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HMS Cleopatra - Torpedoed!
16 July 1943 HMS Cleopatra 1941 HMS Cleopatra was hit amidships by a torpedo from an Italian submarine, she sustained major damage to...
Si Biggs
Jul 155 min read
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Operation Hopper - Air Raid in the Augusta Anchorage
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM/ 41 Cdo RM Location : Augusta Harbour Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1943 Date/s : 17 July 1943 After...
Si Biggs
Jul 143 min read
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Turret Explosion on HMS Devonshire and Marine AE Streams - Albert Medal
Eight days after arriving on station, Devonshire and the rest of the Mediterranean Fleet sailed for manoeuvres in the Aegean Sea, off the...
Si Biggs
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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Loss of Old Contemptble - Arthur Townroe RMLI - 10 Nov 1918
A TOWNROE KILLED. ONEÂ DAY BEFORE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED. ONE OF THE OLD "CONTEMPTIBLES." It is with deep regret and sympathy we have to...
Si Biggs
Nov 11, 20244 min read
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