German submarine U-995
Bob Bunker visits the U-995 in Laboe in Germany. http://www.warmuseums.nl/gal/061gal.htm
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BOA70
Battle of the Atlantic Memories is a specially commissioned film to document the 70th anniversary commemorations in Liverpool, with surviving Royal Navy and Merchant Navy veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic campaign. The film is a unique project documenting the reunions, the ceremonial and the personal. Liverpool plays host to an emotional, poignant and timely record of a historic…
HMS Thetis Memorial
The 75th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Thetis was marked by a memorial being unveiled in Birkenhead showing the names of all those who died. Here’s Bill Smith and Ronnie Swain talking about their experiences of seeing the Thetis at the time of the disaster.
Bill Smith – HMS Thetis (N25)
Following on from Ronnie’s description of seeing the Thetis from land – Bill recounts his memories of seeing the Thetis from the River Mersey.
Ronnie Swain – HMS Thetis (N25)
Ronnie talks to us about seeing the HMS Thetis in the River Mersey. HMS Thetis (N25) was a Group 1 T-class submarine of the Royal Navy which served under two names. Under her first identity, HMS Thetis, she commenced sea trials on 4 March 1939. She sank during trials on 1 June 1939 with the loss of 99 lives. She…