They knew that at any moment, German U-boats could descend upon them. Disaster struck at 4:15 p.m. The German UB-64 launched a torpedo that hit the vessel's starboard side and caused an explosion.

18. -- Torpedo boat G 137, which has attained a speed of 33.9 knots, (about 39 land miles,) is declared to be the fastest war vessel afloat. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

World War I was raging off the British Isles when the German submarine UC-18 surfaced to attack easy prey on the chilly morning of9, 1917. Its target, the Lady Olive, was about eight miles off the ...

The Lusitania, targeted by a German U-Boat, was hit with one small torpedo, which caused an explosion on board. Most survivors agree that a second, more massive explosion that caused the ship to ...

He survived the sinking of Charybdis by German Torpedo boats near the Channel Islands in late 1943 and went onto see action in Normandy and in the Far East. During his visit to Lympstone ...

He survived the sinking of Charybdis by German Torpedo boats near the Channel Islands in late 1943 and went onto see action in Normandy and in the Far East. During his visit to Lympstone, John was ...