[4], Illustrious was 740 feet (225.6m) in length overall and 710 feet (216.4m) at the waterline. [79], On 16 January 1945 the BPF sailed for its primary base in the Pacific Ocean, Sydney, Australia. PO, Hopkins Hugh. [7], During her 1943 refits, the flight deck was modified to extend its usable length to 740 feet (225.6m), and "outriggers" were probably added at this time. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. News stories in brief from around the World. The fleet's fire discipline was poor when it was attacked by seven Japanese bombers shortly after the strike aircraft began landing. 250, 254; McCart, p. 23; Rohwer, p. 260, Brown 1971, p. 254; Brown, J. D., 6667; McCart, pp. The Saratoga and her escorts separated after refuelling again in Exmouth Gulf and the East Indies Fleet was back in Trincomalee on 27 May where No. Her complement was sharply reduced by her change in role and she retained her aft 4.5-inch guns. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. On the morning of 7 May, Martlets from 881 Squadron intercepted three Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighters on a reconnaissance mission. [57] Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten relieved her acting captain on 12 August, although he did not arrive aboard her until 28 August. The two flare droppers also bombed the oil storage depot with minimal effect, and one bomb penetrated through the hull of the heavy cruiser Trento without detonating. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 19 December 1796 - HMS Courageux (1753/1761 - 74), Lt. John Burrows (Act. [56], Some important modifications were made to her flight deck arrangements, including the installation of a new aft lift and modification of the catapult for use by American-built aircraft. Nominal List of Ship's Company of HMS Illustrious 1944-45 This list was published in the Beacon Annual 1944-45. THE AIRPLANE SCRAPED . HMS Illustrious arrived at Alexandria, Egypt. She embarked the Barracudas of 810 and 847 Squadrons of No. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. [22] She was laid down at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard two weeks later as yard number 732 and launched on 5 April 1939. She arrived on 14 May and departed 10 days later, bound for Rosyth for permanent repairs. ), struck on rocks under Apes' Hill, coast of Barbary. Italian destroyer Borea was sunk by torpedoes and destroyer Aquilone was damaged by a mine. She conducted her last landings on 3 December and arrived at Devonport four days later to begin decommissioning. some really good leads ,two good sites I found were World Navalships Froums & the other was Sevicepals.com + I got a crew snap shot prior to them sailing to Crete,some one else maybe interested in this info.Keep me posted Folks if . The most damaging hit was a large bomb that penetrated through the deck armour forward of the aft lift and detonated 10 feet above the hangar deck. Led by HMS Illustrious (aka "Lusty"), elements of the UK's Response Force Task Group (RFTG), left Portsmouth on Oct. 1, to take part to part to a series of exercises around the UK as well . Two years later, she made 29.2 knots from 111,450shp (83,110kW). The Royal Air Force (RAF) had positioned a Short Sunderland flying boat off the harbour to search for any movement to or from the port and this was detected at 17:55 by acoustic locators and again at 20:40, alerting the defenders. [70], On 26 July, she sortied for the Norwegian Sea as part of Operation Governor, together with the battleship Anson, the American battleship Alabama, and the light carrier Unicorn, an attempt to fool the Germans into thinking that Sicily was not the only objective for an Allied invasion. The HMS Illustrious Association was formerly known as the "Old Illustrians' Association" and was formed by a group of wartime Old Boys who were invited on board the 5th ILLUSTRIOUS on 9 September 1983. The second flight, carrying depth charges, sank the submarine Bvziers while the third flight dropped leaflets over the defenders before attacking an artillery battery and D'Entrecasteaux. One Martlet I was fitted with folding wings. Later in the month she hosted the Sea Furies of 802 and the Fireflies of 814 Squadrons for Exercise Winged Fleet. SERVING WITH THE ILLUSTRIOUS. She arrived on 16 April and the examination by divers revealed that some of her outer plating was split and that some transverse frames were cracked. She began permanent repairs in June that were scheduled to last four months. Her Corsairs claimed four enemy aircraft shot down as did one Avenger pilot who claimed victory over a Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" fighter. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ. On 22 November she was assigned to the newly formed British Pacific Fleet (BPF), commanded by Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser. The next morning, Martlets from 881 Squadron intercepted three Potez 63.11 reconnaissance bombers, shooting down two and forcing the other to retreat, while Swordfish dropped dummy parachutists as a diversion. [43] Two weeks later, 15 Swordfish attacked Italian positions on Leros,[44] losing one Swordfish. She was the fifth warship and second aircraft carrier to bear the name Illustrious, and was affectionately known to her crew as "Lusty". [7] By 1945, accumulated wear-and-tear as well as undiagnosed shock damage to Illustrious's machinery caused severe vibrations in her centre propeller shaft at high speeds. It gives details of over 439,000 Royal Navy and Merchant Seamen records which are searchable by name, rank, age and ship. The high-angle director atop the island was replaced with an American SM-1 fighter-direction radar, a Type 293M target-indication system was added, and the Type 281M was replaced with a prototype Type 960 early-warning radar. This was complete by 23 July, when she arrived in the Clyde and flew off her aircraft. She was assigned to Force H for the operation which was tasked to protect the amphibious force from attack by the Italian Fleet and provide air cover for the carriers supporting the assault force. [73], Illustrious departed Britain on 30 December and arrived in Trincomalee, Ceylon, on 28 January 1944. Four of these then flew ashore to conduct operations until they rejoined Illustrious on 14 September at Malta. This included the battleships Littorio, Vittorio Veneto, Giulio Cesare, Caio Duilio, Andrea Doria, and Conte di Cavour, the first two of those being brand new, along with several cruisers and destroyers. [91], After a brief refit in early 1952, she participated in Exercise Castanets off the Scottish coast in June and hosted 22,000 visitors during Navy Days at Devonport Royal Dockyard in August. Her length was 640 feet with a beam of over 90 feet and a draught reaching 23 feet. A month later the ship began a four-month refit and hosted the first carrier landing of the de Havilland Sea Venom on 9 July 1951. First, it is aiming to offer interesting 254, 257; Brown, J. D., p. 80; McCart, pp. [23] Illustrious was then towed to Buccleuch Dock for fitting out and Captain Denis Boyd was appointed to command her on 29 January 1940. She was captured by. The British Royal Navy, particularly, suffered a damaging defeat after the Japanese raids into the Indian Ocean in Mar-Apr 1942. Nov 25, 2008. Both sets of trials were completed by 18 July, by which time the Illustrious had joined the Home Fleet. HMS Illustrious was launched on 5th April 1939, where she was christened by Lady Henderson, wife of the recently retired Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. showed three battleships with their decks awash and surrounded by pools of oil. Her first assignment brought her to the Mediterranean Sea where her main mission was to launch aircraft which covered Malta convoys. Fancourt, DSO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Termagent (Lt.Cdr. [11], The completion of Illustrious was delayed two months to fit her with a Type 79Z early-warning radar; she was the first aircraft carrier in the world to be fitted with radar before completion. Illustrious is the last survivor of the Royal Navy's trio of celebrated aircraft carriers . Home. Illustrious was the lead ship in her class of aircraft carriers. One bomb struck and destroyed the starboard forward "pom-pom" mount closest to the island, while another passed through the forwardmost port "pom-pom" mount and failed to detonate, although it did start a fire. Illustrious's air group consisted of 32 Corsairs and 21 Avengers by now and she contributed 12 of her Avengers and 16 Corsairs to the first attack, which destroyed most of the oil storage tanks and cut the refinery's output by half for three months. 110111, 114115, Friedman, p. 147; Shores, Cull & Malizia 1987b, pp. 15 British carrier aircraft from HMS Illustrious attacked an Italian convoy off Kerkennah islands, Tunisia between 0515 and 0615 hours, sinking two of the three ships in the convoy. Her beam was 95feet 9inches (29.2m) at the waterline and she had a draught of 28feet 10inches (8.8m) at deep load. HMS Belfast; What's on; Objects & History. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. sgtpepperband. She was the fifth warship and second aircraft carrier to bear the name Illustrious, and was affectionately known to her crew as "Lusty". As the fleet was withdrawing, Illustrious's CAP intercepted and shot down a Nakajima Ki-43 (codenamed "Oscar") fighter and a Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" medium bomber on reconnaissance missions. [60], The conquest of British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies in early 1942 opened the door for Japanese advances into the Indian Ocean. Her light AA armament now consisted of six octuple "pom-pom" mountings, eighteen single Oerlikons, and seventeen single and two twin Bofors mounts. [68] Captain Robert Cunliffe relieved Talbott on 22 August. [85], On 1 February, she joined the other ships of the Home Fleet as they rendezvoused with the battleship Vanguard, which was serving as the royal yacht to escort King George VI as he set out for the first royal tour of South Africa. 279283, Brown 1971, pp. After sustaining damage on the voyage home in late 1941 by a collision with her sister ship Formidable, Illustrious was sent to the Indian Ocean in early 1942 to support the invasion of Vichy French Madagascar (Operation Ironclad). All British aircraft returned safely although one American fighter was forced to ditch during the return home. 150, 159; Hobbs 2013, p. 91; McCart, pp. The Type 281 radar was replaced by an upgraded Type 281M, and a single-antenna Type 79M was added. On 26 February she began a refit at Birkenhead that lasted until 7 June during which her flight deck was extended, new radars were installed, her light anti-aircraft armament was augmented, and two new arrestor wires were fitted aft of the rear lift which increased her effective landing area. All three were shot down for the loss of one Martlet. 854 Squadron was disembarked while at Sydney, but the carrier kept her two Corsair squadrons until after arriving in the UK on 27 June. By which time, Japan had entered the war, threatening British possessions in Asia. 3233, Brown 1971, pp. These were 'U'-shaped beams that extended from the side of the flight deck into which aircraft tailwheels were placed. If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. After post-war modifications to convert her into a trials carrier, her complement was reduced to 1,090 officers and enlisted men. [71], Together with the Unicorn, she sailed for the Mediterranean on 13 August to prepare for the landings at Salerno (Operation Avalanche), reaching Malta a week later. HMS Illustrious 'suicide Bombed'. It was one of 3 Inviciible -class light carriers. The first operation carried out by both carriers was an airstrike on the small naval base at Sabang at the northern tip of Sumatra (Operation Cockpit). One additional Swordfish, piloted by Lieutenant Charles Lamb, was attempting to land when the bombs began to strike and was forced to ditch when it ran out of fuel; the crew was rescued by the destroyer Juno. [33] She sailed from Alexandria on 6 November, escorted by the battleships Warspite, Malaya, and Valiant, two light cruisers, and 13 destroyers, to provide air cover for another convoy to Malta. Her fighter complement was augmented by 878 and 890 Squadrons, each with 10 Martlet Vs, and 894 Squadron with 10 Seafire IICs. [72], She then returned to Britain on 18 October for a quick refit at Birkenhead that included further improvements to the flight deck and the reinforcement of her light anti-aircraft armament. 30, 32, Brown 1971, pp. [17], Illustrious had been badly damaged underwater by a bomb in April 1945, and was ordered home for repairs the following month. While conducting her post-refit trials, she also conducted flying trials for Martlet Vs and Barracudas. HMS Illustrious' casualty list was terrible: 126 dead and 91 wounded. He believed that carriers could not be successfully defended by their own aircraft without some form of early-warning system. Copyright 2004-2023 Lava Development, LLC., all rights reserved, Aircraft Carrier Illustrious Photo Gallery, See all 20 photographs of Aircraft Carrier Illustrious, Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, Britain, 6 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 3 Parsons geared turbines, 3 shafts, 8x2 QF 4.5in naval guns, 6x8 QF 2 pounder naval guns. During September she participated in Exercise Mariner with three British squadrons of Fireflies and Sea Furies and a Dutch Squadron of Avengers. During the return voyage to Alexandria, the Italian submarineCorallo made an unsuccessful attack on the British ships. It was around in the late 70's to early 80's. Her ship nickname was Lusty. [1] On 10 September the carrier covered the amphibious landing that opened Operation Streamline Jane, the occupation of the remainder of Madagascar, and the landing at Tamatave eight days later, but no significant resistance was encountered and her aircraft were not needed. On 21 June, the ship launched 15 Barracudas and 23 Corsairs against the airfield and harbour of Port Blair. The hangar was designed to accommodate 36 aircraft, for which 50,650 imperial gallons (230,300l; 60,830USgal) of aviation spirit was provided. It was partially obscured by clouds and heavy squalls so the attacking aircraft had only moderate success, setting some structures on fire and destroying several aircraft on the ground. The Japanese aircraft diving on the ILLUSTRIOUS. 2930, Hobbs 2011, pp. The two airstrikes had changed the balance of power in the Mediterranean by rendering the Conte di Cavour unavailable for the rest of the war, and badly damaging the Littorio and the Duilio. 17, 19; Shores, Cull & Malizia 1987b, pp. The end of the war several weeks later meant that there was no longer any urgency in refitting the Illustrious in time to participate in the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands and the Admiralty decided that she would become the Home Fleet training and trials carrier. Cunliffe, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral C. Moody, CB, RN), HMS Unicorn (Capt. 2627; Sturtivant, p. 327, Brown 1971, p. 257; Brown, J. D., pp. British carrier HMS Illustrious left Malta for Alexandria, Egypt. 8183; McCart, p. 27; Sturtivant, p. 417, Brown 1971, pp. . June 1945, on Board HMS Illustrious. pilot and ground crew aboard HMS Illustrious April 1945. The following day, the Fireflies of No. All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB. Two months later the carrier was crippled by German dive bombers and was repaired in the United States. She was finally modernized between Jan and Aug 1948, and then served another six years before she was decommissioned. A Hawker Sea Fury crashed while landing on 15 May, killing the pilot and two members of the deck crew. The Association's first meeting was held in T.S. [83], Formidable's arrival allowed Rawlings to order Illustrious to the advance base in San Pedro Bay, in the Philippines, for a more thorough inspection. She began her postrefit trials on 24 June 1946 and flying trials the following month. It had a height of 16 feet (4.9m) which allowed storage of Lend-Lease Vought F4U Corsair fighters once their wingtips were clipped. On 11 Jan 1941, she was attacked by German dive bombers while escorting a convoy, suffering 8 bomb hits. 25051; Jackson, p. 441; McCart, p. 23, Brown 1971, pp. Lava's technical capabilities. In early June, she loaded the personnel from 806, 815, and 819 Squadrons at Devonport Royal Dockyard; 806 Squadron was equipped with Blackburn Skua dive bombers and Fairey Fulmar fighters, and the latter two squadrons were equipped with Swordfish. The oil storage tanks were destroyed and the port facilities badly damaged by the Barracudas. These ships proceeded through the Minches and were joined around 1100/31 by the aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious (Capt. They had to be replaced by men from the UK so Illustrious ferried the replacements to Malta, sailing on 21 November and returning on 11 December to Portsmouth. On 3 November she began loading the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division in response to the riots in Cyprus that broke out when Egypt abrogated the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936. [90], Captain S. H. Carlill assumed command on 24 June and the Illustrious resumed deck-landing training. [7], The ship had three Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam supplied by six Admiralty 3-drum boilers. For the planned attack on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands in mid-June her air group was reinforced by the 14 Corsairs of 1837 Squadron; six Barracudas from No. [84], On 31 July Captain W. D. Stephens relieved Lambe. Those known to have sailed in HMS Illustrious during the Second World War 1939-1945. The attacks killed 126 officers and men and wounded 91. British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, damaged by Stuka dive bombers on 10 Jan, completed temporary repairs and departed Malta for Alexandria, Egypt with destroyers HMS Jervis, HMS Juno, HMS Janus, and HMS Greyhound in escort. PA. The BPF joined the American Fifth Fleet there two days later, under the designation Task Force 57 (TF 57), to participate in the preliminary operations for the invasion of Okinawa (Operation Iceberg). [18] A five-bladed propeller was installed on her centre shaft although the increasing wear on her outer shafts later partially negated the reduction in vibration. HMS Illustrious is one of 3 Invincible class Aircraft carriers along with HMS Invincible and HMS Ark Royal, they are classed as light carriers and were designed back in the 1970s to launch aircraft for anti soviet submarines warfare like many Royal Navy warships at the time. In 32 years . Later in the day her Corsairs intercepted 10 Ki-43s and shot down two of them while driving off the remainder. D.F. The Illustrious-class carriers were of a new school of thinking, providing battlecruiser class armor to purpose-built carriers. [94], Subsequent operations in the Mediterranean. [52][53], Another attack by 13 Ju 87s at 13:20 hit the ship once more in the aft lift well, which again knocked out her steering and reduced her speed to 15 knots (28km/h; 17mph). HMS Illustrious (R 06): HMS Illustrious is a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Title: List of survivors on Royal Navy ships from 1941 to 1943 Author: Ministry of Defence Created Date: 5/5/2017 10:03:01 AM On the afternoon of 6 April, four kamikaze aircraft evaded detection and interception by the CAP, and one, a Yokosuka D4Y3 "Judy" dive bomber, attacked Illustrious in a steep dive. Before the Illustrious steamed for Malta she transferred six Seafires to the Unicorn to replace some of the latter's aircraft wrecked in deck-landing accidents. [18] At this time her complement was 1,997 officers and enlisted men. Boyd was promoted to rear admiral on 18 February and relieved Lyster as Rear Admiral Aircraft Carriers. site is two fold. Did you enjoy this article or find this article helpful? The goal of this One Fulmar was damaged and forced to return to the carrier, while the other two exhausted their ammunition and fuel during the combat and landed at Hal Far airfield on Malta. A Chance-Vought Corsair JT208 buckles a wing on . [8] On 24 May 1940 Illustrious ran her sea trials and her engines reached 113,700shp (84,800kW). 4 Squadron and No. There was no aerial opposition and the fighters claimed to have destroyed 24 aircraft on the ground. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Illustrious. 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