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HMS Thetis - Secrets and Scandal - Aftermath of a Disaster by David Roberts (Paperback, 1999)

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Published by Avid Publications in 1999, this book delves into the secrets and scandals that surrounded the HMS Thetis after a disaster.

A consideration of the loss of HMS Thetis in 1939 and its aftermath.

PublisherAvid Publications

ISBN-139780952102007

eBay Product ID (ePID)90433761

Publication Year1999

SubjectHistory

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHms Thetis-Secrets and Scandal-Aftermath of a Disaster

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Roberts

FormatPaperback

Item Height220 mm

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorDavid Roberts

TopicTravel Writing

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by jjep8808
26 Jan, 2021
Snobbery and a cover-up following an avoidable catastrophe.
An investigation into the fund that was set up to assist the naval and civilian dependents of those who died in the submarine Thetis lost on trials in 1939. Apart from the incompetence and regard more for the value of the ship than the lives of those aboard, the disaster fund was sparingly issued to the poorer dependents. The judge high-handedly refused tiny amounts of money while naval personnel, especially officers were more generously treated. The balance,still a huge sum essentially disappeared into an insurance company. The War provided a suitable diversion for subsequently hiding the affair and the enquiry as to the disaster.
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