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Spared by the Admiral von Scheer
Mr. Goodyear describes sighting the German pocket battle ship, Admiral von Scheer, during an Atlantic crossing and speculates about why it failed to attack his vessel.
How a depth charge works
A sailor needed to know what and how a depth charge worked aboard a ship assigned to protect a convoy crossing the North Atlantic. Mr. Pellerin describes what a depth charge was and how it was able to be set to explode at different depths when looking for an enemy submarine.
Service aboard a British Destroyer
Mr. Pellerin talks about the hasty placement of him aboard a British ship sailing out of Halifax harbour. The HMS Caldwell was used for convoy protection crossing the North Atlantic.
Service on a old US commissioned Destroyer
Mr. Wight talks about transferring from his first corvette, to an old US First World War four-stacker destroyer that was given to the British Navy from the Americans.
His first ship
Mr. Wight talks about his first assignment to a ship in the British navy. He talks about how a sailor finds his new ship and the protocol to board the ship.
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