HMS Untiring (P59) – The Unyielding U-Class Submarine of WWII
Discover the remarkable story of HMS Untiring (P59), a Royal Navy U-class submarine that saw action in WWII, served in the Greek Navy, and now rests as a dive site in the English Channel.
Discover the remarkable story of HMS Untiring (P59), a Royal Navy U-class submarine that saw action in WWII, served in the Greek Navy, and now rests as a dive site in the English Channel.
Coincidently, two ships named SS Mahratta of the same owner were wrecked on the same Goodwin Sands spot 30 years apart with the same cargo.
The Dovre rammed the Cuvier in the starboard quarter around 5.00am that dark morning. Flooding quickly, she trapped sleeping crew in their bunks.
The SS City of Brisbane was heading for Buenos Aires when, on 13th August 1918, her lookouts spotted the tell tale wake of an inbound torpedo.