Aye and despite the high cost in human terms the raid was a success, the Normandie Dry Dock was put out of commission for the rest of the war.

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Got this in the mail a couple days ago. Pretty compelling reading so far. I was on one site a few years ago and it was mentioned that David Yates was working on a movie about the raid. Supposed to be released in 2012. Sadly, I can't find anything about it. Must of been completely cancelled.

Brave men, all of them so, Salute :salute: It says a lot of the men knowing there was a good chance they wouldn't return but did what was asked of them anyhow. I know the Campbeltown was accompanied by a number of ships including destroyers. The book on PT/ MTB boats I can't find lists the names/number of the MGB/MTB that accompanied Campbeltown. The MTB had fired torpedoes with delayed action fuses at the basin entrances.

It was called the greatest raid of all for good reason.

You'll find them here:

http://www.jamesgdorrian.com/Little%20Ships.html

Thanks Jim. The link is Informative with great pictures and illustrations.

Just in case you haven't noticed, the 'BACK' button at the bottom left of the page takes you to the main page of the site:

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