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
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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
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
HMS Seraph (Visiting Submarine)
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
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
Black Christmas I – Whatever happened to HMS Seahorse ?
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
The Last Dive of HM/SM Unity – The Time Capsuled Heroes of Cresswell
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