Episode 39
The Last Battle of H.M.S Glowworm
Season: 3 Episode: 39
HMS Glowworm was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. Under the command of Lieutenant Commander Gerard Roope, she found herself in a situation where she was outgunned, outnumbered and alone.
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SOURCES
Western Daily Press - Friday 12 April 1940
Shields Daily News - Wednesday 17 April 1940
Imperial War Museum
Western Daily Press - Saturday 01 June 1940
Western Gazette - Friday 13 July 1945
The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940. Naval Institute Press. Geirr H. Haarr (2009)
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