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HMS Acasta
HMS Acasta was a Destroyer, she was launched on 8th August 1929, having been built by John Brown at Clydebank. Her war service began with the 18th Destroyer Flotilla undertaking convoy defence in the English Channel being based at Plymouth. In April 1940 she joined the Home Fleet, 1st Destroyer Flotilla at Scapa Flow and supported military operations in Norway. She was lost on the 8th of June 1940 sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, whilst on escort duty from Norway. 160 lives were lost and there was only one survior.
List of those who served on HMS Acasta during The Second World War
- Ldg Seaman. Cyril G. "Nicki" Carter Read his Story.
- Able Seaman Terence Edward William Grey (d.8th Jun 1940) Read his Story.
- Stoker William Jones (d.8th June 1940) Read his Story.
- Stoker 1st Class Thomas Lightwood (d.8th June 1940) Read his Story.
Ldg Seaman. Cyril G. "Nicki" Carter HMS Acasta
Cyril Carter was the only survivor of the lost of the Acasta in 1940. His experiences are told in the book: The Man Who Hit the "Scharnhorst" the Ordeal of Leading Seaman Carter, by John Austin.
Stoker William Jones (d.8th June 1940)
I don't really know a lot about my uncle Willam Jones, he was from a little town called Neyland in Pembrokeshire, He was 19 when he got killed on the the ship known as the Acasta. My mum who was only young herself said that he worked down in the engine room as a stoker.
Stoker 1st Class Thomas Lightwood HMS Acasta (d.8th June 1940)
Tommy Lightwood was my Grandfathers brother, he went down with 1500 others when the HMS Glorious, Ardent and Acasta were attacked on 8th June 1940. He was 19 years old. My uncle was named after him and that is as much as I know, any other info would be gladly received.
Able Seaman Terence Edward William Grey HMS Acasta (d.8th Jun 1940)
Terence Grey was only 20 years old when he died in Battle, along with his shipmates who were also only doing their duty for King and Country. Such a waste of lives, when will we learn that War is not the answer? A tribute then, to all of those who have served in all Battles for Freedom. And to my Uncle Terence, Thank you.
John Austin
In June 1940, Leading Seaman Cyril ˇ°Nickˇ± Carter was serving in the British destroyer H.M.S. Acasta when she and her sister-ship H.M.S. Ardent were ordered to escort the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious from Norway back to Britain. En route, German warships attacked and sank all three ships with the loss of more than 1500 lives. From Acasta's ships company of 161 men, there was only one survivor: Nick Carter. a vivid, moving and thought-provoking account of a deeply tragic and very controversial episode in the history of the Royal Navy, which places very intense personal recollections from a survivor of the battle in the context of a review of the events surrounding the Norwegian campaign.
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