March 2019 – North East at War

17 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

Terror off the Tyne I – A Tale of Two U-boats

Gaze in any direction from St Mary’s Lighthouse, you find yourself surrounded by the savage magnificence of this coast. Storms can blow up out of

8 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

Blyth Submarines, World War 2

Type Submarine Class L Pennant N 26 Builder Vickers (Barrow) Ordered Dec 1916 Laid down 1917 Launched 29 May 1919 Commissioned 12 Oct

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Blyth Submarines, World War 2

Class U Pennant N 66 Mod First Group Built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness Ordered 5 Nov 1936 Laid down 19 Feb 1937 Launched 16 Feb

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Blyth Submarines, World War 2

The story of L 23 is fascinating because the boat was operational from Blyth in 1939-1940 but also returned as the principal sea training Boat