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.
An island came to mourn.
On 17 November 1943, nineteen sailors were buried at Le Foulon in occupied Guernsey. Thousands of islanders attended. Their mourning became a lasting connection to the ships and their families.
The eightieth anniversary was marked with a service and wreath laying in September 2023.
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