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North East at War

Author: P Armstrong

Historian/published author maritime stuff
26 April 202030 April 2020 P Armstrong

Gotterdammerung ! – The first and Last Patrol of U-1274

Merchant Navy, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

This is a story about men, ships and a U-boat sent to sink them. It unfolded on the early evening of April 16, 1945 on

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24 December 201924 December 2019 P Armstrong

HMS Seraph (Visiting Submarine)

Blyth Submarines, World War 2

It is sometimes written that HMS/M Seraph left from Blyth to carry out the famous ‘Man who Never Was’ mission but this is not the

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19 December 201930 April 2020 P Armstrong

The G7 Mystery

Blyth Submarines, World War 1

Developments in side scan sonar technology and the popularity of sports diving have resulted in the discovery of many Blyth and Tees submarine wrecks in

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13 October 201915 October 2019 P Armstrong

Beginners Luck ? The Destruction of U-714

Merchant Navy, Shipbuilding, U-Boat Encounters, World War 2

On March 14, 1945,  some four hours after leaving the Tyne, HMS Natal, a brand new frigate with a green crew carried out an attack

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25 August 201920 March 2020 P Armstrong

Blue on Blue – The sinking of HMS J6

Blyth Submarines, U-Boat Encounters, World War 1

In the Beach Cemetery at Blyth, to the right upon entering you will find a knot of naval War Graves. Adjacent to them, in what

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29 June 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

Black Christmas I – Whatever happened to HMS Seahorse ?

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, World War 2

I have no idea whether it (a copy) is still there but in terms of NE wartime legends it’s up there with the Bradford brothers

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7 June 201926 August 2019 P Armstrong

The (short) life and death of UB -115

U-Boat Encounters, World War 1

While the wreck of UC-32 is well known, the presence of a second U-boat off Cresswell in Northumberland is perhaps less familiar. Like all wrecks

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29 May 201931 May 2019 P Armstrong

Fireworks on the Butte

World War 1

Attack Made by the 50th Division on the BUTTE-DE-WARLENCOURT and the GIRD LINE on November 5th 1916.Report by Roland Bradford. “In the first week of

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20 April 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

The Last Dive of HM/SM Unity – The Time Capsuled Heroes of Cresswell

Blyth Submarines, Personal Stories, World War 2

Cresswell holds its secrets as close as any wartime Admiralty file marked ‘Top Secret’. A casual visitor gazing out to sea from the car park

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1 April 201916 July 2019 P Armstrong

Untamed Unravelled

Blyth Submarines, Shipbuilding, World War 2

HM/SM Untamed was built on the Tyne at Vickers Armstrong’s Walker Naval Yard.  She was one of ours. Built to endure the worst the enemy

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Recent Posts

  • Gotterdammerung ! – The first and Last Patrol of U-1274
  • HMS Seraph (Visiting Submarine)
  • The G7 Mystery
  • Beginners Luck ? The Destruction of U-714
  • Blue on Blue – The sinking of HMS J6
  • Black Christmas I – Whatever happened to HMS Seahorse ?
  • The (short) life and death of UB -115
  • Fireworks on the Butte
  • The Last Dive of HM/SM Unity – The Time Capsuled Heroes of Cresswell
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