Sublime

Rascality was prized even above gluttony. Often, without warning the boat captain, the gang would yell, “Swim break!” and get naked and jump into the ocean, never letting go of their beer cans as they bobbed in the water. Members brought along guns and slung stuffed animals into the air for target practice. When a black-tie party boat passed, the

The Haganah commanders and the leaders of the Jewish Agency decided that British destroyers should be damaged to prevent similar interceptions in the future. Sharon was asked to prepare his “Sharks.” “Sharks” were loaded onto a fishing boat and an attack was planned for the following night in

To the Italians, they were known as MAS, that is, Motoscafi Anti Sommergibili (antisubmarine motorboats), or in some early documents of the time, Motoscafi Armati Siluranti (armed motor torpedo boats).

on 3 May came ‘another very sore storme’ which so buffeted the Red Dragon that it caused its rudder to shear off. The rudder sank without trace and there was no replacement.