Post by Administrator on Dec 2, 2015 22:12:29 GMT
Torpedoed twice:
Donald W Staddon was Apprentice Deck Officer on the Athel Line in 1942 and had the misfortune to be torpedoed not once, but twice in the space of three months, on separate ships.
Friday, August 28, 2015
Donald was on the SS Scottish Heather on route to North America from Scotland when it was struck by a torpedo a week before Christmas in 1942, whilst refueling a Canadian destroyer.
“There was a violent explosion on the starboard side that blew everything off the upper deck. The ship listed heavily and Captain Blanch made the decision to abandon ship and lay off for the night.”
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