A lovely collection of one crewman's memories of his time on HMS Torbay, after the war he did talks to groups and told them about his wartime service on a submarine.
Collection of photos including one with the late Prince Philip and photos of HMS Torbay and it's officers and crew.
Various photos of Lieutenant Commander Anthony Miers V.C. throughout his service
The most famous Royal Navy submarine connected to this name during the Second World War was HMS Torbay (N79), a highly successful T-class submarine. Launched in 1940, she primarily operated in the Mediterranean Sea, where her daring patrols and aggressive tactics resulted in sinking 17 Axis merchant ships and 5 warships.
WWII service:
The Corfu Harbor Raid: In 1942, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Anthony Miers, HMS Torbay boldly penetrated the heavily defended Axis anchorage at Corfu, fired torpedoes at two large transports, and escaped a massive depth-charge barrage.
The Victoria Cross: For his extraordinary leadership and bravery during the Corfu operation, Miers was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Post-War Fate: Surviving the war, she was ultimately decommissioned and sold for demolition at Briton Ferry, Wales, in 1946.
Torbay attacked and sank the following ships:-
Twelve Greek sailing vessels, including Sofia and P III
The Italian sailing vessels Gesu E Maria, Pozzalo, Columbo, Gesu Giuseppe E Maria and Gesu Crocifisso
The Italian merchants Citta di Tripoli, Ischia, Maddalena G. and Lido
Seven German sailing vessels, including L XIV, L I, L XII, L V and L VI
The Italian submarine Jantina
The sailing vessel Evangelista
The German army cargo ship Bellona
The Italian auxiliary patrol vessels R 113 / Avanguardista, V 90/San Girolamo and V 276 / Baicin
The German auxiliary submarine chaser 13 V 2 / Delpa II
The Danish merchant Grete
The French merchant Lillios
The Italian fishing vessel Madonna di Porto Salvo
Two unknown sailing vessels
The small Italian merchants Versilia and Tarquinia
A Greek fishing vessel
The German troopship Kari (the former French Ste. Colette, in turn the former Norwegian Kari)
A German floating dock
The German troop transport Palma (the former Italian Polcevera)
The Spanish merchant Juan de Astigarraga and the French merchant Oasis (Both ships were under German control)
The Italian ship Aderno (the former British Ardeola)
Torbay also damaged the following ships:-
The Vichy French tanker Alberta
The Italian oiler Strombo
The German merchant Norburg. The damaged ship settled on the bottom of Iraklion harbour but was later salvaged.
The Italian destroyer Aviere. Aviere was already grounded after being damaged on 19 November 1941 by the Polish submarine ORP Sokół.
The Italian auxiliary minesweeper Monte Argentario
The Italian merchant (in German service) Sebastiano Veniero.
The Italian merchant (in German service) Trapani. Trapani was further damaged that night by the British escort destroyer HMS Hursley and the Greek escort destroyer Miaoulis. The wreck of Trapani was finally destroyed off Kalymnos, Greece the following night by the British destroyers HMS Penn and HMS Jervis.
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