Kate danielss central myth is that of niobe, the mother in greek my. Hmcs niobe s stacks are visible behind the damaged rncc building and annex after the 6 december 1917 explosion. A history of canadian naval aviation, 19181962 canada. Learn more about canadas naval history since 1910 through hundreds of objects and images drawn from the collections of the canadian war museum and its partners. Niobe, in greek mythology, the daughter of tantalus king of sipylus in lydia and the wife of king amphion of thebes. Historic wwi photo the crew of hmcs niobe after loading coal. Hms niobe was a ship of the diadem class of protected cruisers in the royal navy. Apr 11, 2020 although he was technically a crew member of hmcs niobe, that ship was a depot ship, and as such, loaned out crew to other ships on an asrequired basis.
Following the torpedoing of their ship, the survivors of hmcs trentonian were transferred to niobe to wait for travel orders for survivors leave in canada. Few of us can claim to have changed history but for those who have been swept. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship fully loaded with wartime explosives, collided with the norwegian vessel ss imo in the narrows, a strait connecting the upper halifax harbour to bedford basin. Originally hms niobe, she was a ship of the diademclass of protected cruiser in the royal navy. Niobe s effectiveness as a warship depended heavily on rapid and accurate gunfire, which required frequent training. Hmcs niobe anchor damaged in halifax explosion found cbc. Oct 21, 2014 an anchor, believed to have belonged to his majestys canadian ship hmcs niobe, has been unearthed at hmc dockyard in halifax. Im always happy to speak to people such as yourselves with an interest in our history. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Guide to sources relating to canadian naval vessels library and. For a brief historical account of royal canadian navy vessels. Oct 19, 2016 canadian war museum acquires ships wheel from hmcs niobe october 19, 2016 media release.
Royal canadian navy photographs by the men and women who were. The old cruisers, hmcs niobe and hmcs rainbow were bought from the royal navy to be used as training ships in the rcn. In addition to being on the front cover, rindlisbachers hmcs niobe at daybreak is the feature painting of the second chapter on the rcn during world war i. Ken prepared this pdf file containing his rcn history as well as some photos and scans of documents. By december 1917, the royal canadian navy rcn in halifax consisted of his majestys canadian ship hmcs niobe, tied up alongside in the dockyard as a depot ship, plus a fleet of small ships. Hello stranger, been a little while since our last update so i figured it was time to let you know some of the recent events. A daughter of tantalus by the pleiad taygete or the hyad dione, 1 or, according to others, a daughter of pelops and the wife of zethus or alalcomeneus, 2 while parthenius relates quite a different story, 3 for he makes her a daughter of assaon and the wife of philottus, and relates that she entered into a dispute with leto about the beauty of their respective children. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Hmcs niobe anchor damaged in halifax explosion found. Hmcs rainbow was intended for the west coast at esquimalt and hmcs niobe was destined for the east coast out of halifax. Hmcs niobe, scotland and london for posteritys sake. Ottawa, ontario, october 19, 2016 the canadian war museum has acquired one of the few surviving artifacts from one of canadas first two warships, hmcs niobe the historic ships wheel. The foremost and aftermost guns on each side were mounted in twostory casemates, with. Legion magazine is published six times a year in english with a french insert.
Niobe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hmcs niobe was the first canadian warship to enter canadas territorial waters, on october 21, 1910, a landmark event in the beginnings of the naval service of canada. One of hmcs niobe s gun crews fires a 6inch gun during training. Niobes effectiveness as a warship depended heavily on rapid and. The naval service of canada became the royal canadian navy in august 1911. When launched as a british warship in 1897, hms niobe was a large and expensive cruiser. The rcns the first world war why canada needs a humanitarian. On 6 september 1910, she was given to the new royal canadian navy and commissioned as h.
Niobe is mentioned by achilles to priam in homers iliad book xxiv, as a stock type for mourning. Hmcs niobe anchor damaged in halifax explosion found cbc news. Oct 05, 2017 the royal canadian navys manning depot, hmcs niobe, located in an old castle in scotland in february 1945. Cruisers hmcs rainbow the rcns first ship, apollo class. Yet, it was the ability and the bravery of the ships company to respond quickly, and without panic, that prevented the original explosion and resulting fire from escalating into an even greater calamity, which saved lives and the ship itself. Her grief was immortalised, for niobe, at their will, became a stone, and was carried by a wailing tempest to the summit of mount sipylus, in lydia, where a spring of argos bore her name. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the norwegian vessel ss imo in the narrows, a strait connecting the upper halifax harbour to bedford basin. The book is organized chronologically, including a painting of a naval scene of the period under discussion by a canadian artist as the centrepiece for every chapter. By the time of niobes transfer to the naval service of canada. On the evening of 30 31 july, while on her way from yarmouth to shelburne in thick weather and with a heavy tide running, she struck a rock on the southwest ledge off cape sable.
The 1911 census officially started on june 1, 1911, so this list provides a snapshot of the crew at that time. A book of mythsniobe wikisource, the free online library. She served in the boer war and was then given to canada as the first ship of the then newlycreated royal canadian navy as hmcs niobe. The hmcs kootenay explosion is the worst peacetime accident in the history of the royal canadian navy. The niobe poems by kate daniels goodreads share book. One of hmcs niobes gun crews fires a 6inch gun during training. This page was last edited on 12 february 2019, at 15. To pay for her boast, apollo or apollo and artemis caused her to lose all of. We finished our niobe kickstarter a couple of months ago and we are so grateful for the overwhelming support. Today the subject of my talk is about the army and navy response to the halifax explosion. An anchor and chain believed to be from a canadian naval ship damaged in the halifax explosion were recently discovered in halifax. Throwing away canadian history, ex hmcs athabaskan to go to breakers. They were hmcs assiniboine and the new german submarine u210. Hmcs niobe was a rcn shore establishment at greenock, inverclyde, scotland.
Royal canadian navy photographs by the men and women who. Priam is like niobe in that he is grieving for his son hector, who was killed and not buried for several days. Summary of number of awards to canadians in rnrcnmerchant navy. The kingstonclass maritime coastal defence vessel mcdv hmcs. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917.
She is death is coming soon with incredible art by sheldon mitchell. Canadian war museum acquires ships wheel from hmcs niobe. Hmcs niobes stacks are visible behind the damaged rncc building and annex after the 6 december 1917 explosion. Royal canadian navy history article view rcn history. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. Hmcs dominion hmcs niobe 2nd by late 1940 nearly all rcn destroyers were based in britain on loan to the royal navy, and the rcn corvettes were expected in britain a few months later. The short story and myth of niobe the myth about niobe is featured in the book entitled the story of niobe is featured in the book entitled old greek folk stories by josephine preston peabody, published in 1907 by houghton mifflin company, new york. The optimal format for printing and download will be the adobe reader pdf version, but a zip archive of highresolution gif pages is also available for those without adobe reader. Niobe hmcs niobes stacks are visible behind the damaged rncc building and annex after the 6 december 1917 explosion. Another 74 words 5 lines of text covering the years 1260, 1273, 1273, 95, 1546, 1628, 1577, 1655, 1790, 1856, 1863, 1941, 1824, 1889, 1797 and are included under the topic early matheson history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. In different ways, each book comments on the issues that had fueled achilleus anger. Ken prepared this pdf file containing his rcn history as well as some photos and. At the funeral games for patroklos in book 23, achilleus behavior provides a striking contrast to his earlier quarrel with agamemnon over prizes and honor.
Books 23 and 24 of the iliad bring the story of achilleus anger to a close. The history of the royal canadian navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the naval service of canada and renamed a year later by king george v. Hmcs niobe was commissioned into the rcn on 6 september 1910 with. She served in the boer war and was then given to canada as the second ship of. Aug 23, 2011 and when they looked on the face of niobe and saw on it a bleeding anguish that no human hand could stay nor the word of any god comfort, the gods were merciful. Assigned to the channel squadron in early 1899, niobe was the scene of a daring robbery when the paymasters cabin was entered and a large sum of money was taken from the safe. According to homer s iliad, she had six sons and six daughters and boasted of her progenitive superiority to the titan leto, who had only. If you are looking for published material on niobe, several books are available on the early history of the rcn, the seabound coast, dundurn publishing has a detailed account of the rcn during wwi and after. She served in the boer war and was then given to canada as the second ship of the newly created naval service of canada as hmcs niobe. Hmcs niobe was a heavy cruiser displacing 11,000 tons. Halifax explosion project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Archives archives page 5 of 16 cfb esquimalt naval and. The royal canadian navy rcn is one of the three environmental commands of the canadian forces. In midsummer, 1942, two ships sailed from their respective bases, st. These 575 names of the crew of hmcs niobe were transcribed from the 1911 canadian census by the volunteers at sandra ashton, lawrence canty, ruth miller, and dave tanner. Nov 14, 2019 in greek mythology, niobe, who was the daughter of tantalus, the queen of thebes, and the wife of king amphion, foolishly boasted that she was more fortunate than leto latona, for the romans, the mother of artemis and apollo because she had more children than leto. Hmcs niobe 1900, 1911 history section ww1 william d. Halifax where, on 9 may 1917, bert was placed on the books of hmcs niobe. She was the prototype of the bereaved mother, weeping for the loss of her children. Hmcs niobe, about 640 metres away from pier 6, was the first ship to give the. She served in the boer war and was then given to canada as the second ship of the newlycreated naval service of canada as hmcs niobe. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics.
Reliving the halifax explosion 57 was still in france as a temporary lieutenant and back at the front. Most are available online here for the first time, and each provides a unique glimpse into the past. He is a frequent and well known writer on defence matters, and is the author of several military history books. At feet from crown to head, a massive ancient anchor is now the newest, and one of the oldest artifacts of the canadian navy. The friends of the canadian war museum republished to commemorate the centennial of the birth of the canadian navy on may 4, 1910. But there was no rcn manning depot in britain, so relief personnel for rcn ships had to come from the rn. Tony is the author of three books on the war in hong kong, with a fourth and probably. In the summer of 1911, niobe was almost lost by misadventure. Photo locations which had once been identified as hmcs niobe, were identified by alex comber as being taken on hmt olympic, one of the two sister ships of rms titanic. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our matheson research. Aug, 2012 from the war of 1812 to modern armed forces missions around the world, legion magazine offers a blend of stories, photographs, graphics, maps and posters on canadian military history and heritage, veterans issues and the canadian armed forces.
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