1943 ⟶ HMS Charybdis Sunk by German Torpedo Boats
Cruiser HMS Charybdis sunk, and destroyer HMS Limbourne dama...
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1940
1941
1943
⚓️ HMS Exmouth Sunk by U-boat
A U-boat sinks British destroyer HMS Exmouth and its crew of 135 are all lost.⟶
UKU-boatNaval WarfareAtlanticLoss of LifeRoyal NavyExmouth
🚢 HMS Neptune Sinks in Minefield
HMS Neptune, leading Force K, strikes a minefield and sinks with one survivor and a loss of 766 crew.⟶
Naval DisasterHMS NeptuneMinefieldUKPacific TheaterLoss of LifeNaval Warfare
🚢 HMS Charybdis Sunk by German Torpedo Boats
Cruiser HMS Charybdis sunk, and destroyer HMS Limbourne damaged, by German torpedo boats off the North coast of Brittany with large loss of life. Bodies of 21 sailors and marines washed up on the Island of Guernsey. Buried with full military honours by the German Occupation authorities, allowing around 5,000 Islanders to attend and lay some 900 wreaths.⟶
HMS CharybdisNaval BattleGerman NavyEnglish ChannelNaval WarfareUKLoss of Life
🚢 German Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk
German battleship Scharnhorst is sunk off North Cape (in the Arctic) by a British force led by the battleship HMS Duke of York.⟶
Naval BattleBattle of North CapeRoyal NavyGerman NavyBattleshipArctic