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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Ship of two halves.

On this day in1942 the Destroyer HMS PORCUPINE was torpedoed en route from Gibraltar to Algiers. 7 of the crew were killed and the ship, though a total loss was recovered and cut in 2. Both parts were towed back to HMNB Portsmouth and used as accommodation called HMS PORK & HMS PINE.



                                                                                       Equivalent 'P' Class destroyer.    





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