The Russians are Coming! - 004 WW2 September 22 1939

[NormanStewart]

A photo taken just off the coast of Ireland. Something awful happened there.

The sinking of the HMS Courageous (colorized)

It was September 17, 1939. [image] The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, on an anti-submarine patrol off the coast of Ireland, was stalked for hours by U-29, which launched three torpedoes when it saw an opening. Two of the torpedoes struck the ship on the port side, sinking it - with the loss of 518 of its 1,259 crew members - within 20 minutes.