John Lawson remembers HMS Dasher which was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the River Clyde near Ardrossan. John was on the sister ship The Attacker. For years the story of The Dasher was unknown ...

The families of hundreds of sailors killed in Scottish waters during World War Two, say they have been cheated of the truth. At poignant events marking the 80th anniversary of the sinking of aircraft ...

The Royal Navy played a vital role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War Two but not all of its wartime fleet inspired confidence among its sailors. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

The vessel provides the opportunity for students to spend time at sea on weekend trips and longer deployments The Royal Navy patrol vessel, HMS Dasher, will visit her twinned town in Cornwall later ...

It's the barely-known disaster which claimed the lives of four Birmingham seamen at the height of the Second World War. But the sinking of HMS Dasher is still at the centre of mystery and intrigue, 70 ...

A SAILOR who battled to save his shipmates as their aircraft carrier sank in the Firth of Clyde may be considered for a posthumous gallantry award. Petty Officer John Stamp died after HMS Dasher blew ...

Two Royal Navy vessels have left their home at Portsmouth Naval Base to travel to D-Day commemorations in Normandy. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access ...

l Writer John Steele has devoted most of his life to auncovering the history of HMS Dasher. l Here, John writes an extract from his latest book – The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher.

l March will mark the 68th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Dasher off the shores of Ardrossan. l Author and researcher John Steele has devoted over four decades of his life trying to find out ...

THE Royal Navy has bolstered its presence in Gibraltar by deploying two new military vessels to the British oversees territory. The Royal Navy has sent the HMS Pursuer and HMS Dasher to Gibraltar to ...

NAVY patrol ships saw off a Spanish warship which sailed into Gibraltar’s waters yesterday. HMS Dasher – the UK’s smallest warship – hounded a 300ft Spanish vessel, Rayo P42, out of the Rock’s ...

This story was told to East Ayrshire staff during their Tea Party of 11th June 2004 by John Lawson John Lawson remembers HMS Dasher which was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the River Clyde near ...