submitted by
Spyro Calocerinos
on 19.07.2004

See story of the sinking of Gloucester 22nd May 1941 under miscellanneous.Thank you for this photo,as I could not find mine.Helen possibly took this photo last year.Thanks Helen.

submitted by
Peter Makarthis
on 16.07.2007

HMS Gloucester a light cruser saw heavy service in World War II. On May 22, 1941, while helping defend Crete, the Gloucester was dive-bomed by German Stukas and sank, having sustained at least four heavy bomb hits and three near-misses. 723 lives were lost, with just 82 survivors. Her sinking is considered to be one of Britain's worst wartime naval disasters. Researched 'Σκουλανδιρς' Peter Makarthis