Stoker 1st Class Nicholas Carr
(RFR/DEV/B/2325).
The Royal Navy
H.M.S. “Majestic”
Aged 31
Son of Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, of Shiels Court, Dundalk.
Husband of Mary Anne Carr, of 2 Fair Green, Dundalk.
Born on 29 June 1884, at Shiels Yard, Dundalk, to Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, formerly Larkin. His father was then an Engine Driver.
HMS Majestic was launched in 1895, and commissioned later that year.
The normal complement was 672 men.
From 1907, it was a part of 7th Battle Squadron.
When World War I broke out Majestic, together with the rest of the squadron, was attached to the Channel Fleet during the early stages of the war before being detached for escort duties with Canadian troop convoys. She then had spells as a guard ship at the Nore and the Humber. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign. She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men. The normal complement was 672 men.
On 27 May 1915, while stationed off W Beach at Cape Helles, Majestic became the third battleship to be torpedoed off the Gallipoli peninsula in two weeks. Around 0645 hours, Commander Otto Hersing of the German submarine U-21 fired a single torpedo through the defensive screen of destroyers and anti-torpedo nets, striking Majestic and causing a huge explosion. The ship began to list to port and in nine minutes had capsized in 54 feet (16 m) of water, killing 49 men. Her masts hit the mud of the sea bottom, and her upturned hull remained visible for many months until it was finally submerged when her foremast collapsed during a storm.
(RFR/DEV/B/2325).
The Royal Navy
H.M.S. “Majestic”
Aged 31
Son of Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, of Shiels Court, Dundalk.
Husband of Mary Anne Carr, of 2 Fair Green, Dundalk.
Born on 29 June 1884, at Shiels Yard, Dundalk, to Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, formerly Larkin. His father was then an Engine Driver.
HMS Majestic was launched in 1895, and commissioned later that year.
The normal complement was 672 men.
From 1907, it was a part of 7th Battle Squadron.
When World War I broke out Majestic, together with the rest of the squadron, was attached to the Channel Fleet during the early stages of the war before being detached for escort duties with Canadian troop convoys. She then had spells as a guard ship at the Nore and the Humber. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign. She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men. The normal complement was 672 men.
On 27 May 1915, while stationed off W Beach at Cape Helles, Majestic became the third battleship to be torpedoed off the Gallipoli peninsula in two weeks. Around 0645 hours, Commander Otto Hersing of the German submarine U-21 fired a single torpedo through the defensive screen of destroyers and anti-torpedo nets, striking Majestic and causing a huge explosion. The ship began to list to port and in nine minutes had capsized in 54 feet (16 m) of water, killing 49 men. Her masts hit the mud of the sea bottom, and her upturned hull remained visible for many months until it was finally submerged when her foremast collapsed during a storm.
Stoker 1st Class Nicholas Carr
(RFR/DEV/B/2325).
The Royal Navy
H.M.S. “Majestic”
Aged 31
Son of Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, of Shiels Court, Dundalk.
Husband of Mary Anne Carr, of 2 Fair Green, Dundalk.
Born on 29 June 1884, at Shiels Yard, Dundalk, to Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, formerly Larkin. His father was then an Engine Driver.
HMS Majestic was launched in 1895, and commissioned later that year.
The normal complement was 672 men.
From 1907, it was a part of 7th Battle Squadron.
When World War I broke out Majestic, together with the rest of the squadron, was attached to the Channel Fleet during the early stages of the war before being detached for escort duties with Canadian troop convoys. She then had spells as a guard ship at the Nore and the Humber. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign. She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men. The normal complement was 672 men.
On 27 May 1915, while stationed off W Beach at Cape Helles, Majestic became the third battleship to be torpedoed off the Gallipoli peninsula in two weeks. Around 0645 hours, Commander Otto Hersing of the German submarine U-21 fired a single torpedo through the defensive screen of destroyers and anti-torpedo nets, striking Majestic and causing a huge explosion. The ship began to list to port and in nine minutes had capsized in 54 feet (16 m) of water, killing 49 men. Her masts hit the mud of the sea bottom, and her upturned hull remained visible for many months until it was finally submerged when her foremast collapsed during a storm.
(RFR/DEV/B/2325).
The Royal Navy
H.M.S. “Majestic”
Aged 31
Son of Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, of Shiels Court, Dundalk.
Husband of Mary Anne Carr, of 2 Fair Green, Dundalk.
Born on 29 June 1884, at Shiels Yard, Dundalk, to Patrick Carr and Mary Carr, formerly Larkin. His father was then an Engine Driver.
HMS Majestic was launched in 1895, and commissioned later that year.
The normal complement was 672 men.
From 1907, it was a part of 7th Battle Squadron.
When World War I broke out Majestic, together with the rest of the squadron, was attached to the Channel Fleet during the early stages of the war before being detached for escort duties with Canadian troop convoys. She then had spells as a guard ship at the Nore and the Humber. In early 1915, she was dispatched to the Mediterranean for service in the Dardanelles Campaign. She participated in bombardments of Turkish forts and supported the Allied landings at Gallipoli. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men. The normal complement was 672 men.
On 27 May 1915, while stationed off W Beach at Cape Helles, Majestic became the third battleship to be torpedoed off the Gallipoli peninsula in two weeks. Around 0645 hours, Commander Otto Hersing of the German submarine U-21 fired a single torpedo through the defensive screen of destroyers and anti-torpedo nets, striking Majestic and causing a huge explosion. The ship began to list to port and in nine minutes had capsized in 54 feet (16 m) of water, killing 49 men. Her masts hit the mud of the sea bottom, and her upturned hull remained visible for many months until it was finally submerged when her foremast collapsed during a storm.
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