IN FIRTH OF CLYDE
ESCORT CARRIER SINKS VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS (Rec. 7 p.m.) LONDON, May 18. Hundreds of people in Arran saw the escort carrier Dasher sink in the Firth of Clyde on March 27, 1943, after violent explosions, says the Daily Express, Dasher was only 15 minutes sailing time from her anchorage, and 600 of the crew were ready for shore leave. The explosion brought people running from their homes in five Clyde towns, where hundreds of windows were smashed. Watchers saw the carrier’s bows swing up until the flight deck was vertical. Planes slid off and crashed into the sea, and then the carrier went down stern first and sank rapidly. The sea was immediately ablaze with burning oil, and rescue ships were unable to reach the scene. Eightv survivors eventually reached the shore, but the cause of the explosion was never known, because those who might have explained it were all killed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25849, 21 May 1945, Page 5
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