PUFFIN'S MIDGET KILL. 26 MARCH 1945, HARWICH. THE KINGFISHER CLASS CORVETTE HMS PUFFIN BACK IN HARBOUR AFTER SHE RAMMED AND SANK A GERMAN MIDGET SUBMARINE ON AN EAST COAST PATROL. PUFFIN HAD A REMARKABLE ESCAPE WHEN THE SUBMARINE'S TORPEDOES EXPLODED ON CONTACT. - Officer of the watch, Sub Lieut R A Bibby, RNVR, and 7 men who were on the duty bridge and at the 4" gun during the ramming of the midget. Back row, left to right: Able Seaman I Tolhurst; Able Seaman J G Horsefield; Able Seaman C V Vaughan; Able Seaman A W Figg. Front row, left to right: Able Seaman R Bacon; Signalman L Mitchell; Pet
PUFFIN'S MIDGET KILL. 26 MARCH 1945, HARWICH. THE KINGFISHER CLASS CORVETTE HMS PUFFIN BACK IN HARBOUR AFTER SHE RAMMED AND SANK A GERMAN MIDGET SUBMARINE ON AN EAST COAST PATROL. PUFFIN HAD A REMARKABLE ESCAPE WHEN THE SUBMARINE'S TORPEDOES EXPLODED ON CONTACT. - Officer of the watch, Sub Lieut R A Bibby, RNVR, and 7 men who were on the duty bridge and at the 4" gun during the ramming of the midget. Back row, left to right: Able Seaman I Tolhurst; Able Seaman J G Horsefield; Able Seaman C V Vaughan; Able Seaman A W Figg. Front row, left to right: Able Seaman R Bacon; Signalman L Mitchell; Petty Officer D A Bright; Sub Lieut R A Bibby, RNVR; Able Seaman E Fletcher; Able Seaman D Pipe
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