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K13 Memorial, Garelochhead

 
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jamiemcginlay



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:04 am    Post subject: K13 Memorial, Garelochhead Reply with quote

The K13 Memorial, a simple grey granit obelisk set among the graves, to the Royal Navy and shipyard personnel who drowned in the K13 disaster when the submarine sank in the Gareloch during trials in 1917. There is another memorial to the disaster in the David Elder Park, Govan next to the shipyard were the workers came from.





ROLL OF HONOUR:
Bevis George W. Royal Navy Stoker
Bradley Tom Royal Navy E.R.A.
Clark C. Stephen Royal Navy Leading Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Cornish Herbert Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Dickson John Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Dymond Ridgeway Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Fenson Walter A. Royal Navy Chief Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Fieldwick George Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Goddard Henry Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Goodhart Francis H.H. Royal Navy Commander K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Hallihan Timothy Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Hole Mr. Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Hooper Richard Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Howard F.J. Royal Navy Leading Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Kirk James Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Lane Arthur E. Royal Navy Engineer K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Lewis William Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Mitchell Thomas Royal Navy Leading Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Neate F.T.S. Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Porter Fred R. Royal Navy Petty Officer K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Pratt Herbert Royal Navy Boatswain K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Roberts John Royal Navy E.R.A. K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Roberts William Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Scarlett Alfred Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Simpson Horace Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Smith F.G.W. Royal Navy G.E.R.A. C.E.R.A. K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Smith William Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Steele J.P. Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Strachan W.A. Civilian K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
White Leonard Royal Navy Stoker K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Williams Robert W. Royal Navy A.O. K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
Williamson George Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer K13 Submarine tragedy, Gareloch Died 29th January 1917
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alexmaclennan



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:59 am    Post subject: K 13 Memorial Inscription Reply with quote

This is what I recorded for UKNIWM

Main Dedication Inscription on block

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE NAMED
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN H.M. SUMBARINE, K, 13.
IN THE GARELOCH
29TH JANUARY 1917

Subsidiary Inscription on the plinth

ERECTED BY THE SHIP’S COMPANY OF
H.M. SUBMARINE DEPOT
FORT BLOCKHOUSE, GOSPORT

Roll of honour on other three faces of block

FRANCIS H.H. GOODHART, COMMANDER, R.N.
ARTHUR E. LANE, ENG. LIEUTENANT, R.N.
HERBERT PRATT, BOATSWAIN, R.N.
F.W.G. SMITH, C.E.R.A.
JOHN ROBERTS, E.R.A.
TOM BRADLEY, E.R.A.
WALTER A. FENSON, CHIEF STOKER
GEO. FIELDWICK, STOKER, P.O.
GEO. WILLIAMSON, STOKER, P.O.
C. STEPHEN CLARK LDG. STOKER
THOMAS MITCHELL, DO
F.J. HOWARD, DO


RICHARD HOOPER, STOKER
RIDGEWAY DYMOND, DO
WILLIAM ROBERTS, DO
HORACE SIMPSON, DO
TIMOTHY HALLIHAN, DO
JOHN DICKSON, DO
ALFRED SCARLETT, DO
HENRY GODDARD, DO
GEO. W. BEVIS, DO
HERBERT CORNISH, DO
LEONARD WHITE, DO
FRED R. PORTER, PETTY OFFICER
ROBERT W. WILLIAMS, A.D.


MR HOLE
J.P. STEELE
F.T.S. NEATE
WILLIAM SMITH
WILLIAM LEWIS
JAMES KIRK
W.A. STRACHAN


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see this featured in a short report on the Scottish News tonight. Also covered on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38771526
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:37 am    Post subject: K13 Reply with quote

It was raised and rename K22 K13 was never used again...
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