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A 103-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant commander has been sharing stories with Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor of his service ...
They knew that at any moment, German U-boats could descend upon them ... up along the coast of north Wales almost a month after the sinking. They used a technique called numerical modeling ...
Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.
When the German submarine caught up to the Lady ... these mysterious decoys had fought around 70 engagements, sinking no more than 11 U-boats, according to Smoke and Mirrors.
Students will take various roles and act as an "international board of inquiry" to determine fault and responsibility for the sinking of the Lusitania. The Lusitania, targeted by a German U-Boat ...
Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester was awarded the Navy Cross for sinking a German U-boat. (U.S. Coast Guard) On May 8, Icarus left Staten Island, New York, for Key West, Florida. The following day ...
Joining up at the start of the war, London-born Mr Barnes went on to serve for 23 years and said sinking a German U-boat was his biggest contribution to the war effort. 'Attacked by torpedoes ...