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Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
Build Group: | U Group 1 |
Fate: | Sank in surface collision with SS Atle Jarl off River Tyne 29 April 1940 |
Supply Run To Leros | Read |
Prior to the Allied landings in Italy in September, HMS/M Severn had been involved in "cloak & dagger" operations such as the landing of commandoes on the island of Sardinia where they were to destroy the torpedo bomber base at Cagliari (but that's another story). The year was 1943 and the events recounted herein occurred towards the end of that year, following the unconditional surrender of the Italians in September |
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