The Firedrake took an unusual part in the Fleet action in bombarding the Italian port, (code name Operation Result). We were to stand off the island of Sardinia and send wireless signals as decoy, ...
The voyage, which started on the 22nd August, did in fact finish at Gibraltar. The whole journey was without any problems and as we sailed directly westwards as convoys did to avoid air attack we ...
The most dramatic period in my naval life concerned my service on the “ F “ class destroyer, which was a ship, essentially a fleet escort, whose role was to protect the Fleet Battleships when on ...
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