SUBMARINE PORPOISE TOOK PETROL TO MALTA. 20 JANUARY 1943, PORTSMOUTH, HM SUBMARINE PORPOISE RETURNED TO A BRITISH BASE RECENTLY, AFTER 14 MONTHS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. SHE PLAYED A BIG PART IN KEEPING MALTA SUPPLIED WITH CARGOES OF VITAL IMPORTANCE. SHE WAS THE FIRST SUBMARINE TO EMBARK A CARGO OF PETROL AND MINES, AND TO CARRY OUT A MINE-LAYING OPERATION DURING HER PASSAGE. SHE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS, (REPRESENTED BY WHITE STRIPES ON HER " P C S - PORPOISE CARRIER SERVICE FLAG"). - The Coxswain , Chief Petty Officer C Ridley (centre), showing the Commanding Officer (left), Lt J M Steadman, RNVR (r
SUBMARINE PORPOISE TOOK PETROL TO MALTA. 20 JANUARY 1943, PORTSMOUTH, HM SUBMARINE PORPOISE RETURNED TO A BRITISH BASE RECENTLY, AFTER 14 MONTHS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. SHE PLAYED A BIG PART IN KEEPING MALTA SUPPLIED WITH CARGOES OF VITAL IMPORTANCE. SHE WAS THE FIRST SUBMARINE TO EMBARK A CARGO OF PETROL AND MINES, AND TO CARRY OUT A MINE-LAYING OPERATION DURING HER PASSAGE. SHE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS, (REPRESENTED BY WHITE STRIPES ON HER " P C S - PORPOISE CARRIER SERVICE FLAG"). - The Coxswain , Chief Petty Officer C Ridley (centre), showing the Commanding Officer (left), Lt J M Steadman, RNVR (right), and Sub Lt C T M Thurlow, RNVR (standing behind), a model of the PORPOISE he made himself
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