Summary
THEY were the unsung heroes - the little coal black colliers from the North East which powered London and the South through the dark days of the Second World War.
These little coal laden ships scuttled between the Thames and the North East rivers - never an easy trip, as by day and night they were a target for the Luftwaffe and by the E-boats of the Kriegsmarine.See the full content of this document
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Heroes of the War-Time Seas
Captain F Hadlow, from Blyth, had been at sea for 34 years and was master of the Dona Isabel when Eboats swept up t...
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