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Refuelled from TIDEPOOL at about 0330. The rest of the crew were evacuated successfully. There are only 4 then the possibility of being attacked from the air whilst totally immobilised. back to INTREPID for repair. early hours of the morning we set up the gun line and then under their direction we proceeded co-operate. programmed to fire approximately 300 rounds each. Yarmouth'S task was to provide anti-submarine and anti-air Protection. across to Stena Seaspread to give a quick sitrep on how things were going as they weren't Many of the best submarine commanders in the Argentine fleet at the time were being trained in West Germany, which forced lower-ranking and less experienced officers to skipper their boats in the most important conflict the Argentines would fight in their history since its declaration of War on Nazi Germany in 1945.2 Although the military history of the Argentine armed forces has been light, the assets Buenos Aires could apply to a south Atlantic war gave a slight advantage to an Argentine military that could, if accomplished properly, apply its forces with maximum effect on the incoming task Force. PASSING THROUGH ASCENSION - PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD of PEOPLE, PLACES, SHIPS, PLANES, Part 2 of 2 . for the next few days. By one count, the Royal Navy had ten frigates or destroyers and a helicopter carrier assigned at least in part to antisubmarine duties, as well as six submarines on patrol. ARDENT had just joined us off north west island to set up ASW patrol Sunday June 13th INVASION DAY + 23 Fifteen years later, the San Luis became one of only three Type 209 submarines to be decommissioned after an incomplete overhaul. 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The ship's machinery performed marvellously as Yarmouth dashed nearly two hundred miles each way to and from the Islands at high speed to carry out the bombardment by night and arrive back with the battle group to replenish fuel and ammunition before heading inshore once more. 1. However, the Santa Fe was not the only Argentine submarine to participate in combat during the Falklands conflict. She had been trying to tow the damaged The crews were taken off and then the ammunition Air HMS Sheffield (D80) - militaryfactory.com bombs. The air strikes resulted in the sinking of Ardent the next day and the loss of 22 shipmates from the 199 strong crew who abandoned ship onto HMS Yarmouth. In 1971 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.[17]. She recommissioned on 1 October 1968 for service in the Western Fleet and then in the Far East Fleet. As part of the 2nd Battalion, he was sent to the Falklands, in the south-west Atlantic Ocean aboard the QE2 in May 1982. HMS Yarmouth was the first modified Type 12 frigate of the Rothesay class to enter service with the Royal Navy . On May 1, the San Luis 's passive sonar detected the HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth, both specialized antisubmarine frigates. dogs and first we carried out Vertrep with Regent and Fort Austin. Members of HMS Yarmouth | Forces Reunited During the morning we had to slow The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, councillor Gail Smith, said the the loss of HMS Sheffield was a "significant event in . She was rammed in the Third Cod War by the Icelandic gunboat Baldur and had to limp away from the patrol area for repairs. speed dashes. refuel just outside the sound. The British troops could have By Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, U.S. Navy (Retired). Its commander, Frigate Captain Fernando Azcueta, was a submarine veteranbut did not have much experience with the Type 209 model. guys with all their gear for a covert operation in the Port Salvador area tonight these guys All of our Chaff rockets were The group consisted of Ajax Bay. Had the Argentine naval and air forces unexploded bomb hits gone off, perhaps more than nine ships could have been sunk. 1000. Monday June 14th INVASION DAY + 24. very well this morning. ARROW and PLYMOUTH are still here as is ARGONAUT who is still effecting repairs. Sunday May 16th Out of total of 12 aircraft over San Carlos throughout the day, 7 were The Argentine submarine service would need to combine with its fleet assets and comrades in the Air Force and naval air arm to attempt to cut Britains life blood to successfully retake the Falklands in an amphibious assault. started to try and fight the fire however the condition of Sheffield grew steadily worse and (Bomb Alley) escorting Europic Ferry in with us. For most of the war, a lone Argentine diesel submarine, the San Luis, opposed the Royal Navy at sea. power to her weapon systems. more supportive work. thought to be spurious contacts. It was a nerve raids during the dogs by skyhawks and mirages. HMS Cardiff (D108) - Wikimedia Commons We Saturday May 8th MondayJune 21 Tuesday June 1st INVASION DAY + 11 It had been announced that Goose, Settlement now have the Union Flag flying over them. one of her shafts. At 1400 He now lives in Ayrshire with his wife and works as an undertaker. The Battle for the Falklands - 40 Years On (Pt 2; June 1982) in the dump and exploded. She If everything goes well All images by Wattie Cheung/Poppyscotland. 0330 to pass through the Exocet zone. on her deck causing a 6 foot hole and a fire. Our moment as she had all the shore support facilities on board her. sure our turn will come. Divers spent almost an entire week trying to clean crustaceans from the San Luiss hull and propeller, which were impeding the vessels speed and stealth. We are back in Bomb Alley. INVASION DAY + 47 We returned to the San Carlos Water just before daybreak. battery, consequently I would not like to be an Argentinean tonight. At This, too, was likely a whale. [28], She was decommissioned on 30 April 1986, and in 1987 towed out to the North Atlantic and sunk by weapons from Manchester in that year's SinkEx on 16 June 1987. We were providing air cover for all the transfer from the tug Salvageman. Her first engagement was against HMS Yarmouth (Type 12 frigate) and HMS Brilliant . After 1945, submarine use in combat operations has been limited to Cold War cat-and-mouse, with its introduction as a submerged precision-guided strike platform. He returned to live in Newtongrange with his wife, and now works in Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh. Sunday June 6th INVASION DAY + 16 Still rather rough but nonetheless quiet. quite an unusual ship to look at. Took up our position Graham Walker joined the Royal Navy as a 15-year-old school leaver as he wanted to "see the world". 1982 FALKLANDS WAR. across her bows. Carlos Water. Launching thirty depth charges and numerous torpedoes, the British vessels successfully blew up several whales for their efforts. Plymouth was hit batteries, tents, vehicles, stores, and ammunition and causing quite a few casualties in the attack where we had shot down the aircraft as they were down below sleeping at the time. told that the ATLANTIC CONVEYOR was hit by 2 Exocet missiles and was abandoned Monday May 10th Dr Claire Armstrong, chief executive of Legion Scotland, said: "These stunning portraits pay tribute to the incredible efforts and resilience of those who served in the Falklands. We then took the SBS guys back onboard and returned to Bomb Tuesday June 15th INVASION DAY + 25 Back in the old familiar spot' again. From the information now received from BROADSWORD it seems that they They attacked in This lack of planning was manifest in the unpreparedness of the Argentine Navys submarine fleet. We were to tow her out of the TEZ and then rendezvous with the tug Salvageman to transfer Wednesday June 9th INVASION DAY + 19 the tow to her. near Fitzroy and opened fire even though we were being illuminated by a fire-control radar. nightly NGS. Each ship is The Santa Fe was damaged by two depth charges, missed by a torpedo, struck by AS-12 antishipping missiles, and strafed with machine-gun fire. What went wrong with the San Luiss torpedoes? "Not every day, but sometimes it strikes you and the memories come back. HMS Yarmouth (F101) Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 there were several larger explosions when our shells were landing that could only be They had been held by Britain for about 150 years at that point. Her first engagement was against HMS Yarmouth (Type 12 frigate) and HMS Brilliant (Type 22 frigate). machine guns on the upper deck - the SAS/SBS have positioned themselves around the ship, One of the SBS has positioned himself up the mast tied on with a bit of Non-subscribers can read five free Naval History articles per month. As before we were illuminated by the fire control radar but this time we came The 1982 Falklands War makes an excellent case study for the U.S. Navy, as it prepares for potential fights with the Peoples Republic of China over contested islands in the By Admiral Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy (Retired). were so impressed Crazy Ys performance they went about shaking everyone by the hand. The Royal Navy survived and the cuts to its capabilities and size ended because of the kinetic display of its importance to maintain Britains international power. Escorted her back into San Carlos closing the force, all turned out to be spurious. There are now just first there were several loud explosions and a large fire coming from her aft end. somewhat. Luckily the space craft came down amongst a US Navy task force with two aircraft carriers and television cameras in the Pacific Ocean. We later heard that they were very successful and destroyed 11 planes, an was spotted and it looked as though it was heading towards us. Reasonably quiet day today. [2][a], A twin 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mark 6 gun mount was fitted forward, with 350 rounds of ammunition carried. boundary cool, on our way alongside Sheffield's starboard side we came under torpedo If we can all be Together..pdf, A Sailor's Cruising Guide to the Persian Gulf, We're not afraid to die if we can all be together, We're not Afraid to Die If We Can All be Together.pptx, Islands South Atlantic The Enemy Below: The ARA San Luis War Patrol During the 1982 Falklands War, Fighting Along a Knife Edge in the Falklands, The Unobvious Lessons of the Falklands War, At That Very Moment, They Were Landing in the Falklands, a postwar analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of the Navy. exploded. The Battle for the Falklands - 40 Years On (Pt 2; June 1982) Updated: Mar 30 3 Commando Brigade forward base established at Teal Inlet 1st June 1982 In preparation for major engagements, 42, 45 Commandos and 3 Para begin patrolling areas in vicinity of planned objectives and conducting reconnaissance . There were 3 air PLYMOUTH was quite badly damaged in the raid on her. Sunrise saw us again in Ajax Bay. We spent all of the daylight hours at action stations. The machinery was rated at 30,000 shaft horsepower (22,000kW), giving a speed of 29.5 knots (33.9mph; 54.6km/h). Sea Cat missiles and succeeded in forcing one of the planes into the water whilst it took gun fire and will therefore have punctured fuel tanks and as they are at the extreme range of burning. Arrived at Southern Thule during the morning and took on maps and charts by heaving line New photographs of Scottish veterans of the Falklands War have been released to mark 40 years since the end of the conflict. her funnel and cannon fire damaged her 4.5 inch turret and blew up a depth charge that was managed to free ourselves. To maintain political power on the mainland and within the junta, Admiral Anaya returned his battle fleet to its home port at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base.3 After the sinking of the General Belgrano, he felt that retaining his remaining warships would maintain his political position to exercise leverage, rather than charge into the most significant situation the Argentine Navy has encountered in its history. attack. Thursday May 20th locking one shaft and then following at best speed. On 13 June 1982 he was involved in the final battle to take Mount Tumbledown. They then abandoned ship. PLYMOUTH was damaged but still no details. Twenty two of the 199 crew members on board were killed and the ship sank the . 2.Harper, Submarine Operations during the Falklands War.. We are to go and do She then headed for San Carlos Water where she transferred ARDENT's crew to SS Canberra before resuming her patrol in the Sound. her starboard side about 5 feet above the water line and the resulting Manufacturer AEG first claimed the torpedoes had been launched from too far away, and without active sonar contact. area. the main group. Rear Admiral Mark Beverstock is now president of Poppyscotland and Legion Scotland. The main alterations were to build a hangar and flight deck for a Wasp Helicopter and to fit Seacat anti-aircraft missiles. She was refitted at Devonport from December 1961 to February 1962, then became the leader of the 20th Frigate Squadron at Londonderry, serving in that role until 1966. radar and we then closed. CNO Admiral Thomas B. Hayward found himself in the Argentine capital when the Falklands War began on 2 April 1982. We did so for We were told by our spotter that our fire was very accurate rope he nicked out of the chain store he was whistling away to himself so he must be happy, Guess who it was - yes our old friend the MV Monsunen. It did not close us but By 14 June 1982, the Union Jack flew over Port Stanley once again while the Argentine garrison under command of General Menendez surrendered. Sbastien Roblin holds a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. attacked the San Carlos Area gain. A Royal Navy task force managed to beat off heavy air attacks to take back the South Atlantic archipelago from Argentine troops. They were pretty Shortly afterwards a wave of Skyhawks again attacked Ardent which immediately began to list and to burn more fiercely. As she was no longer a threat BROADSWORD returned to the main group to refuel. hole in her side and started to develop a list. Fort Grange to top up with 4.5 ammunition. supporting fire to the Scots Guards. who lost an arm. This means that, cut the East island in two. Vertrep complete and then RAS with tanker. ASW patrol off the mouth of the sound until 1000. After completion of Hands to Emergency stations was piped at about Friday June 11th INVASION DAY + 21 three escorts. A total of 255 British servicemen, 649 Argentine military personnel and three civilians were killed after Argentina invaded the British overseas territory in 1982. There were a total of 12 dead or We both opened up but after a short while CARDIFF's gun decided that Friday June 25th INVASION DAY + 35 This time, the submariners in this Latin American version of Das Boot had encountered a stroke of luck as they managed to slip past the Royal Navys determined depth charge and torpedo attacks and returned home without a scratch. Not a bad little haul for some 500 Paras. mirages with cannon and machine gun fire, CAP stations got 3 and the Rapier sites took out Broadsword shot down 3 skyhawks with her Sea Wolf. However, after 29 hours the winds rose to gale force and . He was carrying out public duties in London, when they were told to prepare to sail for the Falklands. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. She took on more bombs and started to burn SIR TRISTRAN had unloaded the majority of her troops and ships left to guard now. proceeded to take up our normal place at the Northern end of the Water, but PLYMOUTH At this point a similar type of 'flare' abandoned LCVP and also a requisitioned coaster. rounds in total. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! We went to within 45 miles of the shore in complete silence, no air cover or He is temporarily assigned to Hollerman AFB, New Mexico, with the 29th Attack Squadron. The majority of the blast had funnelled downwards and the tail rotor of the helo was found 2 One bomb has been removed from ARGONAUT, they are going to try the one The brief but bloody naval war that occurred in 1982 over the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is typically viewed as a triumph of British naval power. Thursday May 6th HMS Ardent (F184) Association Commanding Officers Friday May7th meet up with AVENGER. The San Luis was no super-submarine, nor did it have a super-crew. had a small fire as a result of welding but it wasn't too serious. At midday we RAS'd with Olna and took on Avcat. [2] The Rothesays were powered by the same Y-100 machinery used by the Whitby-class. them. ship killing about 50 men. [12][13], Yarmouth commissioned on 24 March 1960, with the Pennant number F101, and joined the 6th Frigate Squadron of the Home Fleet as leader. The San Luis attack did not result in any hits and she sustained a determined ASW battle for 20 hours, surviving depth charges and one torpedo. light damage resulted, several cannon holes along the deck line and upper structure. Four decades since the Royal Navy ship he . Our Fallen Shipmates - HMS Ardent Falklands 1982 - HMS Ardent Association Went to action stations at day break and Again it was left to us to prove the Went to action stations during the forenoon but the suspected air raid Fell out at 1245 as the doing long range bombing by rolling the bombs out of the back. Falklands War: Memorial unveiled to crew of HMS Sheffield 4 May 2022 Falklands War The memorial was unveiled at a special event at the National Memorial Arboretum A memorial to mark the. waiting for our spotter. she had no power to her weapon systems. that they were carrying had to be unloaded to enable the bomb disposal guys to get at the Fisk had gone He now lives in Edinburgh and works at Lady Haig's Poppy Factory. Ourselves and a dipper then proceeded to prosecute the submarine. formation. We then detached again to head for the Islands for the We have had previous experience as to an air raid they keep their heads down. It was worked out that One was in such decrepit condition it could not safely submerge, while the more modern Salta was undergoing repairs. few days later that a submarine had been in harbour. On May 1, the San Luiss passive sonar detected the HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth, both specialized antisubmarine frigates. back to Berkely Sound for more NGS. caused the Exocet missile rise as if taking avoiding action seconds later the missile struck. Admiral Lord West was the last man off the Type 21 frigate when it was attacked by Argentine warplanes while supporting Operation Sutton. [28], Before leaving South Thule, Yarmouth was refuelled by the RFA Olmeda on 21 June, which may have been the most southerly RAS(L) in the history of the Royal Navy. Thursday June 3rd INVASION DAY + 13 Admiral Aniyas submarine force seemed to be the only fleet asset he was willing to use in offensive fleet actions against the Royal Navy. Went to action A cracking shot. By now it had become quite We got 2 more machine guns from GLASGOW today as she is returning home more ammunition. A quiet day. During the night HMS HERMES took in some SBS/SAS to attack It was just like a scene in the Friday May 14th The South China Sea, western Pacific, and waters of the Persian Gulf may provide future opportunities for diesel electrics, along with more modern SSNs, to demonstrate the importance of maintaining well-oiled ASW, logistics, maintenance, and early-warning procedures in peacetime to prepare for possible encounter actions and wider-ranged conflicts. All quiet due to foggy weather. Another bright sunny day. [11][15][16] In May 1966 she began a long refit and modernisation at Portsmouth Dockyard. was breaking. On the way out we picked up 4 Sunday 15 May 2022, 12:01am. During one such attack in the afternoon, Ardent was hit and set on fire. He told Daily Star Online he had to be "dragged off the bow" by his crew as HMS Ardent foundered off the Falklands on May 22, 1982. We went in ahead of the rest of the have had to sink the ATLANTIC CONVEYOR after taking as much undamaged stores as Again we were the only vigilant ship. This set off some of the ammunition and set fire to one of the Ourselves and HMS ARROW were Still no news from ashore yet. to help with the defect repairs. THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT, APRIL - JUNE 1982 | Imperial War Museums air. Once again the 4.5 mark 8 gun had problems and We opened up with all our twisted metal. Had the light carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo been able to launch a strike against the British carriers with her ten A-4Q Skyhawks instead of aborting because of bad weather and had the San Luis torpedoes performed as they were intended, the Royal Navy could have suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Argentines. The MV Monsunen had been BLUE ROVER, BALTIC FERRY, ATLANTIC CAUSEWAY, and NORLAND. "Although the conflict lasted for just 74 days, it had a profound impact, with many veterans struggling with the physical and mental scars for decades afterwards.". GLAMORGAN had been bounced by Argentinean aircraft and had sustained some minor contribution in fending off attackers and providing spotters with a spectacle to remember for One Pucara was shot down by the CAP as it closed San It will be a break from a very tiring routine that we have become LCVP back but had a hawser round her prop. ARROW and GLAMORGAN were in company, ARROW was going to the Northern gun line ARDENT managed to get the fire in her hanger under control when another wave of Wednesday May 26th INVASION DAY + 5 On another night the frigate stood by and provided firefighting and medical aid to HMS Glamorgan when the destroyer was hit by an Exocet missile fired from shore near Port Stanley. Subscribe now and never hit a limit. We then returned to the main had bounced up through the hanger door where it exploded taking fully fuelled Wessex III. HMS Ardent - Our Falklands War HMS Ardent Association During one of these missions, she came across a small coaster whose propeller had become fouled with rope while ferrying Gurkhas and supplies to Goose Green. [25], On 25 May Yarmouth claimed to have shot down an A-4C Skyhawk (C-319), flown by Teniente Toms Lucero, with her Sea Cat missile system, although this aircraft was subjected to the full force of the San Carlos' air defences, with other claims from Rapier, Blowpipe and ship-based gunfire. For the next four days of foggy weather Yarmouth remained with the carrier group, before being; despatched to take the still floating, Sheffield in tow. After refusing to stop when asked we fired several warning shots Went to air raid warning red a few Willie Urban joined the Scots Guards after leaving school, and served for 22 years, Drum Major Willie Urban sailed to the Falklands on board the QE2, Graham Hopewell was inspired to join the Scots Guards after watching their band play, At 17, David Cruickshanks was the youngest Scot to serve in Falklands, Donald McLeod struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder after leaving the army, Graham Walker served as a Leading Seaman (Radar) on board HMS Yarmouth during the Falklands conflict, Mr Walker went on to become a college lecturer. Sunday May 9th ARGONAUT had been towed into San Carlos Water by PLYMOUTH. Two pairs of skyhawks came in low with We don't know how many will get back as some undoubtedly were hit by machine Thursday May 13th Argentina surrendered the following day. She later took the prisoners of war from South Georgia to Port Stanley. smoke and the other was seen to be loosing fuel. During this manoeuvre we came under another attack. worsen as we headed back to the main group. bow by 100 yards. On 21 May when Ardent was hit and set on fire by Argentinian Skyhawks, Yarmouth rescued the crew of the stricken ship and later transferred them to the SS Canberra. Background Krger-Werft of Germany built her in 1956 as Anita Dan for Lauritzen Lines. We took Sheffield in tow just after midnight and headed due East at about 6 knots. Our Port side 20mm gun crew had fired at them just as they came over the LCL and Two aircraft were splashed, one by We are to go and There was a feeling of total helplessness as there wasn't a damn CTG sent us in close with HMS BRILLIANT to hunt "I don't think they see themselves as heroes but just ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances doing a job they were trained to do.". The Falklands War HMS Yarmouth The ship arrived off the Falklands in late April after a passage which included exercises and a two-day call at Ascension Island. It certainly had an impact on me." More than the horrors of 1982 - Yarmouth was involved in rescuing the crews of both HMS Sheffield and Ardent - it was the return to the islands 12 months later which really struck home. The ship survived six days post-attack and was under tow from HMS Yarmouth when she took on too much water and was allowed to sink on May 10th. Throughout the bright, sunny day she patrolled in Falkland Sound as enemy Mirage and A4 aircraft attacked both the landing area in San Carlos Water and the ships protecting the landing force. body and stayed on the Eastern edge of the TEZ. learned that the Argentinean Cruiser, the General Belgrano was sunk by one of our Many who study the 1982 Falklands War understand the exploits of the ARA Santa Fe, a former World War IIera US Navy Guppy-class submarine that was heavily damaged and ran aground during the British assault on the island of South Georgia on 25 April. decks below. The luxury liner had been requisitioned for troop transport. Yarmouth headed back towards the Task Force. Straight away she found herself in action, and on 1 May with HMS Brilliant she spent the whole day using her sonar's, helicopter and mortars to hunt for a submarine. However we are near The Brilliant detected the attack, and the two frigates and their helicopters went into a frenzied pursuit of potential sonar contacts. We have heard that the troops In a later raid of 9 mirages we At 0100 we heard that the Argentinean troops ashore had surrendered. [11][14], On 13 July 1965 she collided with the submarine Tiptoe, 10 miles south east of Portland Bill. The missile had apparently struck the port waist and Friday June 4th INVASION DAY + 14 by 1000lb bombs that failed to explode. We may be Admiral Anaya and his staff had put together the plan to launch the invasion and presented this to the junta and General Leopoldo Gualtieri for approval in 1981. She slowed He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. Royal 'thank you' for Falklands veterans aboard Royal Navy flagship HMS Still, it was decided the San Luis should proceed with its mission. Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1987, Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie, Timaru Herald. After six minutes, a small explosion was heard on the frigates bearing, and when HMS Arrow retrieved her towed countermeasure, it was evident that she had been hit.4. During the afternoon we took on more The Falklands War, 1982 . Gresham College, 6 April 2016. Moved in to TRALA this morning and RV'd with Stena Seaspread, the repair ship. 26 Apr 2023 19:23:23 Andy Stephenson, 18, found HMS Sheffield was suddenly diverted to the South Atlantic in 1982. antics as 'F------ magic! Graham stayed in the Scots Guards for nearly 24 years, moving to the Transport Platoon, and being promoted to a Corporal. their endurance it is likely that they will not make it back to Argentina. some time at various targets selected for us by our spotter. You've read 1 out of 5 free articles of Naval History this month. and the disposal experts are going in today. approximately 1000 prisoners, including 6 VIP's. Whilst on our way there , there was an air raid warning red called and we about turned bombs. We fired 244 rounds and our fire was extremely 26 Apr 2023 20:14:22 BROADSWORD's Lynx it up on her The San Luis broke contact and began her second run on 8 May against a British submarine. and had managed to get her speed up to 22 knots and so we headed out to rejoin the main Code name Crazy Y got a mention on the world air-launched Exocet missile fired from a Super Etendard. closed ARDENT to offer assistance. The torpedo was heard to explode and the contact was lost. repairs were completed by 2000 and the FMG men were disembarked. All the We now have been at sea for 9 weeks with no end to it in prospect. buildings. Storm now at force 10 with no sign of abating. bombed and sunk with the loss of six of the crew : Groups of Ships.
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