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August 1944 operations with the Home Fleet and damaged by a torpedo
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August 22nd 1944 Above: HMS BICKERTON is
struck by a torpedo fired from HMS VIGILANT in order to scuttle her
once all her crew had been taken off. Below: HMS KEMPTHORNE prepares
to receive survivors from NABOB. |
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Above & below: August 23, 1944 members
of the crew ditching unnecessary items overboard in order to lighten
the ship, while other redistribute stores forward in an attempt to
improve her trim. Note the floating items in the ship's wake. |
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Above and below: August 23, 1944 on
passage to Scapa Flow; NABOB has stopped to make a second crew
transfer of 205 to the HMCS Algonquin by boat. TRUMPETER stands by.
Photos: Courtesy of Michael Pullinger |
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Above and below: August 23, 1944 NABOB
has stopped to make a second crew transfer to the HMCS ALGONQUIN by
boat. The ship is clearly listing and down by the stern as seen from
one of ALGONQUIN# boats. Note all
the emergency escape ladders are deployed and members of the crew
ditching unnecessary items off the flight deck to lighten the ship.
Photos: Courtesy of Michael Pullinger |
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Above & below: Members of NABOB's
crew aboard HMCS ALGONQUIN on the voyage back to Scapa Flow. |
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HMS NABOB making 10 Knots heading
for the safety of Scapa Flow |
At Rosyth - damage assessment
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Above: NABOB entering the lock at
Rosyth. © IWM (A 25689). Below: HMS NABOB entering the main dock
showing list at her stern. © IWM (A 25690) |
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Above: The damage done to HMS NABOB
- the hole in her side exposed the Fleet Air Arm other ranks mess
deck and a stores compartment to the sea, Below: September 10th
1944: De-ammunitioning HMS NABOB in the Firth of Forth before she is
reduced to nominal reserve status. |
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In memory of those who died
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Above and below: September 1st 1944:
Members the the ship's company of HMS NABOB attend the burial of FX
76721 Air Artificer 4th Class Peter T Rothwell, at Lyness
Royal Naval cemetery, Scapa Flow. |
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Above and below: September 1944, members
the the ship's company of HMS NABOB attend the burial of their
comrades at the Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) cemetery. |
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September 1944, members the the ship's
company of HMS NABOB attend the burial of their comrades at the
Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) cemetery. |
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Above and below: September 1944, members
the the ship's company of HMS NABOB attend the burial of their
comrades at the Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) cemetery |
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Twenty one men died when HMS NABOB was hit on August 22nd
1944
BEACH, John A, Leading Air Fitter (O), FAA/FX 114884 *
CHIZY, Harold, Sick Berth Attendant, V 51974 (RCNVR), MPK
ϯ
CONNOLLY, Charles W, Leading Cook (S), V 2601 (RCNVR), MPK
ϯ
CRAWFORD, Andrew, Leading Supply Assistant, D/MX 71035, MPK
ϯ
CURRIE, George H, Supply Assistant, V 25263 (RCNVR), MPK
ϯ
FROHOCK, John, Air Mechanic (A) 2c, FAA/FX 110232 *
GOUDIE, Owen R, Leading Air Mechanic (O), FAA/SFX 563 *
JONES, John C, Leading Steward, A 3211 (RCNR), MPK
ϯ
LEWIS, Joseph, Able Seaman, V 41131 (RCNVR), MPK
ϯ
LYNER, George R, Air Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/FX 105316 *
MACDONALD, Duncan A, Able Seaman, V 52782 (RCNVR) *
MACKENNEY, Arnold V, Stores Assistant, V 42713 (RCNVR) *
MELROSE, David, Able Seaman, A 5395 (RCNR) *
RATTLEY, Philip A, Act/Electrical Artificer 4c, P/MX 56063,
MPK ^
ROTHWELL, Peter T, Ty/Act/Air Mechanic 4c, FAA/FX 76721
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STAINES, Frederick C, Supply Assistant, V 23788 (RCNVR), MPK
£
STANTON, Cyril A W, Air Mechanic (E) 2c, FAA/FX 572194 *
STEPHENS, Gordon H, Leading Radio Mechanic (AW), FAA/FX
587821 *
TUCCI, Albert, Able Seaman, V 38583 (RCNVR) *
WHITEHOUSE, Eric, Regulating Petty Officer, 2464 (RCN)
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WILKES, Harry, Steward, P/LX 24493 *
12 are buried in the
Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) cemetery *
1 is buried in the
Lyness Royal Naval cemetery, Scapa Flow ±
Those whose bodies were never recovered, the Missing
Presumed Killed (MPK),
are remembered on the following memorials:
6 are recorded on the
Lee-On-Solent Memorial
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1 is recorded on the
Portsmouth Naval Memorial ^
1 is recorded on the
Halifax Memorial £
Unless stated otherwise all images in this gallery were supplied by
Mr. George Billing formerly the C/MX578266 Captain’s Writer aboard
HMS NABOB January 1944 - March 1945.
Page last edited:
02 December 2018
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