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H.M.S. Utmost
Submitted by cribsie on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 11:59am.
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The crew of H.M.S. Utmost, Feb.6th 1942. My grandfather Arthur Lee (born in 1909) is behind the officer at front left. The crew, under the Captain Cdr Richard Cayley, transfered to H.M.S. P311, a submarine presumed mined whilst on operations in the Mediterranean. Her last signal was received on 31st December 1942 and she was officially declared lost with all hands a few days later. My grandfather's rank was Chief Petty Officer and his date of death is officially given as 8th January, 1943. The sub was about to be titled H.M.S. Tutankhamen on the orders of Winston Churchill, who insisted that all submarines should have names. View full size.
11/11/18
Submitted by englandredsox on Sun, 11/11/2012 - 4:03pm.
Yes cribsie all thanks to the people who gave up their lives to protect us, on this day we should salute every member of all armed forces past and present
Remembrance Day
Submitted by cribsie on Sun, 11/11/2012 - 5:01am.
Today, 11th November, is Remembrance Day and I shall be paying tribute to my grandfather Arthur Lee at the service at our local villiage War Memorial here in Oxfordshire, England.
Horseshoes, seriously?
Submitted by PhilfromWales on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 1:02pm.
Weirdest horseshoes I've ever seen. Parallel sides and the ring at the front?
Flicking the V's
Submitted by cribsie on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 5:01pm.
The other photo was taken on the same day and shows the crew having a laugh with a few of them flicking the V's. Submariners are traditionally superstitious, hence the horseshoes.
Wouldn't you know
Submitted by John Howard on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 4:11pm.
I avoided the use of "horseshoe" on purpose, figuring "Well, they can't be that!"
Ha! And thanks.
Horseshoes
Submitted by Mudhooks on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 2:15am.
There is a slightly different photo of the crew on Wikipedia.
In regards the 9 horseshoe-shapes objects nailed to the crest. They are... horseshoes.
Many of the HMS submarines had crests which included a horseshoe.
Otto Kretschmer, commander of U-99, had a horseshoe welded to the conning tower of his submarine. His was placed opening downwards for luck, as in the photo, here. Ironically, one of the British destroyers that sank his U-boat also had a horseshoe insignia, but with the opening upwards for luck (which is supposed to "keep the luck from running out").
The placard in front
Submitted by John Howard on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 8:58pm.
Any idea what the nine objects mounted on it are or signify?
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