Apologies for the thread creep SASless,
HMS Glowworm was a destroyer that attacked and eventually rammed the Admiral Von Hipper, a German heavy cruiser. Inevitably, HMS Glowworm was sunk during the attack but the German crew thought very highly of the bravery and daring displayed by the destroyer during the somewhat one sided action. The Commanding Officer was awarded a post humorous VC.
I remember seeing interviews with the German crew, who recounted the tale, on North West Tonight a few years ago, and, again, they spoke very highly of the conduct of HMS Glowworm during that attack over 50 years ago.
The ship in the St Nazaire raid was HMS Campbeltown.
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