On 19th December 1941, H.M.S. Neptune struck Italian-laid mines while leading Force K in a bid to intercept German and Italian convoys en route to Libya.
Royal Navy
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Able Seaman Albert Hamilton of Portadown, Co. Armagh served on H.M.S. Neptune when it entered an Italian-laid minefield at the head of Force K in December 1941.