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Article: The sinking of the Bismarck; Sixty years ago this week one of the most significant battles in maritime history took place in the North Atlantic. IAN STARRETT recalls the gripping sea battle, in which the British sank the Bismarck - an historic event that is still poignantly remembered by many today.(Features)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2001
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Byline: IAN STARRETT
The expectant crowds gathered quietly along Queen's Quay in Londonderry, among them doctors and nurses. The blacked-out wharfside buzzed with the rapidly spreading news that the pride of the World War 2 German fleet had been sunk.
They were waiting for the Royal Navy ship Tartar, which had on board the wounded and shocked sailors who had survived the bombing and sinking of the Mashona, shortly after it had taken part in the pursuit of the flagship of the German navy, the Bismarck.
On that Londonderry dockside too, were the ...