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On 2nd October 1942 my father was serving on the British Light Cruiser HMS Curacoa. She was escorting the Queen Mary, which was carrying 15,000 United States troops onboard, and sailing ahead of her. They were close to the Irish coast. The Queen Mary was zigzagging to deter both German U-boats and aircraft that may have been seeking her out. Suddenly, the Queen Mary had caught up with HMS Curacoa and at a speed of about 28 knots cut the Curacoa in half. The ship sank instantly with 338 casualties. Only 26 crew survived, my father being one of them. The survivors were picked up by other ships from the convoy. The Queen Mary did not hesitate or slow down at all despite there being a 40 foot gash in her bow, so worried was she of the threat from the German submarines.

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