With other destroyers patrolling outside, the. Hardy entered Narvik farvout slone." At Arst nathing but a merchant ship near" the entrance ould be seen, but when the Hardy Passed this ship a mass of other shipe Ping came into view, including 8 large German destroyer. "rhe Hardy at once turned) and fred, torpedoes, atthe fame time increasing her speed to 20
'AS the Mardy was swinging, under her" helm two more large "German destroyers came into sight. "Torpedoes were fred at them, and. the Mardy Poumed fre with her guns At thet foment there. was n fod' explosion finds" sheet of red" fame fromthe frst German destroyer, and thoutandes of rounds of tracer ammunition began goof n the sir iookipg Uke bright British Draw First Bh found its mark. ty eeoateet bea One of the Hardy's torpedoes
Holly engaged by the two German ships o¢ Superior gunpower, and also by guns mounted ashore, thd having Sced her torpedoes, the: Hardy" withe drew, and. other" British destroyers went ino the alack,"Thelrtorpedocs treated havoc among German Supply ships. and transports, and. the Gore man destroyers were hit-by gunte, "Then the Hardy attacked gain, She was at once heavily engaged by shore batteries, and the heavier uns the two! remaining German destroyers "Arain ihe Hardy withdrew, and Jotier British destroyers attacked in fore, "hammering" atthe 'German Seatroyere andthe batteries which Suickiy ceased fre, so. that it was thought that alt opposition had. been broken. 'Ae the tardy withdrew this ime, six torpedoes passed' clare to Meanwhile, the Hunter had_ been sunk, and the Hotspur and. Hoste sullered damage, but. the Germans Were' by no mess unsenthed, three other German destroyers. were lestinyer torpedoed by. the avvik "hart" and" German addition to six supply ships sun
heavily hit and were seriously on five. The Germans. made no attempt to Pursue the remaining Briish desttoyers, which on taels way down the {Hota sanke 'a German ammunition ship, the Ravensteld.
The bulletin concludes by relating how the Hardy's company "abandoned ship under fr, when their only te= tmalning. boat was unseaworthy.
Capiain Warburton Lee was lashed in a stetcher and towed ashore by a stunner and a rating, but he was dead when he reached shore. "The. sur Vivors distributed themselves. amon the neighbouring houses for shelter,
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