March 26th 1942. HMS Breconshire badly damaged and on fire is towed into Marsaxlokk Bay.
THE STORY & PICTURES OF HMS BRECONSHIRE * HERE *
Map showing Marsaxlokk Bay and the position where the ship sank after being attacked by German dive bombers on the 27th March 1942.
The ship was refloated during 1954 and towed to Italy where it was eventually scrapped.
HMS BRECONSHIRE as it looked just before WW2 started.
THE STORY & PICTURES OF HMS BRECONSHIRE * HERE *
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STORY & HISTORY OF THE SHIP * HERE *