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Henry George Kendall (30 January 1874 – 28 November 1965) was a British sea captain who survived several shipwrecks, including the collision and sinking of the ocean linerEmpress of Ireland in 1914 and an attack by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine during the First World War. He was also noted for his role in the capture of murderer Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen.
Captain Henry Kendall began his career in sailing ships in 1888 at the age of 14. Eight years later he married Jane "Minnie" Jones. In 1900 he survived a shipwreck on the Newfoundland coast when he was an officer on the SS Lusitania (not the later Cunarder RMS Lusitania torpedoed in the First World War). Two years later he worked with Guglielmo Marconi to develop ship-to-shore radio before getting his first command in 1908. Two years after that he was appointed captain of the Canadian Pacific Line's SS Montrose, and within months had become famous following his role in the capture of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, the London cellar murderer, in what was the first use of radio to capture a criminal. Kendall's radio messages alerted Scotland Yard, and Inspector Walter Dew was dispatched to Canada on a faster ship, the White Star Line's SS Laurentic, and arrived in Canada before Montrose. Disguised as a pilot, Dew boarded Montrose and arrested Crippen.
Shipwreck of RMS Empress of Ireland
In May 1914 Kendall was appointed captain of the RMS Empress of Ireland. Almost a month later the ship sank in Canada's Saint Lawrence River after colliding with the SS Storstad, a Norwegian coal freighter with an ice-breaking bow. The accident occurred at night. The two ships were head to head when a fog bank rolled onto the river and Storstad changed position, believing Empress of Ireland to be on Storstad's port side. This turned the freighter into the side of the larger ship, which was passing on the starboard side. The damage was catastrophic and Empress of Ireland sank in just 14 minutes with the loss of 1,012 people. Kendall was thrown from the bridge when the ship keeled over suddenly but survived. Subsequently he was cleared of any responsibility for the disaster.
Action in the First World War
Soon afterwards he was posted to Antwerp, Belgium, where he was soon in the news again. As the Germans invaded Belgium, the British Consulate in Antwerp was besieged by around 600 refugees. Kendall worked with the consul Sir Cecil Hertslet (A Family of Librarians -see gov.uk) to formulate a plan to rescue them by using the SS Montrose to tow the SS Montreal, which was out of commission, out of the port and on to England.
Kendall then joined the crew of HMS Calgarian and served with the ship until 1918, during which time he was mentioned in despatches on several occasions. In March 1918 Calgarian was torpedoed off the Ulster coast by German submarine U-19 but Kendall survived again. He went on to serve as a King's Messenger before being appointed Commodore of Convoys. When the war ended he was appointed Marine Superintendent at Southampton by Canadian Pacific and remained there until he moved to a similar position in London in 1924.
Death
He died in an English nursing home in 1965 at the age of 91. His obituary in The Times made no mention of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland.
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For other people named Henry Kendall see Henry Kendall disambiguation This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Henry George Kendall news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Henry George Kendall 30 January 1874 28 November 1965 was a British sea captain who survived several shipwrecks including the collision and sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland in 1914 and an attack by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine during the First World War He was also noted for his role in the capture of murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen Henry George KendallKendall c 1914Born 1874 01 30 30 January 1874Chelsea London EnglandDied28 November 1965 1965 11 28 aged 91 London EnglandSpouseJane Kendall nee Jones Contents 1 Life 1 1 Early career 1 2 Shipwreck of RMS Empress of Ireland 1 3 Action in the First World War 2 Death 3 Descendants 4 References 5 SourcesLife EditEarly career Edit Captain Henry Kendall began his career in sailing ships in 1888 at the age of 14 Eight years later he married Jane Minnie Jones In 1900 he survived a shipwreck on the Newfoundland coast when he was an officer on the SS Lusitania not the later Cunarder RMS Lusitania torpedoed in the First World War Two years later he worked with Guglielmo Marconi to develop ship to shore radio before getting his first command in 1908 Two years after that he was appointed captain of the Canadian Pacific Line s SS Montrose and within months had become famous following his role in the capture of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen the London cellar murderer in what was the first use of radio to capture a criminal Kendall s radio messages alerted Scotland Yard and Inspector Walter Dew was dispatched to Canada on a faster ship the White Star Line s SS Laurentic and arrived in Canada before Montrose Disguised as a pilot Dew boarded Montrose and arrested Crippen Shipwreck of RMS Empress of Ireland Edit In May 1914 Kendall was appointed captain of the RMS Empress of Ireland Almost a month later the ship sank in Canada s Saint Lawrence River after colliding with the SS Storstad a Norwegian coal freighter with an ice breaking bow The accident occurred at night The two ships were head to head when a fog bank rolled onto the river and Storstad changed position believing Empress of Ireland to be on Storstad s port side This turned the freighter into the side of the larger ship which was passing on the starboard side The damage was catastrophic and Empress of Ireland sank in just 14 minutes with the loss of 1 012 people Kendall was thrown from the bridge when the ship keeled over suddenly but survived Subsequently he was cleared of any responsibility for the disaster Action in the First World War Edit Soon afterwards he was posted to Antwerp Belgium where he was soon in the news again As the Germans invaded Belgium the British Consulate in Antwerp was besieged by around 600 refugees Kendall worked with the consul Sir Cecil Hertslet A Family of Librarians see gov uk to formulate a plan to rescue them by using the SS Montrose to tow the SS Montreal which was out of commission out of the port and on to England Kendall then joined the crew of HMS Calgarian and served with the ship until 1918 during which time he was mentioned in despatches on several occasions In March 1918 Calgarian was torpedoed off the Ulster coast by German submarine U 19 but Kendall survived again He went on to serve as a King s Messenger before being appointed Commodore of Convoys When the war ended he was appointed Marine Superintendent at Southampton by Canadian Pacific and remained there until he moved to a similar position in London in 1924 Death EditHe died in an English nursing home in 1965 at the age of 91 His obituary in The Times made no mention of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland Descendants EditHis grandson was the Anglican priest and hymn writer Canon Michael Saward 1 and his great grandchildren include F1 journalist Joe Saward and the late anti rape campaigner Jill Saward References Edit Canon Michael Saward clergyman obituary Telegraph 2 February 2015 Retrieved 2 May 2017 Sources EditDavid Zeni Forgotten Empress The Empress of Ireland Story Bookcraft Midsomer Norton Great Britain Goose Lane Editions c1998 ISBN 0 86492 248 5 James Croall Fourteen Minutes The Last Voyage of the Empress of Ireland Briarcliff Manor NY Stein amp Day c1979 237p illus ISBN 0 8128 2591 8 Tom Cullen The Mild Murderer The True Story of the Dr Crippen Case Boston Houghton Mifflin Co 1977 224p illus ISBN 0 395 25776 X Jonathan Goodman Compiler The Crippen File London Allison amp Busby 1985 96p illus ISBN 0 85031 637 5 Pbk Erik Larson Thunderstruck New York Random House Inc Three River Press 2006 463p illus ISBN 978 1 400 08067 0 Joe Saward The Man who Caught Crippen Morienval Press 2010 242p illus ISBN 978 0 9554868 1 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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