[LOKTR] Warwolf_530 Players 9 posts 4,186 battles Report post #1 Posted December 19, 2022 At 08:10 this morning, the canon at the Heugh Battery sounded and a group of solemn folks, gathered in Redheugh Gardens, lowered their heads. On the 16th December, 1914 at approximately 08:10 in the morning, the Bombardment of Hartlepool began. The three German ships were the battle cruisers Seydlitz and Moltke, and the older, armoured cruiser,Blucher. They had much larger guns than the defending guns on the Hartlepool Batteries. The warships fired 1150 shells (some up to 11 in., or 27 cm, in diameter) into the Hartlepools. The two coastal defence batteries on the Heugh managed to return fire with 123 shells, the largest of which was 6 in.(15 cm) in diameter. It is estimated around 130 some people were killed, including 37 children under the age of 16. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WP70] ________________Morrison Players 892 posts 22,465 battles Report post #2 Posted December 19, 2022 amen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LOKTR] Warwolf_530 Players 9 posts 4,186 battles Report post #3 Posted December 19, 2022 Sorry probably in wrong forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_TIS_] Capt_kreminski Players 101 posts 18,066 battles Report post #4 Posted December 19, 2022 I found that interesting, thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R7S] lovelacebeer Players 4,158 posts 25,223 battles Report post #5 Posted December 19, 2022 Despite the huge propaganda effort during the time with the rallying cry of “Remember Scarborough”, the bombardments of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby have sadly largely been forgotten. So this was an interesting little reminder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DMAS] ZeMalm Beta Tester 490 posts 21,959 battles Report post #6 Posted December 19, 2022 Killing civilians in a war can never be justified. Not in 1914, 1941, 1956 or 2022. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[M-P-M] Bigruss42 Players 126 posts 11,785 battles Report post #7 Posted December 19, 2022 Yes the Bombardment of Hartlepool is largely forgotten. It was a more significant port than it is today. But it is the home of the National museum of the Royal Navy and is home to the oldest Royal Navy ship still afloat HMS Trincomalee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LOKTR] Warwolf_530 Players 9 posts 4,186 battles Report post #8 Posted December 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, Bigruss42 said: Yes the Bombardment of Hartlepool is largely forgotten. It was a more significant port than it is today. But it is the home of the National museum of the Royal Navy and is home to the oldest Royal Navy ship still afloat HMS Trincomalee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee Trincomalee is an interesting ship to look round. You can climb right down into the power deck. Warrior was also good to visit when they rebuild it there in the 80s. Shame it moved to the other end of the country when it was completed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
