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Destroyer histories. Royal naval I
class destroyers. Destroyer website dedicated to the history of HMS
Inglefield, HMS Icarus,
HMS Ilex, HMS Imogen, HMS Imperial, HMS Impulsive, HMS Intrepid, HMS Isis
and HMS Ivanhoe from their launch to their participation in major wars
also notice board for families of ex-crew of I Class destroyers. |
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HMS Icarus
D.03
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26th November
1936
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Broken up 1946.
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HMS Ilex
D.61
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28th January 1937
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Broken up 1948.
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HMS Imogen
D.44
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30th October 1936
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Involved in a
collision on 16th July 1940.
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HMS Imperial
D.09
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11th December
1936
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Sunk on 29th May
1941.
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HMS Impulsive
D.11
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1st March 1936
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Broken up 1946.
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HMS Inglefield
D.02
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15th October 1936
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Sunk on 25th
February 1944.
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HMS Intrepid
D.10
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17th December
1936
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Sunk on 26th
September 1943.
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HMS Isis
D.87
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12th December
1936
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Sunk on 20th July
1944.
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HMS Ivanhoe
D.16
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11th February
1937
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Sunk on 1st
September 1940.
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HMS Icarus |
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HMS Icarus.
Original
post card for sale Price £22 Order Code PHD319 |
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HMS Icarus, May 1937. A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order
Code XMP1954
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP1954 |
HMS Icarus. Sent in by
Graham MacClean. |
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HMS Ilex |
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HMS Ilex at Malta, August 1937.
Original
Postcard for sale price £22. Order Code PHD405 |
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HMS Imogen |
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HMS Imogen, 1937.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order
Code XMP1955
Original
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HMS Imperial |
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HMS Imperial, 1937.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order
Code XMP1956
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HMS
Impulsive |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR
SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
HMS Impulsive 1938.
Original
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HMS Impulsive, January 1938.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order
Code XMP1957
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republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
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HMS Inglefield |
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Edward Wacey (seated) and another member of the crew
of HMS Inglefield. (see message board) |
HMS
Intrepid |
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HMS Intrepid, May 1937.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order
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HMS
Isis |
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HMS Isis. ©Walker Archive
Original post card for sale price £22. Order Code PHD258 |
| COMMANDER J. CAMPBELL CLOUSTON,
ROYAL NAVY, CAPTAIN OF HMS ISIS AND PIERMASTER OF THE DUNKIRK MOLE, 1940
My father, Commander J. Campbell Clouston, Royal Navy was Captain of the
Isis before the war and at the beginning of it.
I have in my possession quite a few letters written to my mother by
people who were or had been in the Isis when he was killed on June 2nd
1940 at Dunkirk, where he was Piermaster of the Dunkirk Mole.
The Isis was in refit, having, according to my mother, hit an
uncharted rock off Norway. That
is why he was able to go to Dunkirk. Campbell was mentioned in last
night's episode on BBC TWO as "Commander Clouston".
I was invited at the last minute to the Cast and Crew screening of
the film last Sunday. I was
horrified to hear him referred to in the second episode, due to be
screened tonight, as "Jack" Clouston, the name of his brother
who was killed in the Royal Canadian Navy and to see him as
"Commander J. Clouston" in the credits.
After a terrific struggle, which brought on the first (very mild)
angina attack in my life, I
managed to make the BBC, between Sunday and Wednesday, delete the "Jack"s
and change the credit to "Cdr. J. Campbell Clouston".
His full name was James Campbell Clouston, but he was always known
by everyone as Campbell. Apparently
many books on Dunkirk are confused about him.
He died at 39 with a brilliant career apparently ahead of him, if
the tributes to him are anything to go by.
However, one of the books describes him as "an elderly Naval
Officer"! I have recently been told about the books by Rick
Munroe in Canada, to whom I am copying this,who has taken an
interest in my father at Dunkirk since a CBC film about him about ten
years ago. He is very kindly
going to let me have details of all the errors that need to be pointed out
to authors and publishers. Campbell married my mother, Gwyn
Vanderpump, in 1935 when he was Gunnery Commander at Whaley - HMS
Excellent on Whale Island, Portsmouth.
When he became Captain of the Isis based in Malta, my mother
followed him and therefore the Isis around the Mediterranean in merchant
ships on her own in 1937, 1938 and 1939, during which time I was born in
London in September 1938, brought out to Malta at six weeks, and then sent
home with a Nanny at six months, where I remained with her and with my
mother's sister in Rogate, near Petersfield, Hampshire, until the
Abysyinnian crises caused my mother to return to the UK!
Campbell is commemorated on the Rogate war memorial. I have
therefore have records of aspects of the Isis' peacetime visits to
Alexandria, Istanbul and Galatz, and maybe elsewhere - and various photos
of H.M.S. Isis - as well as some information as to what they did off
Norway very early in the war. Hope some of this may be of
interest to you and to others. Dane Stewart Campbell Clouston |
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HMS Ivanhoe |
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HMS Ivanhoe.
Original Postcard.
Published by Wright & Logan. Price £18. Click here
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The following information regards the two
photographs above.
My name is Maarten Noot and I am treasurer of the "Helderse
Historische Vereniging", a club, 15 years old, with about
900 members, that wants to preserve the history of Den Helder, the Dutch
Navy town.
Lately we received photo's of the Second World War, made by
the Germans in or around 1940, 1941, of damage to the Rijkswerf
Willemsoord, or the Navy Dockyard in Den Helder. The photorolls were
stolen by Dutch workers out of the office of the German head officers
on the Dockyard.
Several photo's showed a gig, ashore on the Navy Dockyard,
with one photograph showing details of a wooden plate on the stern of the
gig.
It said: "Gig des engl. zerstorer
"Ivanhoe" Stiftung U-jachtflotille "Hai"
After " Ivanhoe" was destroyed by a mine and
later killed by HMS Kelvin, the gig probably drifted around and
was taken by the Germans. Thanks
to Maarten for these photos.
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Specifications
for HMS Inglefield. Displacement:
1,530 tons. Speed: 36kts Complement: 175
Armament:
Five 4.7 inch guns, eight 0.5 inch anti-aircraft guns in fours and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes in
fives.
Specifications
for HMS Icarus, HMS Ilex, HMS Imogen, HMS Imperial, HMS Impulsive, HMS
Intrepid, HMS Isis and HMS Ivanhoe.
Displacement:
1,370 tons Speed: 36kts Complement:
145
Armament:
Four 4.7 inch guns, eight 0.5 inch anti-aircraft guns in fours and ten 21
inch torpedo tubes in fives. |
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Naval Historians, Crew & Family
Noticeboard
Inglefield (I) Class destroyers, Message Board
for naval enthusiasts and crew descendents of Inglefield (I) Class
Destroyers. This website is not part of any governmental body or official
websites of Inglefield (I) Class Destroyers.
Photographs and information on historical events about the
aforementioned destroyers requested for this new website. If you have any information you
would like to send us including photographs of crew members serving on any
of these destroyers and also photographs of the ship please USE
OUR MESSAGE FORM
MESSAGES
HMS INGLEFIELD
EDWARD MACEY.. My father Edward Wacey was on HMS Inglefield on
8/2/44 - Anyone have any information about him, as all I have is the photo
above. Contact
Here
CHARLES "JOCK"
COWAN.. My great uncle Charles Cowan known as
"Jock" J96659, served on HMS Inglefield throughout the war and
was involved in convoys including the Med and Arctic/Russian. He
subsequently retired from the Royal Navy and worked for the Post Office in
Perthshire, Scotland. He died in September 1980 and was survived by
his beloved Margaret "Maggie" until her death last year a few
days from her 99th birthday! Charlie did not openly talk about his
time during the war, but when the mood suited him and the company was
right he would tell stories about his adventures and ports of call but
most of all about his shipmates and the great comradeship between the.
Their loss ate sea was the main reason he rarely talked about those dark
days. I would be most grateful for any information regarding the
Inglefield and her crews and look forward to any communication, likewise
if I can provide any fact please contact me. Contact
here
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Inspection possibly on Inglefield. Sent
in by Adam Gordon. |
Photo of a rather cold
looking group I believe is on Inglefield. My father is on the left.
Sent in by Adam Gordon. |
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GILBERT
GORDON.. My father, Lieutenant Gilbert Gordon (RAN) served on
HMS Inglefield from 27 May, 1941 to 15 February 1942. His
notes include the Russian convoy and raid into Norway. I believe
they did some Atlantic convoys but these are not mentioned. I
would be interested in any material you could provide on
Inglefield, particularly in the period Ma 1941 - Feb 1942. Contact
Adam at adam@catalystnt.com.au
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Edward Alfred Charles Mansbridge.. was
serving on Inglefield in the torpedo area and he only was saved that day
because there were some officers down below and they opened the hatch
doors to let them come up and my father was with them, he suffered severe
burns and was transferred to a burns hospital. My father was from Cardiff
and the military hospital he was sent to was somewhere in Somerset. I am
looking for more information on crew lists and survivors. Contact me at km_king@lineone.net
DAVID JESSON-DIBLEY... My
uncle, David Jesson-Dibley served on HMS Inglefield during the war and was
on board when she was sunk on 25 Feb 1944. He is shortly to be celebrating
his 80th birthday and my parents would like to find any one still alive
who remembers him from those days. Where on earth do we start!!
Pam Alexander (niece)
contact here
HMS INTREPID
My late husband T B Cousins served as an
ordinary seaman aged 18 on Intrepid. He survived the sinking and spending
14 hours in the water before being picked up and put ashore in Italy. I am
looking for more information about the sinking of HMS Intrepid - we know
the date and roughly the place. If you can help contact me at editors@bristolfashion.fsnet.co.uk
HMS ICARUS
LERAT..
I am writing on behalf of Maurice
Lerat, who joined HMS Icarus as a Belgian radio operator/telegraphist on 6th
June 1944 in Plymouth. If anyone has any pictures and history of the
destroyer please contact me at paul.vanhoye@pandora.be
JAKEMAN -
My father
served on HMS Icarus. If anyone has information on him please contact Andrew
Jakeman at andrewjakeman@hotmail.com
DONALD (MAC) FIDDY: Donald served on HMS
Icarus during WW2. Any Info about him and the ship pr any photos. Please
contact Paul Fiddy at paulfiddy@pnfservcies.freeserve.co.uk
LOOKING FOR PHOTO'S. My Grandfather
served on HMS Icarus, I am looking for lists of all the officers and
men of the ship plus any photos. As I am very interested to find out more.
Please contact me Shane White at 96mswhite@canterbury.kent.sch.uk
HMS ISIS
CYRIL MARTIN..
My father served on HMS Isis
until she was sunk in July 1944 off the coast of Normandy. He was one of
the few fortunate survivors. I am interested in hearing from anyone who
knows about HMS Isis or anybody who served on her. Contact Tony at dodecatone@yahoo.co.uk
Cyril W Button. I am researching a possible family link with
Cyril W Button, from Ipswich who died in July 1944, whilst serving on HMS
Isis, his name was found listed in one of the cemeteries in
Normandy. If anybody knew him or may have information on him. I would be
very pleased to hear from them. Contact Tony Button at tony.button@ntlworld.com
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