When was the Lutine bell last rung?

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04-18-04, 09:12 AM
mozart56
Each year at remembrance day.November 11th-2003 was the last time.

04-18-04, 01:52 PM
Jenny Roberts
No, the Lutine bell is not rung on Remembrance Day , but was last rung for something similar. Try again.

04-18-04, 02:41 PM
FredPuli
September 2001 ?It has not been rung for its original purpose; news of the loss or of the safe arrival of insured vessels; for at least 20 years. It was rung occasionally for important events thereafter though. It was certainly rung for 9/11. It was not rung on the very day but about two days later, once it had been decided to have signs of sympathy shown formally e.g playing the US anthem at the Changing of the Guard . That was , presumably, the last time it was rung.

04-18-04, 03:00 PM
Jenny Roberts
Almost Fred! It was rung for 9/11 but was last rung on the anniversary of 9/11 in September 2002. Smile
The last time it rang once for an overdue ship was in 1979 and the last time it rang twice for a safe arrival was in 1981

04-19-04, 07:39 AM
mozart56
Jenny, I based my answer on the infos

here

04-19-04, 01:37 PM
Jenny Roberts
My apologies Mozart. I got my info from the LLoyds site! Someone there obviously has no idea when the bell is rung.
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Moart's link is defunct. Below from Wikipedia -

The ship's bell (engraved "ST. JEAN - 1779") was recovered on July 17, 1858. The bell was found entangled in the chains originally running from the ship's wheel to the rudder, and was originally left in this state before being separated and re-hung from the rostrum of the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's. It weighs 106 lb. and is 17.5 inches in diameter. It remains a mystery why the name on the bell does not correspond with that of the ship. The bell was traditionally struck when news of an overdue ship arrived - once for the loss of a ship (i.e. bad news), and twice for her return (i.e. good news). The bell was sounded to ensure that all brokers and underwriters were made aware of the news simultaneously. The bell has developed a crack and the traditional practice of ringing news has ended: the last time it was rung to tell of a lost ship was in 1979 and the last time it was rung to herald the return of an overdue ship was in 1989.

During the World War II, the Nazi radio propagandist Lord Haw-Haw asserted that the bell was being rung continuously because of allied shipping losses during the Battle of the Atlantic. In fact, the bell was rung once, with one ring, during the war, when the Bismarck was sunk. [14]

It is now rung for ceremonial purposes to commemorate disasters such as the 9/11 disaster, the Asian Tsunami, and the London Bombings, and is always rung at the start and end of the two minutes silence on Armistice Day.

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