The patrol boat did not take the soaking wet crew directly to Kirkwall; they first had to come along on a 14-hour patrol. Once in Kirkwall, the Wanja crew were accommodated in the Old Town Hall, where they experienced simple conditions but true Orkney hospitality and warm food. They were safe, dry and no longerContinue reading “S/S Lorentz W. Hansen”
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The fall of The Mighty Oak
14 October 1939: HMS Royal Oak was back in Scapa Flow after taking part in the search for the German battleship Gneisenau, the cruiser Köln and nine destroyers which were on an operation in the North Sea. This was part of a German diversionary manoeuvre to lure units of the British Home Fleet out ofContinue reading “The fall of The Mighty Oak”
Atlantic crossing
October 1939: Having crossed the North Atlantic during a massive storm that delayed her considerably and also forced the crew to take a literal bite into their food supplies, S/S Wanja was approaching the waters south of Iceland. She had already encountered the British Royal Navy once, off the coast of Nantucket on 26 September.Continue reading “Atlantic crossing”
X marks the spot 