It was 73 years ago today, during WW2, that two allied destroyers, HMS Hurworth and HHelMS Adrias sailed into a recently laid mine field between Gümüşlük and Kalymnos.
Adrias was the first casualty; Hurworth sank with the loss of over a hundred men while coming to the aid of Adrias.
Adrias, with some of the survivors from Hurworth, made her way to Gümüşlük.
Below are a number of links to eye witness accounts of the fateful events and Adrias’ time in Gümüşlük.
Adrias - Hitting the Minel
Adrias at Gümüşlük
Hurworth - The Sinking
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| Adrias Arriving in Alexandria |
Amazing stories - can i share the post please?
ReplyDeleteAnnie feel free.
DeleteI’m sorry I didn’t have time to do the stories justice, it was 22:00 on the 23rd when I realised it was the anniversary.
I included a couple of other links on the page http://gumuslukhistory.blogspot.co.uk/p/httpcommons.html
Πέθανε ο Δημήτρης Γαβαλάς, τελευταίος επιζών του θρυλικού αντιτορπιλικού 'ΑΔΡΙΑΣ'
ReplyDeleteThe last survivor of HHeIMS Adrias, Dimitris Gavalas, dies at the age of 95 in Alexandria.
http://news247.gr/eidiseis/koinonia/pethane-o-dhmhtrhs-gavalas-teleytaios-epizwn-toy-thrylikou-antitorpilikou-adrias.4881337.html