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North East at War

Author: P Armstrong

Historian/published author maritime stuff
6 May 202214 June 2022 P Armstrong

‘An Abomination Polluting the Clean Sea’ – Atrocity off Redcar ?

Merchant Navy, Personal Stories, U-Boat Encounters, World War 1

I recall being shocked when I first read ‘Fips’ Fürbringer’s autobiography ‘Alarm ! Tauchen ! – U-boot im Kamf’ (Published in English as ‘Fips’ –

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27 April 202211 May 2022 P Armstrong

Dead Reckoning – GII Aground !

Blyth Submarines, World War 1

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

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19 April 202229 May 2022 P Armstrong

The Blyth Submarine Base Story PREFACE

Blyth Submarines

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

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27 March 20221 July 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 8. Training Base – When the boat comes in

Barrage Balloons, Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, World War 2

‘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

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28 November 202126 June 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 7. One Last Defiant Hurrah !

Blyth Submarines, Merchant Navy, Personal Stories, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

‘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

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22 September 202112 June 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 6. Dead Men on Leave

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, World War 2

‘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

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30 August 20211 June 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 5. The Thin Grey Line

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

‘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

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17 August 202130 May 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 4. Particularly Hazardous Service

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, World War 2

‘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

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10 August 20211 June 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 3. Blooding the Pups

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, Surface Raiders, World War 2

‘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

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7 August 202129 May 2022 P Armstrong

The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 1939-45 2. One Big Happy Undersea Family

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

‘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

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Recent Posts

  • ‘An Abomination Polluting the Clean Sea’ – Atrocity off Redcar ?
  • Dead Reckoning – GII Aground !
  • The Blyth Submarine Base Story PREFACE
  • The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 8. Training Base – When the boat comes in
  • 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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