‘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’ –
Category: U-Boat Encounters
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 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 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
The Story of the Blyth Submarine Base 1939-1945 1. The Clockwork Mice
‘I wish I’d never joined for a sailor, mother dear,I’ve seen some places in my time but nothing like this here,The girls won’t let us
Gotterdammerung ! – The first and Last Patrol of U-1274
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
Beginners Luck ? The Destruction of U-714
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
Blue on Blue – The sinking of HMS J6
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
The (short) life and death of UB -115
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
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