid down that same year as Defence by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock on 6 June 1942.. This article needs additional citations for verification. Share; Posted 18 January , 2016 . Beatty's main body encountered the crippled Cöln shortly after turning north and she was sunk by two salvos from Lion. Die HMS Lion war ein Schlachtkreuzer , der in den 1910er Jahren für die Royal Navy gebaut wurde. The starboard forward group of 4-inch guns was removed after April 1917. Regards and gratitude to you and your team Link to post Share on other sites. [2] Derfflinger scored the most telling hits on Lion at 10:18 when two 305-millimetre (12 in) shells struck her port side below the waterline. The thickness of the nickel steel deck ranged from 1 to 2.5 inches (25 to 64 mm). (4) 1 Jul 1940 HMS Sealion (Lt.Cdr. email info @ jutlandcrewlists.org (remove spaces). I am trying to locate some details about my Grandfather -William Ernest Williams, who served on HMS Lion in the Battle of Jutland and survived. [18], On 23 January 1915, a force of German battlecruisers under the command of Admiral Franz von Hipper sortied to clear the Dogger Bank of any British fishing boats or small craft that might be there to collect intelligence on German movements. https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/wiki/Aliases, https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Lion_Crew_List&oldid=15369, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), About Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project, De Costa, Philip (real name: Isaac Da Costa), Fane Later Earl Of Westmorland, Vere Anthony Francis St Clair, BT 377/7/78075 (promoted Leading Stoker and remained on Lion until 31/02/1919), BT 377/7/122687 (promoted Leading Stoker and remained on Lion until 31/03/1919), Munnings, George William Charles John Record, Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly, Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class. In the meantime, on the evening of 18 August the Grand Fleet put to sea in response to a message deciphered by Room 40 which indicated that the High Seas Fleet, less the II Squadron, would be leaving harbour that night. • Account of the battle of Jutland by Alexander Grant, a gunner aboard Lion Indomitable was ordered to tow Lion back to port at 03:00, but it took two hours and two tries before she could start to tow Lion, and a further day-and-a-half to reach port at speeds of 7–10 knots (13–19 km/h; 8.1–11.5 mph), even after Lion's starboard engine was temporarily repaired. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Six weeks before the battle he was transferred to HMS Princess Royal as a shipwright. Good work Penfold. Lion was hit within three minutes of Lützow opening fire at 15:48. HMS Lion Facebook Group. QD065 John Herbert Seccombe & the Lion . We also have a detailed page on the British light cruiser HMS Penelope (97). [47], Lion became the flagship of Vice-Admiral W. C. Pakenham in December 1916 when he assumed command of the Battlecruiser Fleet upon Beatty's promotion to command of the Grand Fleet. (See References) This page is indexed by years. Causalty roll HMS Lion, Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916 : Despatches, Statistics & Home ... H.M.S. Photo gallery: HMS Lion Crew List (Photographs), Last Updated: She provided support for British light forces involved in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight on 17 November 1917, but never came within range of any German forces. HMS Lion The Boys of the Training Ship Lion: pin. The destroyer Shark spotted the German armoured cruiser Roon and her escorts at about 07:00, but could not transmit the message until 07:25. David Tompson CMEM Served from 1954 - 1991 Served in HMS Tiger. QD007 Pioneers of Vancouver Island & HMS Trincomalee. … HMS Lion (1709) was a 60-gun third rate launched in 1709, rebuilt in 1738 and sold in 1765. Roll of Honour . Beatty ordered Indomitable to attack her at 10:48. The increase in speed, armour and gun size forced a 65 per cent increase in size over the Indefatigable class. [10], By early 1918 Lion carried a Sopwith Pup and a Sopwith 1½ Strutter on flying-off platforms fitted on top of 'Q' and 'X' turrets. Battle of Jutland Crew Lists [29] Lion scored her first hit on Lützow two minutes later, but Lützow returned the favour at 04:00 when one of her 305 mm shells hit 'Q' turret at a range of 16,500 yards (15,100 m). The fast battlecruisers would actually conduct the bombardment while the entire High Seas Fleet was to station itself east of Dogger Bank to provide cover for their return and to destroy any elements of the Royal Navy that responded to the raid. Crew List (Photographs) Search For A Name. [37] Beatty's ships maintained full speed to try to put some separation between them and the High Seas Fleet and gradually moved out of range. 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