by jameskrouse | Oct 16, 2008 | Crew, German E-Boats, Minesweepers, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Stories, WWII |
A few months ago I received a note from Katie regarding her grandfather: My grandfather Robert Ainslie was on the HMCS Prescott during WW2 and was one of the people that helped to rescue the men from the partridge. He is now 86. I called Robert a little while ago and...
by jameskrouse | Apr 8, 2008 | Documents, Minesweepers, Partridge, Submarines
I did some research into the early days of the Partridge. As a Lapwing minesweeper or “Bird Boat”, the Partridge was built as a special class of minesweeper to clear mines laid in the North Sea by the U.S. Navy. This was a massive mine field of over 80,000...
by jameskrouse | Mar 27, 2008 | Minesweepers, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, WWII
On April 23, 1944 Lieut. Commander Janeway USNR reported aboard the Partrige as a board of investigation convened by order of Commander, Landing Craft and Bases, 11th Amphibious Forces. Janeway is listed in the log as both E. G. Janeway and E. J. Janeway. If there is...
by jameskrouse | Feb 15, 2008 | Minesweepers, Partridge, WWII
Adnah Caldin was the commander of the Partridge from approximately December of 1943 to April of 1944. There are many stories from members of the crew about his command of the ship. However, I do not have any information on his military career before or after the...
by jameskrouse | Oct 29, 2007 | Minesweepers, Normandy Invasion, WWII
There is a great resource of historic ships that lets you search by ship type, location, or name. It’s from Historic Naval Ships Association and in it I found a fleet tug that participated in operation Mulberry. The ship had an interesting history during the...
by jameskrouse | Oct 29, 2007 | Links, Minesweepers, WWII
In doing some research on the minesweepers, I came across the story of the Abraham Crijnssen, a Dutch minsweeper: ” HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was stationed in the Dutch East Indies when WW II began. After the destruction of the Allied Fleet by the Japanese during...
