Across a narrow sea.
A story that reaches further.
Discover where the ships sailed, where the attack unfolded, and where communities remember. Choose a place to connect the landscape with the people and events.
Both ship models, geographic terrain and a playable interpretive sequence.
Choose a marker or a place below. The shaded sea area is approximate; it does not locate the wrecks or plot the ships’ tracks.
Coastline: Natural Earth, public domain. A modern, generalised outline; place markers give geographic context.
The sea between loss and rescue.
Charybdis was struck at about 01:45 and Limbourne at about 01:52. The cruiser sank; Limbourne’s damaged hull stayed afloat. Returning destroyers searched for survivors, and Talybont attempted a tow. After rescue and the failed tow, Limbourne was scuttled.
The shaded marker gives geographic context. It does not identify either wreck or trace the ships’ movements.
Charybdis seen from the port bow in her wartime camouflage, with sailors on deck. The source dates this Royal Navy photograph to 1942.
History and geography, together.
The map introduces the Channel setting. Read the full story and the original sources for the ships’ reported movements, timings and the human experience of the night.
Read the full history