The submarine didn't have the right code signals and they were torpedoed by a British ship, HMS Triton, on 19th September 1939 and my father died.

The ill-fated submarine, HMS Triton, was launched from Barrow in 1937. Photos in the archive show the boat being launched by Lady Elles in a well-attended ceremony.

The submarine didn't have the right code signals and they were torpedoed by a British ship, HMS Triton, on 19th September 1939 and my father died.