Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

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Jim

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST VCS WON BY SUBMARINERS - 31 July 2020

Extract:
"And XE3, commanded by a 24-year-old reservist from the Home Counties, Lieutenant Ian Fraser, assisted by diver Leading Seaman James Magennis, New Zealander Sub-Lieutenant William Smith at the controls of XE3, and Engine Room Artificer Charles Reed keeping an eye on XE3’s machinery.

They were crammed into a boat just 53ft long and not 6ft wide, capable of – at best about six knots on the surface, and just two submerged to prevent too much drain on the batteries. Two two-tonne explosive charges on her flanks would detach under the target, while Magennis could inflict further wounds on the Japanese cruiser using limpet mines."

From:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ubmariners
Includes photos.

H.M.S. PERSEUS

Divers clean 'ghost nets' off old WWII submarine in attempt to save marine life
A group of divers have removed the "ghost nets" that were covering a British submarine in the Ionian Sea off Greece in an attempt to save the marine wildlife that frequent it.
The HMS Perseus, lost during WWII, lies at a depth of 52 metres between the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos.
At least 650,000 marine animals die each year by getting trapped in lost fishing gear, which often snags on shipwrecks and reefs.
These so-called “ghost nets” create deadly traps for sea turtles, dolphins, seals and also fish, which cannot free themselves.
Normally hotspots for biodiversity that provide food and shelter to marine life, the wrecks and reefs become dangerous because of the nets.
Photos at:
https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/03/div ... Y9SpxG5IaY
For further info see:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-159 ... G5GCkEUvAc