skipper James Bridger assembled his crew on the jetty at Barrow
100 metres down with a 35 degree list to port.
to inform them that she would henceforth be officially known as Vandal.
Her 12 pounder forward gun remains covered with a trawler’s net, and the brass letters VANDAL are clearly visible.
The ship was originally named HMS Unbridled.
There was only one survivor of Vandal's crew, Larry Gaines.
The submarine, under the command of Lieutenant James S. Bridger, was lost
For 60 years Gaines had blamed himself for the loss.
The wreck lies in pitch darkness on a muddy slope
The submarine had the shortest career of any Royal Navy submarine,
lost with all 37 onboard just four days after commissioning.
100 metres down with a 35 degree list to port.
to change the name of a ship risks bringing bad luck upon it and the crew.
the aft engine room escape hatch was closed, but the forward escape hatch was open.
100 metres down with a 35 degree list to port.
HMS Vandal (P64) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, yard number 838.
Her 12 pounder forward gun remains covered with a trawler’s net
100 metres down with a 35 degree list to port.
The wreck lies in pitch darkness on a muddy slope
and the brass letters VANDAL are clearly visible.
HMS Vandal (P64) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine
built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, yard number 838.
Poor Larry Gaines! What did he have, a headache? Put that into the sequel.
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