Confidential documents relating to the sinking of an aircraft carrier in the Firth of Clyde are to be made public by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 ...
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 ...
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 patrol vessel, HMS Dasher, will visit her twinned town in Cornwall later for a short stay. As part of her Easter deployment, the ship will be arriving in Padstow harbour on Sunday ...
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 ...
A war veteran who was one of the only survivors of the HMS Dasher sinking has been given a military send off. At Tom Brown’s funeral there was a standard bearer escort from the Royal British Legion ...
A Royal Navy ship has returned to Padstow in north Cornwall for a weekend visit which will include a rededication service. HMS Dasher, a Royal Navy P2000 class coastal training vessel, is working with ...