Lilliput Fleet : The Little Ships Who Thought of the Impossible as No More Than Their Duty / A. Cecil Hampshire

United Kingdom : William Kimber & Co, Ltd., 1976

Paperback + 204 pages

To guard our harbours and coastal convoys, Britain called up the Lilliput Fleet, a tiny force of trawlers and drifters hastily converted into warships to face the might of Nazi technology, the Luftwaffe, mines and E-boats. The fishing fleet became the Royal Naval Patrol Service - a vital arm in the war at sea.
Their resources were few but their courage boundless. The little ships tackled any task, sweeping safe channels for merchantmen, dealing with each and every mine, hunting U-boats, participating in all landings from Madagascar to Normandy. The ex-fishermen were joined by amateur yachtsmen and unabashed landlubbers. United by their dauntless determination, they welded themselves into a force to be reckoned with.

940.545

English

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