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North East at War

Month: March 2019

17 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

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

Merchant Navy, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

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

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8 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

HM S/M L 26

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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6 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

HM S/M Unity

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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2 March 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

HM S/M L 23

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

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  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 7. One Last Defiant Hurrah !
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 6. Dead Men on Leave
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 5. The Thin Grey Line
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 4. Particularly Hazardous Service
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 3. Blooding the Pups
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 1939-45 2. One Big Happy Undersea Family

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