Into Dartmouth to see this glorious plywood museum piece, armed to the teeth.

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HMS Medusa: The Last of Its Kind

HMS Medusa, also known as the Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) 1387, was a crucial vessel in the Royal Navy's efforts to protect harbors during World War II. Built in Poole in 1943, she played a significant role in the D-Day invasion by marking the approach channels through minefields at Omaha Beach. Medusa's endurance and navigational capabilities were vital in ensuring the safety of the Allied forces during the invasion. After the war, she underwent extensive restoration and became a training ship and a hydrographic survey vessel. The Medusa Trust continues to preserve and operate HMS Medusa for future generations, ensuring that her story and the skills of operating a small ship are passed on.

This operation was the first time the Decca Navigator Company two range chain was utilised to enable the mine sweepers to mark the cleared channel for the rest of the fleet to follow and was the start of the Global system that I worked for from 1969 for 32 years.

Also at Slapton back in the day.

2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev