HMS Manchester, a relatively new cruiser armed with 12 six-inch calibre guns, had been hit by a single torpedo fired by an Italian motor torpedo boat lurking in the dark at about 1.10am on August ...

HMS Manchester, a relatively new cruiser armed with 12 six-inch calibre guns, had been hit by a single torpedo fired by an Italian motor torpedo boat lurking in the dark at about 1.10am on August ...

HMS Manchester, a relatively new cruiser armed with 12 six-inch calibre guns, had been hit by a single torpedo fired by an Italian motor torpedo boat lurking in the dark at about 1.10am on August ...

HMS Manchester: parade + public tour: Description: 11.30am, Manchester: The crew will march from the Cathedral to Albert Square. 1pm, Liverpool: The ship will be open to the public until 5pm.

HMS Eagle, an air craft carrier got sunk and a cruiser HMS Manchester got hit and sunk. My job was at action stations starboard forward lookout trying to spot Germans using bioculars.

In November 1940, the Town-class light cruiser HMS Manchester was despatched to the Mediterranean to reinforce the fleet at Alexandria after Italy entered the war. News you can trust since 1877.