RN ship losses: 1 Feb 1943 // Minelayer HMS Welshman, sailing from Malta to Alexandria, was torpedoed and sunk off Tobruk, Libya, by U-boat U.617, with the loss of 165 lives. In addition to 152 members of her crew 13 passengers died, including 2 civilians. (Imperial War Museum FL 4485) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

1 Feb 1943 // Minelayer HMS Welshman, sailing from Malta to Alexandria, was torpedoed and sunk off Tobruk, Libya, by U-boat U.617, with the loss of 165 lives. In addition to 152 members of her crew 13 passengers died, including 2 civilians. (Imperial War Museum FL 4485) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory