HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943.

2017年5月7日 · A History of HMS DASHER The newly commissioned HMS DASHER underway. DASHER was originally laid down at the yard of the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester Pennsylvania, on March 14th 1940 as a 9,100 ton C3 type passenger-cargo vessel the RIO DE JANEIRO.

On March 27th 1943 HMS Dasher, a hastily converted aircraft carrier, mysteriously exploded and sank within eight minutes in the Clyde. Of the 528 men on board, only 149 survived. 379 lives were lost. Of the 379 who perished, only 23 were given an official burial.

HMS Dasher (P280) is an Archer -class patrol vessel launched in 1986 and currently in service.

On March 27th 1943 HMS Dasher, mysteriously exploded in the Clyde. She sank within eight minutes with the loss of 379 lives, only 149 of those on board survived. Two small coastal vessels Gragsman and Lithium, and the radar training ship, Isle of Sark, along with the French La Capricieuse managed to rescue survivors from the blazing oil covered ...

On 27 March 1943, Royal Navy Avenger-class escort carrier HMS Dasher (D37) suffered a major internal explosion and sank in the Firth of Clyde, midway between the Isle of Arran and Ardrossan. The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding Company in Pennsylvania as a passenger and cargo ship and was launched on 11 April 1941.

Pilot's view of HMS Dasher (D37), as his Fairey Swordfish approaches the ship in the landing pattern. Dasher, here in March 1944, was on convoy escort duty. Photo from the Imperial War Museums Admiralty Official Collection, © IWM (A 22717).

HMS DASHER . This site is dedicated to the 379 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice. on 27th March 1943. Introduction. Roll call of those lost. HMS Dasher documentary video. Requests/E mails. Contact. Links

The wreck of the Dasher lies upright in 150 metres with a least depth of 125 metres in position 55° 37.747’N, 005° 00.953’W (WGS84) close to the ferry route from Ardrossan to Brodick. She is lying east/west and still substantially in tact although her wooden flight deck has collapsed midships and the forward part of the flight deck is ...

HMS Dasher (P280) is one of 16 Archer-class patrol vessels assigned to the Coastal Forces Squadron, providing maritime security and operations within Europe’s coastal waters. Led by Lieutenant Henry Edwards, HMS Dasher and her crew give undergraduates from universities the opportunity to discover their sea-legs – and a lifelong passion for sailing.