| HMS Edinburgh. (30 April 1942)
In the Barentz Sea the cruiser Edinburgh, part of a convoy escort and carrying gold bullion, was torpedoed by U 456 and her stern was blown off. On 3 May, under tow to the Kola Inlett about 200 miles away, the cruiser and her escort were attacked by three German destroyers. The cruiser was further damaged by a torpedo from the destroyer Z-24. The badly-damaged cruiser had to be sunk by the destroyer Foresight. 57 of Edinburgh's crew were killed.
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On weald of Kent I watched once more
Again I heard that grumbling roar
Of fighter planes; yet none were near
And all around the sky was clear
Borne on the wind a whisper came
'Though men grow old, they stay the same'
And then I knew, unseen to eye
The ageless Few were sweeping by
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