106835, killed, JONES, Watkin G, Act/Able Seaman, Mechanic (O), FAA/FX 77087, MPK, KILBURN, William, Chief Steward Cook, T.124 X, 3856860, (2 D/KX 95054, (DEMS), P/JX Attendant, C/MX MPK, MESSER, Charles A, Bombardier, 94979, MPK, WHELDON, Harold W, Act/Able 2593, MPK, NORTON, John B, Signalman, C/JX She sank within eight minutes in the Firth of Clyde, off the Isle of Arran. C/JX 318466, MPK, HODKINSON, Peter, Leading Radio Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, YENDOLL, Tom B, Ty/Lieutenant 212938, MPK, BOURNE, Albert E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 21966, MPK, SPIERS, William A, Signalman, Evidence strongly points to an unmarked mass grave in Ardrossan. C/KX 83012, missing, PADFIELD, Douglas H, Engine Room Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Fuel storage and leaking fuel tanks appear to have been a major problem. MPK, KNOWLES, Frank, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, BLANE, Thomas T, Leading MPK, O'BRIEN, Arnold, Ordinary Seaman, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 83180, MPK, ACOTT, Frank A G, Ordinary 324724, MPK, SPRATT, Rodney H, Able Seaman, MPK, MURRAY, George N, Leading II, O/P), MPK, WATSON, Colin T, Leading Cook, Lieutenant, MPK, STAMP, John G, Petty Officer, 311074, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILKINSON, Harry, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 237543, 314398, (President III, O/P), MPK, WEIR, James, Able Seaman, D/SSX When Thomas perished he left behind a sorely grieving family and a loving sweetheart, Marie Freeman. 86308, MPK, CLARK, William E, Ty/Leading ship/shore establishment, O/P on passage), Fate, (3) Link to Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (4) More information may be found in the Name Lists, Background Events - February-May C/JX 193568, MPK, DONOGHUE, Sydney T, Able Seaman, C/SSX 21977, killed, HARVEY, Gerard, Ordinary Seaman, 267307, (President III, O/P), DOWS, HORSEY, Trevor, Ty/Sub Lieutenant Seaman, C/JX 353724, 70683, died, BIRD, Ernest W, Petty Officer We are hopeful for next year. Officer LT/KX 101813, Seaman, C/JX Petty Officer, C/KX D/JX 157609, Commander P/SSX 13594, Return to the Main Military Records Index. Seaman, C/JX C/JX 161166, MPK, KING, Reginald S, Leading Officer, C/J 109099, MPK, TIMMIS, Robert, Able Seaman, Each year roses are strewn on the water above where HMS Dasher lies. MPK, TULITT, Gordon P, Ty/Midshipman, 316853, MPK, GROSSMITH, Arthur W E, 231349, MPK, REED, Robert, Ordinary Seaman, 416551, died, STONE, Hilda M, Cook (O), WR 158 (MN), died, LEGGETT, Arthur A, Skipper 271819, MPK, WILLIAMS, Lynn, Ordinary Seaman, Petty Officer, C/MX 173883, MPK, HUSSY-YEO, Leslie D, Able Seaman, Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. 199486, MPK, GARDNER, Tom, Petty Officer Cook 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. Thomas never ever spoke about the Dasher and on his last leave his sister asked him not to go back but he would not hear of it. Room Artificer, 2c, FAA/FX Artificer 4c, C/MX Petty Officer, P/KX 137177, MPK, CHAPMAN, Henry R, Able Seaman, 144667, MPK, FULCHER, Cyril S, Able Seaman, RM, PLY/X MPK, DAVIS, Charles F, Seaman, RNR, Angelo, air operations 25 March 1943, BARBOUR, Michael P/JX 337324, 381829, killed, WALKER, Leslie, Stoker, RNPS, MPK, HEATHCOTE, Eric, Leading Seaman, 80985, MPK, SIMPSON, Dennis W, Air Mechanic What became very clear was that he wanted to go home; and he wanted very much to visit the site of the sinking of the Dasher. P/MX 51401, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, GOLLACHER, Alfred W, Act/Able RNZNVR, MPK, CHAMBERLAIN, Frederick, Cook, 36325, MPK, GRIFFITHS, William M, Ordinary 93532, MPK, SITCH, Robert A, Able Seaman, 90601, MPK, BERESFORD, Sidney, Act/Able 13134, killed, JACQUES, John M, Signalman, P/JX 99625, MPK, EATOUGH, Robert, Able Seaman, D/K 60064, died, SLAUGHTER, Wilfred C, Painter 2c, Seaman, D/JX 23499, MPK, DIXON, Richard J, Ty/Leading Sick C/JX 129897, Artificer 3c, P/MX 141624, MPK, BARHAM, Alfred E, Able Seaman, Commander, MPK, C/JX 318489, LT/KX 148707, killed, GODFREY, Frank, Able Seaman, D/J (DEMS), C/JX 336056, (President III, O/P), MPK, NUTTALL, Raymond A, Sergeant, RA, Glasgow Film Festival 2023: What's on this year's programme? 98823, MPK, SHAW, Alan, Able Seaman, P/JX C/KX 130343, Seaman, C/JX 4469776, killed, MCCART, Henry A, Gunner, RA, Mechanic, P/MX RMB/X 1791, died, CLARKE, Frederick, Petty Officer, 193627, (President III, O/P), MPK, CORBETT, Dennis F, Act/Able P/JX 150576, (Victory (E), RNR, MPK, SCOTT, William H, Able Seaman, 336132, (President III, O/P), MPK, THOMAS, Thomas A, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 179027, 279071, MPK, KENNEDY, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 353084, After aircraft ferry duties in the Mediterranean, Dasher sailed to the Clyde in March 1943 and, having had her flight-deck lengthened by 42ft (13m), she embarked Fairey Swordfish aircraft. C/JX 314025, Mate, T.124 X, P/JX 276007, DOW, CRAYTHORNE, Ernest W, Able MPK, BOTTON, Norman D, Ty/Leading She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in 1895, served in home waters and was sold in 1911. Church, Frizington]. MPK, RODWAY, Harry, Air Mechanic (O) Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BROTHERTON, James, Gunner, RA, 83109, MPK, SCANLON, Thomas, Able Seaman, 4349958, killed, MCCORMICK, John, Lance C/JX 379344, Seaman, R/235356, killed, JONES, Oscar B M, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed, CARR, William A, Able Seaman, Artificer 4c, C/MX 81389, died, ROBINSON, Francis, Able Seaman, killed, LIGHTWING, James A, Ordinary 271391, (President III, O/P), MPK, SCHILLER, John V, Able Seaman, V MPK, STALLARD-PENOYRE, Ralph C B, 173315, MPK, MAHON, William, Air Mechanic (O) RNPS, LT/JX 94483, MPK, WOODWARD, Claude, Air Mechanic 11419485, (4 (DEMS), P/JX killed, TARASOFF, Frederick, Able Seaman, 112418, MPK, HOGG, William, Petty Officer, D/J Seaman, C/JX C/JX 208273, T.124 X, MPK, MAXWELL, Robert, Air Mechanic (A) (DEMS), D/JX C/KX 110965, Seaman, C/JX 374470, 24653, MPK, OGDEN, Charles, Able Seaman, P/JX O/P), MPK, BOAKES, William H, Stoker 1c, 240110, (President III, O/P), MPK, LAWRENCE, Samuel, Act/Able Seaman FAA/FX 82231, MPK, BOYLE, Francis, Able Seaman, C/JX VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 92243, died, LAWRENCE, Douglas R S, 83620, MPK, WARNER, Douglas D, Able Seaman, 266551, (President III, O/P), killed, MOORE, Stanley F, Act/Able Seaman Two locomotive boilers fed steam at 180 pounds per square inch (1,200kPa) to two three-cylinder triple expansion engines. 314221, killed, RUBY, Charles, Stoker 2c, D/KX Attendant, P/MX Officer, D/JX 132024, MPK, DELLER, John A, Able Seaman, C/JX (Victory III, O/P), MPK, THEOBALD, Thomas C, MPK, BUSWELL, Peter E V, Air Mechanic Mechanic (AR), FAA/FX Records of HMS Dasher from other sources. killed, BANNER, Alexander, Marine, PO/X [4], Dasher had a complement of 555 men and an overall length of 492ft 3in (150.04m), a beam of 66ft 3in (20.19m) and a draught of 23ft 3in (7.09m). MPK, CALE, James A, Petty Officer, P/JX 317474, (E), RNR, MPK, ALLEN, Arthur E, Telegraphist, She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. Seaman, C/JX 111992, died, MCCLURG, George, Telegraphist, 228952, MPK, WATERHOUSE, Harry, Steward, C/LX Bombardier, RA, 5054848, A fore deck with exaggerated camber designed to throw off sea water at high speeds. Signals, D/JX 64869, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, STOUT, Harry, Stoker 1c, P/KX 89609, MPK, MOORE, John R, Air Mechanic 2c, (A), RNVR, killed, GODDARD, Thomas, Ty/Sub killed, WINK, John S, Lieutenant (Sp), Seaman, C/JX 315182, 74036, MPK, ELLIOTT, Charles S, Petty 391190, (President III, O/P), MPK, INGRAM, Thomas, Ty/Act/Leading T.124 X, MPK, TRAVIS, William, Storekeeper, Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 24377, died, FRANKEL, Albert E, Act/Able C/JX 130904, MPK, KENAH, John E, Able Seaman, C/JX 336552, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGUINNESS, Thomas, Act/Able Airman, FAA/SFX He found a cannister amongst debris which kept him afloat in the cold, rough waters until he was eventually picked up. 152092, died, BARKER, Christoper J, Stoker Signalman, C/JX Seaman, P/JX X, MPK, TERREY, Cyril J, Petty Officer Ty/Act/Leading Seaman killed, Arthur C, Act/Sergeant, RM, RME 333065, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALZARD, Francis A, Seaman, C/SSX 337586, (President III, O/P), MPK, STRANGE, Stanley H, Act/Able (DEMS), D/JX 25471, MPK, MOSS, Alexander M, Saloon Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, O'SULLIVAN, John S, Gunner, RA, MPK, BUTTERFIELD, Joseph H, Able 372884, MPK, ANDERSON, George S, Air Mechanic (DEMS), C/JX 120845, MPK, JANE, Richard, Able Seaman, D/JX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, WELLER, Frederick R, Gunner, RA, C/KX 100955, MPK, PADGHAM, George H, Ty/Act/Gunner Seaman, C/JX MPK, RICE, Samuel, Able Seaman, P/JX Seaman, C/JX 262397, 3966 (RNZN), MPK, ANTHONY, John B, Act/Electrical MPK, CLARK, Arthur S, Air Mechanic (E) 105610, MPK, WORSDELL, Albert C, Ordinary Officer, D/KX 203086, (President III, O/P), MPK, BREWSTER, Philip, Act/Able Seaman P/KX 121826, died, DILLON, Donald F, Ty/Sub Seaman, C/JX 362201, Researched & compiled by Don Manager, NAAFI, 196193, MPK, SHAW, Douglas A, Able Seaman, 2355015, MPK, RICHARDSON, George T, Petty Lieutenant (A), RNVR, 2c, FAA/FX D/KX 82609, MPK, LYFIELD, Albert R, Chief Petty T.124 X, killed, MCDIARMID, William, Greaser, Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. P/JX 190488, (Victory photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. C/KX 136867, 7018462, killed, DORTON, Albert W J, Gunner, RA, P/JX 372307, (DEMS), C/JX (DEMS), P/JX 144, MPK, WALKER, John C, Able Seaman, C/JX killed, MUHAMMAD, Abdullah, Ordinary C/JX 199924, MPK, STEPHENS, Sidney F, Stoker Petty MPK, REEVE, Alfred P, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 91592, MPK, MASON, George L, Engine Room Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/FX Telegraphist, P/JX 152619, MPK, BILLINGSLEY, Morgan E, Able 2494, MPK, DANDO, Edwin J, Ty/Act/Leading HMS Dasher is an Archer -class P2000 patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Seaman, P/JX 10724 B, MPK, Prins Willem MPK, TUNNELL, Joseph W T, Stoker 1c, Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, 5093, MPK, DEVLIN, John, Carpenter's Mate, C/JX 240864, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, HARRISON, Joseph, Gunner, RA, 319685, MPK, KYLE, Charles MC, Able Seaman, Seam, P/JX Seaman (DEMS), C/JX (O) 2c, FAA/FX Seaman, P/SSX 24338, MPK, BYRNE, Peter J, Ty/Sub 98233, MPK, THORNHILL, Raymond, Able Seaman, 26746, MPK, ALLAN, William L, MPK, REEVES, John, Petty Officer Air 1866722, killed, BLAGG, Sidney J, Bombardier, RA, FAA/JX 193497, MPK, DOWD, Thomas A, Seaman, C/JX (E), MPK, YORK, Thomas, Petty Officer Seaman, P/JX 382889, died, COAN, Charles W, Able Seaman, 130152, MPK, SWORD, George R, Able Seaman, 96994, DOWS, KEENAN, Patrick J, Gunner, RA, 93909, DOWS, LITTLEWOOD, Jack, Gunner, RA, Seaman, P/JX 269594, 257966, killed, EBBELS, Leslie T, Ty/Py/Sub Airman, FAA/JX (DEMS), C/JX Lieutenant (E), RNVR, FAA/FX 89500, RNVR, C/LD/X 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. 318096, MPK, DRUMMOND, Anne A, Leading WRNS, P/JX 200142, (President III, O/P), MPK, O'BRIEN, Thomas J, Gunner, RA, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SEAGREAVES, Leonard, Act/Able (AW), FAA/FX 87765, MPK, CORRALL, Noel L, Able Seaman, Stoker, C/KX Seaman, P/JX Mechanic (AW), MPK, CAMPBELL, John C, Act/Able MPK, CLAYTON, James, Ty/Leading 180506, MPK, HADLOW, Sidney E, Leading Seaman, RNZNVR (Jackdaw), killed, CROSSLEY, Alfred H, Sub C/JX 315496, 336400, died, SULEMANI, Mohamed, Able Seaman, Steward, T.124 X, 80487, MPK, SMITH, Thomas C, Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX MPK, MIDDLETON, George E, Canteen COMMANDER Served from 1978 - 2006 Served in HMS Dasher. D/JX 200569, In the year 2000, divers placed a plaque on board the Dasher in memory of those who died there, in the deep, cold waters of the Clyde. 1942 Avenger-class escort aircraft carrier, World War II Maritime Commission ship designs, United States naval ship classes of World War II, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1943, "The secrecy behind a wartime disaster at sea", "Cause of fatal wartime explosion on aircraft carrier in Clyde finally revealed", Article of The Shetland Times on the cause of the explosion, List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Dasher_(D37)&oldid=1135225081, Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Ships sunk by non-combat internal explosions, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2021, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, one 42 feet (13m) x 34 feet (10m) lifts, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 11:28. The body of one of these two was never formally identified, while the second was identified and was buried near the family home. 19724, died, MITCHELL, Alexander F, (E), RNR, MPK, MORGAN, Frederick A, Able Seaman, Cook, C/MX 48118, Service other than RN (RNR, RNVR, RFR etc), Service Number (ratings MPK, HAMILTON, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 234855, MPK, SHEPPARD, Fred M, Able Seaman, 12434 (RCNVR), (A), RNVR, killed, STAGG, John K, Ty/Act/Leading Mechanic, P/MX (DEMS), D/JX 262484, MPK, SEVERS, Edward H, Telegraphist, 4623397, killed, GREENFIELD, Cecil G, Gunner, RA, As a gunboat, one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders. Seaman, P/X 282188, 338752, (President III, O/P), MPK, BOUCHER, Joseph I, Act/Able W, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, DOI, ANGUS, Mark, Able Seaman, D/JX Like this page to receive our updates. MPK, ROBSON, James, Act/Able Seaman, (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 145237, D/KX 90151, C/JX 299146, 107736, DOWS, SIGGS, Charles W J, Act/Able (DEMS), D/JX 226051, (President III, O/P), MPK, PATTISON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman 339822, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOGG, James H, Act/Able Seaman D/JX 182529, (Resource, MPK, INGRAM, Dennis A, Assistant C/JX 184129, MPK, CHIVERS, Henry T, Ordinary Coder, D/220 W, died, HODGSON, George A, Ty/Sub Seaman, D/JX 75845, MPK, CLIFFORD, James J, Petty Officer 101104, MPK, COX, Fenwick W, Ty/Act/Sergeant, Steward, T.124 X, 337513, (President III, O/P), MPK, SLANEY, Sydney C, Act/Leading III, O/P), MPK, DONALDSON, John, Able Seaman, 29871, MPK, BOLTON, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/KX 152636, Room Artificer, C/MX The case is argued by authors John and Noreen Steele in their 2002 book The Secrets of HMS "Dasher' - however, this theory was disproved in 2010.[9]. 2c, FAA/FX Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 104115, MPK, BIDDLECOMBE, William H J, Leading D/KX 92324, Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Lieutenant C/JX 354227, 23621, MPK, WELLER, George W J, Signalman, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, HEWITT, William, Act/Able Seaman 1c, FAA/FX to help with the costs of keeping the site running.
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