Submarine aground off Isle of Wight (1939)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Submarine in peril in Sandown Bay after hit by gale
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SLATE INFORMATION: Submarine Aground Off Isle of Wight
SANDOWN BAY:
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"DUNEDIN" H.M.S. Stands by when Submarine aground off I.O.W.
SUBMARINES Submarine Sunfish aground off I.O.W. - Looks as if it might be at sea
"SUNFISH" H.M.S. - Submarine. Aground off I.O.W. - Looks as if it might be at sea
Isle of Wight; Navy - Active; Disasters and Accidents
weather, anchor, accident, World War Two, World War II,
WWII, Second World War, War
Background: Submarine in peril in Sandown Bay after hit by gale
FILM ID: VLVAEN7TA7PRJV1MMQ5R3GQSB5IIT
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This vessel - HMS Sunfish - was given to the Soviet Union by the UK in 1944. However the British accidentally bombed her during her journey from Dundee to the USSR, killing all 50 Soviet sailors on board and the British liaison. RIP