John Lawson remembers HMS Dasher which was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the River Clyde near Ardrossan. John was on the sister ship The Attacker. For years the story of The Dasher was unknown ...

Confidential documents relating to the sinking of an aircraft carrier in the Firth of Clyde are to be made public by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 ...

Two Royal Navy vessels have left their home at Portsmouth Naval Base to travel to D-Day commemorations in Normandy. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access ...

It's the barely-known disaster which claimed the lives of four Birmingham seamen at the height of the Second World War. But the sinking of HMS Dasher is still at the centre of mystery and intrigue, 70 ...

The Royal Navy played a vital role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War Two but not all of its wartime fleet inspired confidence among its sailors. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

The families of hundreds of sailors killed in Scottish waters during World War Two, say they have been cheated of the truth. At poignant events marking the 80th anniversary of the sinking of aircraft ...

A Royal Navy ship has returned to Padstow in north Cornwall for a weekend visit which will include a rededication service. HMS Dasher, a Royal Navy P2000 class coastal training vessel, is working with ...

A SAILOR who battled to save his shipmates as their aircraft carrier sank in the Firth of Clyde may be considered for a posthumous gallantry award. Petty Officer John Stamp died after HMS Dasher blew ...

NAVY patrol ships saw off a Spanish warship which sailed into Gibraltar’s waters yesterday. HMS Dasher – the UK’s smallest warship – hounded a 300ft Spanish vessel, Rayo P42, out of the Rock’s ...

l Writer John Steele has devoted most of his life to auncovering the history of HMS Dasher. l Here, John writes an extract from his latest book – The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher.

l March will mark the 68th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Dasher off the shores of Ardrossan. l Author and researcher John Steele has devoted over four decades of his life trying to find out ...

THE Royal Navy has bolstered its presence in Gibraltar by deploying two new military vessels to the British oversees territory. The Royal Navy has sent the HMS Pursuer and HMS Dasher to Gibraltar to ...