On this day, 78 years ago today, 10 March 1942, WWII visited St. Lucia in a most dramatic and violent way when the Lady Nelson, and another ship, the Umtata were torpedoed in Castries, St. Lucia by German sub 161 captained by Albrecht Achilles.
Catherine Martindale, who signed the Log Book in 2018, was aboard the Lady nelson with her family that night.
CATHERINE MARTINDALE nee TITLEY – 5 year old civilian passenger aboard Lady Nelson sunk March 1942 of Castries St Lucia A tale of 2 sisters: in May 2017, while dredging Castries harbor, a huge propeller [Read more]
JAMES JOLLY – USMS, Ensign On 10 March 1942, German submarine U-161 entered Castries and torpedoed 2 ships, the Lady Nelson and the Umtata. James Jolly arrived in St. Lucia in June 1942 as a [Read more]
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