XE 11 (Lucifer) |
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| Built By: | Markham and Co (Derbyshire) |
| Build Group: | XE |
| Fate: | Sank after a collision in Loch Striven on the morning of 6th March 1945. XE-11 had been calibrating instruments in Loch Striven. The Submarine was changing depth and was in collision with a Ministry of War Transport Boom Defence Vessel (previously the Fleetwood Steam Trawler Norina which was laying buoys. The Commanding Officer and two ratings were lost. |
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| Carroll, John Joseph | ||||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| No Next of Kin or other family details are available for John Carroll of 58a, Tillard Street, Liverpool | ||||||
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| Staples, Aubrey (SANF(V)) | ||||||
| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Aubrey Staples was the son of George and Edith L Staples of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia | ||||||
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| Higgins, Edwin William | ||||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Edwin Higgins was the son of Edward and Dorothy Higgins of Hackney Wick, London. He was the husband of Rose Higgins of Homerton, London. | ||||||
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
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We Will Remember Them |
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| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U1 |
| Fate: | |
| Depth charged by Italian TB Groppo off the west coast of Sicily on 24 November 1942. | |
World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler's army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
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| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U1 |
| Fate: | |
| Depth charged by Italian TB Groppo off the west coast of Sicily on 24 November 1942. | |
World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler's army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
13 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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