‘An Abomination Polluting the Clean Sea’ – Atrocity off Redcar ?
I recall being shocked when I first read ‘Fips’ Fürbringer’s autobiography ‘Alarm ! Tauchen ! – U-boot im Kamf’ (Published in English as ‘Fips’ –
Author: P Armstrong
Historian/published author maritime stuff
Dead Reckoning – GII Aground !
Legends abound on the haunted Northumbrian coast. One of the most intriguing but little known, concerns the crew of a British submarine, which according to
The Blyth Submarine Base Story PREFACE
I first researched ‘Fight and Abide Fortune’ for the Blyth and Wansbeck branch of the Submarine Old Comrades Association back in the 1990s. Since that
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 8. Training Base – When the boat comes in
‘We are known as the ‘silent service’ because we never boast, brag or talk about ourselves. We leave that to others. I have only one
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 7. One Last Defiant Hurrah !
‘Of all the branches of men in the forces, there is none that shows more devotion and faces more perils than the submariner. I should
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 6. Dead Men on Leave
‘Not ‘midst the din of cannon’s roar in battle smoke and flame, O’er waves that wash this Britain’s shores, the final signal came They leave
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 5. The Thin Grey Line
‘I roam the seas from Scapa Flow To the Bight of Heligoland In the Dover Strait I lie in wait On the edge of the
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 4. Particularly Hazardous Service
‘The Lord is my pilot: I shall not drift,He lighteth me across the dark waters,He keepeth my log,He guideth me by the star of holinessFor
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 3. Blooding the Pups
‘I will drink life to the lees: All times I have enjoy’dGreatly, have suffer’d greatly, both with thoseThat loved me, and alone, on shore, and
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 1939-45 2. One Big Happy Undersea Family
‘Big ships we never cared for,Destroyers you can keep,There is only one place where we knowThat is way down deepUnderneath the surfaceWe dream our dreams