Ironically, Captain North was serving on a merchant ship during the Second World War, which sunk after being torpedoed by a German U-boat, but sadly he did not survive the sinking of the Atlantic ...

The Falklands Maritime ... Asia Squadron, was sunk on 8 December 1914 during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, a crucial naval battle in the early days of the First World War.

The Sir Galahad, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship, was sunk by the Argentinian air force ... leaving it vulnerable to attack. Falklands War: The bombing of the Sir Galahad Troops killed in ...

"Trawlers have been used since the First World War as minesweepers and these trawlers were used to operating in difficult sea conditions," Dr Robinson said. "People think of ships in wartime as ...

Instead of meeting the same ignominious end as the other vessels that took part in the conflict, including being sunk as ... following the Falklands War. Efforts to preserve the ship as a museum ...