This month I'm working on catching up on my list of items in the "to be posted" file. There are a few new submissions, a few additions to existing pages, and some odds and ends.
Among the more interesting items is a nice image of SC 130 post-war, after being converted to a fishing boat. Looking forward to posting more post-war chaser photos in the future.
Enjoy the winter!
--Todd Woofenden, editor
SC 130 Post-war, as Alert
Many chasers were purchased in private sales after the war, and converted for sale as small yachts, fishing boats and other uses.
Recently posted is a photograph showing submarine chaser SC 130 as the fishing dragger Alert.
Minelayers
Building the North Sea Mine Barrage (which the chasers would later participate in removing) was an extensive undertaking, tens of thousands of mines installed in a short period of time.
A photo recently posted shows members of the mine laying force, at Base 18, Inverness.
Photos Added to Existing Pages
Recently added to existing pages in the Hull Number Collection:
And, added to the Northern Russia Expedition pages, a second photo of Eagle 2.
Chasers at Crystobal
Just posted is an interesting photo of three chasers and a suction dredge in dry dock at Crystobal, Panama.
Some chasers patrolled the Panama Canal zone during the war, and many passed through the canal in the course of travel from one coast to the other.
Malta
Chasers traveling to and from Base 25, Corfu, stopped at Malta. Just posted is a set of photos taken by a chaser crewman, showing scenes at Malta.