For Cally ! .....

Discussion in 'World War 1' started by liverpool annie, Oct 10, 2009.

  1. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    Would you happen to have a picture of Motor Lighter X6 Cally please ?

    Thursday, 24 January 1918

    Motor Lighter X6 - submarine action

    BARRABLE, Joseph H, Stoker 1c (RFR B 9422), 269700 (Ch)
    FINCH, Edward A, Petty Officer, 218969 (Ch)
    FOX, Edward, Able Seaman, MMR, 786972
    KEANE, Barthely, Chief Stoker (RFR A 3582), 153201 (Dev)
    NORTON, James H, Able Seaman, J 47559 (Ch)
    ROGERCOFSKY, Louis (real name, but served as Louis Stander), Able Seaman, MMR, 811844

    Annie :)
     
  2. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    And I wonder if I could add a WW2 one please ?

    M.V. Capable (London) 5 June 1940
     
  3. cally

    cally New Member

    Hi Annie - sadly I am unable to help with either of your requests this time!

    Firstly Motor Lighters were in effect motorised transport barges which generally all looked the same other than size differences. Therefore whilst I do have a few pictures of this type of vessel I do not have one of X6.

    The MV Capable I do not have a picture of - unfortunately whilst I do have many non naval ship pictures I do not have the sort of coverage that I have in Warships.

    All I know about her is she went down after hitting a mine off the Isle of Wight on 5 June 1940.

    She was carrying a cargo of Alderney stone.

    She lost all five crew and two army gunners (both Manchester regiment. The Capt was I think called John.D Sullivan and the engineer a Charles Bloom.



    Sorry Annie - I hate not being able to help find a picture for you.
     
  4. cally

    cally New Member

    STOP PRESS!!: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS!!

    Right the good news is that I have found a picture of the elusive little MV Capable!


    Sadly the bad news is that the picture could not possibly be any smaller...!!


    Still - better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick and hopefully goes someway to restoring my tattered reputation as picture getter supreme!
     

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  5. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    :D:D:D

    Thanks Cally ! ....... nobody can ever say you don't try !! ;)
     
  6. Hugh

    Hugh New Member

    http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1218

    BLOOM, CHARLES – Chief Engineer - Merchant Navy Age 46. MV CAPABLE
    FREDRICKSON, OSCAR FABIAN – Cook – Merchant Navy Age 63. MV CAPABLE
    HAYWARD, HERBERT CHARLES FREDERICK – Mate- Merchant Navy Age 35. MV CAPABLE
    PORTER, ROBERT –Second Engineer – Merchant Navy Age 25. MV CAPABLE
    SULLIVAN, JOHN DENNIS – Master – Merchant Navy Age 58 MV CAPABLE

    This is possibly the memoriams for the two Manchester Regt gunners: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2482953

    http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2501668

    Regards
    Hugh
     
  7. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    Thanks Hugh !

    Yes - thats them ! ... not sure what they were doing on there though !

    Annie
     

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