The ship was torpedoed off County Donegal and the book describes the heroic and partly successful rescue attempts. |
The ship that he was supposed to be on was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of all hands and kit. |
The pensioner was honoured with the Distinguished Service Medal in 1943 from King George VI after his ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. |
The Alcione C, a 54m Italian supply ship torpedoed by the Allies in 1943, stands upright on a 34m seabed. |
He survived when the ships he served on were torpedoed on three separate occasions. |
Many Allied ships were torpedoed during World War 2 by the dreaded German U-Boats, which actively patrolled up and down the Firth of Forth. |