H.M.S. Jervis Bay

H.M.S. Jervis Bay - The true story of a heroic ship that inspired Alistair MacLean's novel H.M.S. Ulysses.

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[wadeharris65]

Able Seaman HAROLD JOSEPH TAYLOR

V/5489, H.M.S. Jervis Bay., Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve

who died age 21

on 05 November 1940

Son of Emma Taylor, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.

Remembered with honour

[horselips]

History always remembers and loudly trumpets the heroic land battles of brave men in a great cause facing hopeless or impossible odds - we all know of the Alamo and Thermopylae, but there are many more equally splendid epics in the annals of war at sea that don't get the same press. But don't worry - we lovers of freedom will never forget. And we'llmake sure the enemies of freedom know what they can expect of us. Well done, H.M.S. Jervis Bay, well done indeed.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

'Lest we Forget'  - indeed......

[maidofthenorth]

My husband's grandfather was on this ship. He died of his wounds that day. We are very proud of him and his shipmates. He left a young widow and baby son. RIP all you brave souls.

[iorixs]

i just read this story and i cried buckets. ww2 was the most insane conflict and mass murder ever witnessed on earth. i cannot comprehend what inspired that war, why so many men were willing to participate in such a senseless, pointless and horrific conflict. it can only have been provoked by satan turning people against each other in acts of brutal slaughter and unspeakable cruelty. all you need to do is look at who is dominant in the world today to find out who started all this misery

[schoolgirlsrgreat]

I was a Petty Officer 2nd Class (Canada), when I had the honor of meeting Capt Fegen's son, who, at the time was a Lieutenant Commander. At 2:oo in this clip, I have that painting hanging proudly in my house. Very brave Captain and crew, thank you for posting this!

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Superb!

I thought HMS Jervis Bay was lost on a Russian Convoy - but then again, I haven't really researched her and so have probably mixed her up with Alistair MacLean's HMS Ulysees.

Once again, very well done!

[MrWardie44]

Thanks, MartinGlobalPictures, for putting together this wonderful piece! I have a very tenuous link to the Jervis Bay, in that my father worked on it in its earlier years as part of the Australian Merchant fleet.

[Saxe333]

such men can never be discounted.

[nigelthebriton54]

No less than Kapitaen Theodore Krancke, commanding the Admiral Scheer, wrote in his diary: "Their Captain has the authentic Nelson touch. He must have such powers of leadership over his men, that they are prepared to follow him in a hopeless fight, and to carry out his orders to the last"..."God knows how much they have put themselves in their country's debt this day".

His Majesty's Ship, Jervis Bay - a name and a legend that will never be allowed to die.