HMS Black Prince lost at Jutland

HMS Black Prince

HMS Black Prince was built at the Thames Iron Works Blackwall, and laid down on the 3rd June 1903, launched 8th November 1904 and completed 17th March 1906.

HMS Black prince served with the 2nd Cruiser squadron in 1907m then later that year going to the 1st cruiser Squadron. during 1908 she transferred to the Atlantic fleet and the 5th Cruise squadron. until 1912. and again moving to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in 1912 until 1913. at the outbreak of World war One. she captured a German merchantman in the red sea in August 1914. and was stationed at Gibraltar in November 1914. In December 1914 she moved to the Grand Fleet 1st cruiser squadron. And was lost by gin fire at night during the Battle of Jutland on the 31st may 1916 with the loss of all the crew.

HMS Black Prince, 1910.

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HMS Black Prince pictured before the outbreak of world war one. Black Prince was one of the armoured cruisers which was sunk at the Battle of Jutland

HMS Black Prince pictured c.1910.

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Coalers, HMS Black Prince, 3rd June 1907.

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The football team of HMS Black Prince 1912-13.

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WILLIAM GODDARD.. My grandmother (who is 94½ years of age) has asked me to try to find any information about her favourite uncle. William Goddard was on HMS Black Prince when it went down on the 31st May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. When the family emigrated to Canada from England all photographs and letters were lost or water damaged. Do you have any other contacts, links, or know how I could obtain any photographs, a crew list or other information that have reference to William Goddard that I could show Nanna? Please contact me here .

FRANCIS WILLIAM RYE, Service No J/22826. Frank was a Boy Telegraphist on HMS Black Prince when it was sunk at the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916, he was seventeen years of age and died during the battle. you may be interested to know that he was one of seven children and three of his sisters are still alive and all in their nineties. Keith Grose

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