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Auxiliary patrol, sunk by U-374 near Gibraltar 11 Dec 1941 HMT Lady Stanley: 1940: Auxiliary patrol, returned 1945 HMT Lanner: Nov 1939: Minesweeper, returned Feb 1946 HMT Lapageria: Sep 1940: Auxiliary patrol, fuel tanker, returned Feb 1946 HMT L'Appel De La Mer: Aug 1940: Auxiliary patrol, returned 1945 HMT Lapwing: Nov 1939: Auxiliary patrol ...
Blackpool and the Fylde coast have become a ship graveyard for a number of vessels over the years. Most of the shipwrecks occurred at or near Blackpool, whilst a few happened a little further afield but have strong connections with the Blackpool area.
Naval trawlers are vessels built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes; they were widely used during the First and Second World Wars. Some, known in the Royal Navy as "Admiralty trawlers", were purpose-built to naval specifications; others were adapted from civilian use.
The trawler was then sent up the Saint Lawrence River to Quebec City to be completed and commissioned. [6] The trawler was intended for minesweeping duties, but was also used as a patrol and coastal convoy escort vessel along the shipping lanes on the East Coast of Canada. [7] Following the end of the war, TR 14 was paid off and laid up.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Fleetwood Weekly News is a weekly newspaper based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England published every week, on a Wednesday, which covers Fleetwood and North Fylde. The newspaper is published by Blackpool Gazette & Herald Ltd who also publish the daily Blackpool Gazette and the weekly Lytham St. Annes Express. All three are owned by National World ...
A cargo ship that ran aground near Cape Town, and was re-floated and scuttled 320 kilometres (200 mi) from shore. [28] Joanna East India Company: 8 June 1682 An East Indiaman (the first to be wrecked off the South African coast) that sank near Cape Agulhas. A considerable amount of gold was on the ship. [29
She was our biggest crush in the 1980s -- and we're still crushing on her today! Cheryl Tiegs is now 71 years old, and -- unsurprisingly -- she's still hotter than we'll ever be.