HMS Walney (USS SEBAGO) Lying on Its Side by the Inner Breakwater of Oran Harbour 1942

Autor:

Claude Henry Parnall

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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//270/media-270306/large.jpg

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Opis:

The "VC" Ship. 22 and 23 November 1942, Oran and Mers-el-kebir. HMS Walney, Ex-american Coast Guard Cutter Lying on Its Side by the Inner Breakwater of Oran Harbour. After the Ship Had Reached Its Objective; To Break the Boom in Oran For the North African Landings, Her Commanding Officer Captain Peters Received a Posthumous VC For His Part in the Action. the Loss of Life Was Heavy But the Objective Was Achieved.

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