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Hero of the Upholder

by - Allaway, Jim
The Story of Lieutenant Commander M.D.Wanklyn VC, DSO**
1991, Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury
ISBN 1853102180
Hardcover, 191 pages, 37 photos and 2 maps

Descripton: This is the story of the Royal Navy's top submarine ace. In the 16 months that HMS Upholder operated in the Mediterrean, Wanklyn sank two U-boats and damaged another, damaged a cruiser and a destroyer, and sank or damaged 19 supply ships totalling 11,000 tons. Upholder was lost with all hands off Tripoli in April 1942 after a brilliant career.