No one could deny the courage and cool cheek of the Nazi Commander who had made up his mind to capture the vital link in the guiding of our Atlantic convoys.; Then, into what was to be one of the most fantastic episodes of the war, sailed Skipper Jimmy Cleeves and his RAF rescue launch K20…; Without warning the periscope of a U-boat broke the surface. It turned and focussed on the Locksea Lighthouse. Then, slowly, the glistening black hull of the submarine came up from the depths.
The Ship They Couldn’t Sink
Artist: Ferran Sostres