Guest fairytopia Posted 16 March , 2005 Share Posted 16 March , 2005 Hello, Does anyone have, or know where I would be able to find a copy of a crew photograph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 17 March , 2005 Share Posted 17 March , 2005 The Queen Mary had a compliment of 1,000. The nearest I’ve seen to a crew photo for some ships is the crew lining the side, but too far away to see individuals. Try the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich www.nmm.ac.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larneman Posted 17 March , 2005 Share Posted 17 March , 2005 hI there fairytopia, You will find a couple of a crew groups, a officer group,individual photographs and ofcourse of HMS Queen Mary itself here.----->CLICK There is a lot of information on a lot of naval ships to be found at the above link. Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Bachelor Posted 17 March , 2005 Share Posted 17 March , 2005 There are a couple of photos of small groups of men at http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/hms_queen_mary.htm. No complete crew ones though. Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Bachelor Posted 17 March , 2005 Share Posted 17 March , 2005 Sorry Liam, you beat me to it. Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 HMS Queen Mary Crew List at the Battle of Jutland. https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/Queen-mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 15 February , 2020 Share Posted 15 February , 2020 I dont have any crew photos of HMS Queen Mary but I have had for many yrs this photo brooch of a 1WW period RN sailor who served on HMS Queen Mary, I have no idea whom he is or exactly when he served on Queen Mary, or if he was on board her at Jutland. The oval portrait is approx 1" x 1 1\4" Thought I would post for interest..... Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 When I responded to this topic on HMS Queen Mary crew losses I did not think I had a photo of any of her crew, but as it turns out I do have a group photo of her Chief Petty Officers, some were on her when she sank at Jutland. Photo would have been taken sometime prior to Jutland. Names as follows - Rear row standing, L to R - - CPO's Gibbs, Cantrell, Doyland, Trott, Watts, Maddox. Front Row sitting, L to R - - CPO's Harrison, Smith, Catt, Toat, Cummings. CPO's Cantrell, Watts, Toat & Cummings were not on Queen Mary at Jutland & thus survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Excellent, thank you. Can this photo be used on the project website please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 (edited) Sure, I dont see why not, but what is Project website pls? & might you post link? Edited 6 March , 2020 by RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Certainly. https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Thanks Penfold, did not know of it, an excellent site. There is another photo you might post up of Bandmaster of HMS Black Prince, in the Jutland section, I can tak a closeup shot of his photo for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Thank you, yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth1326 Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Queen Mary midshipmen 1913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 March , 2020 Share Posted 6 March , 2020 Very nice photo Hyacinth, do you have any names & know if they were they all lost on Queen Mary ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 7 March , 2020 Share Posted 7 March , 2020 Slightly older looking 'Snotties' than I'd expected, for the most part, would they have served an earlier tour on a smaller ship before being appointed to a Dreadnought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth1326 Posted 7 March , 2020 Share Posted 7 March , 2020 I am afraid I have no other information other than that the photograph was taken in 1913. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 7 March , 2020 Share Posted 7 March , 2020 (edited) Agree Froggie, those Mids seem to be somewhat older than say 16 yrs, around that age a Naval cadet made Midshipman. There are 4 Naval cadets in the rear rank standing who have not yet made Mid. & one Assistant Clerk (Paymaster branch equivalent of Mid) in front row wearing the white band on his sleeves, now he looks somewhat younger than the others in the group. I had a look in the July 1914 Navy list (only wartime issue I have) & HMS Dreadnought is shown with a full complement of Mids -12 + 1 Clerk + 1 Ass't Clerk. Also checked Battle Cruiser Queen Mary & she also had the full complement - 12 Mids, + 3 RNR Mids, + 2 Ass't Clerks. HMS Thunderer also carried aboard 13 Mids, + 4 RNR Mids, + 2 Ass't Clerks. They might have rec'd an initial appointment to a Cruiser or older pre Dreadnought B\S but am pretty certain they could just as well be appointed to Dreadnought B\S as well. A lot depended upon their College performance for their first appointment, if they had excellent marks & stood high in their class & gained x number of months seniority. Seniority was everything in the pre 1WW RN! Also Captains requested certain Mids to be appointed to their ships for reasons known to them. having an "Honourable" so & so on board (as did Queen Mary, who also boasted a "Right Honourable Viscount"!)) probably added some prestige to the ship, & of course it could be a Captain doing a favour for a family. Patronage also meant a lot in those pre war days. Bryan 2 hours ago, Hyacinth1326 said: I am afraid I have no other information other than that the photograph was taken in 1913. Thanks Hyacinth, cannot help wondering how many of them survived the coming war!! Edited 7 March , 2020 by RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 7 March , 2020 Share Posted 7 March , 2020 1 hour ago, RNCVR said: There are 4 Naval cadets in the rear rank standing who have not yet made Mid. I believe these are Midshipmen RNR with the blue RNR coloured patch - as indictaed by the 1913-14 Navy Lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 7 March , 2020 Share Posted 7 March , 2020 (edited) Yes Horatio, you could well be quite right, I had thought of that after I posted, It certainly is a possibility & those 4 Mids do look somewhat older which would fit with RNR. I checked my circa 1915 booklet & RNR cadets had blue twist on blue\black background & RNVR cadets had red twist on same b\g. Note also the distinctive RNR & RNV buttons. Edited 7 March , 2020 by RNCVR . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth1326 Posted 8 March , 2020 Share Posted 8 March , 2020 In the image of the 'midshipmen there is a surprising amount of portable equipment left on the deck. Could it be that the ship was still fitting out on the Tyne ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 10 March , 2020 Share Posted 10 March , 2020 The group photograph of the Chief Petty Officers is now on the project website at: https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/queen-mary-group-crew-photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCeeCee Posted 16 March , 2020 Share Posted 16 March , 2020 On 07/03/2020 at 10:03, FROGSMILE said: Slightly older looking 'Snotties' than I'd expected, for the most part, would they have served an earlier tour on a smaller ship before being appointed to a Dreadnought? I've read* that the term that left Dartmouth for war all went in to big ships, I think the thinking was they won't be given a bad steer, or abused in any way, in a big ship with the full complement of officers. * IIRC Jackie Broome of PQ17 and 'make a signal' was in that term, along with T. Back, the boy who lost the postal order in the Archer-Shee case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted 16 March , 2020 Share Posted 16 March , 2020 Here are photographs currently found for those that were on HMS Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland. If anyone knows of others please let me know. https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/wiki/HMS_Queen_Mary_Crew_List_(Photographs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medaler Posted 16 March , 2020 Share Posted 16 March , 2020 (edited) Commander Shimomura, Imperial Japanese Navy Edited 16 March , 2020 by Medaler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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