Some of the included are crew members of HMS Lapwing. On the 20th March 1945 she was escorting part of the Russian Convoy to Murmansk, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-968 and sank, 158 died and 61 men were rescued.
There is also the crew of HMS Tiger in 1908, before she collided and was cut in half by the armoured cruiser HMS Berwick in a terrible accident during a night exercise and sank – some 35 sailors drowned included this ship’s dog, and 22 were rescued.
And there’s also Holland 2. In December 1902 she was damaged after the current took her off course and she accidentally surfaced directly underneath another vessel.
And there’s also Holland 2. In December 1902 she was damaged after the current took her off course and she accidentally surfaced directly underneath another vessel.
5. Navy crew from the past
Stirring the Christmas pudding on HMS Maidstone Here we see the late Chief Petty Officer Les Russell and youngest sailor Jerry Locke stirring the Christmas mix. Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954. Photo: The News archive
6. Navy crew from the past
Officers and crew stand on deck around the conning tower of the second Royal Navy Holland-class submarine HMS Holland 2 on patrol entering Fort Blockhouse submarine base off Gosport, United Kingdom (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
7. Navy crew from the past
circa 1942: Crew of a submarine docked in Portsmouth having a game of cards while listening to a gramophone record in the torpedo firing room. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive