Subsmash: The Mysterious Disappearance of HM Submarine AFFRAY

by Alan Gallop

Book Overview

In April 1951, the disappearance of HM submarine Affray knocked news of the Korean War and Festival of Britain from the front pages of national newspapers. Affray had gone to sea on a routine peacetime simulated war patrol in the English Channel. She radioed her last position at 21.15 hours on April 16th, 30 miles south of the Isle of Wight--and preparing to dive. This was the last signal ever received from the submarine. When divers eventually discovered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752459309
• ISBN13: 9780752459301
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.6"