BBC

HMS Barrymore

In June 1942 HMS Barrymore sailed out of Capetown towing a damaged corvette HMS Bellwort; our destination being Durban. I was a Signalman aboard the Barrymore, but little did I know what lay ahead. We ...
BBC

HMS 'Barrymore' in Rough Seas around the Cape of Good Hope

In June 1942, HMS Barrymore sailed out of the South African city of Cape Town towing a damaged corvette, HMS Bellwort. Our destination: Durban, on South Africa's east coast. I was a signalman on board ...
The New York Times

LAUNCH CRUSHED BY STEEL HAWSER; Navy Board Finds Towline Caused Deaths of Middies and Seamen. WRECKED CRAFT IS RAISED Derrick Pulls It from the Bottom at Hampton Roads ...

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HMS Barrymore

In June 1942 HMS Barrymore sailed out of Capetown towing a damaged corvette HMS Bellwort; our destination being Durban. I was a Signalman aboard the Barrymore, but little did I know what lay ahead. We ...