Capt. Horatio Nelson Lay OBE

Commanding Officer HMS Nabob

 An 852 squadron Avenger comes to grief

               The aircrew briefing room

Avengers of 852 ranged on the forward flight deck   

An Avenger, beyond economical repair, goes overboard

A Wildcat of 852 squadron makes an approach     

 A Wildcat after drifting to Port and landing in the catwalk

August 22, 1944 Nabob is damaged by a torpedo and is in danger of sinking - HMS Trumpeter and HMCS  Algonquin standby to take off survivors

This photo clearly shows the extent of the damage as Nabob lists to Starboard - scrable nets and rope ladders are trailing from the flight deck. Port side.

Listing to Starboard and down at the stern, members of Nabob's crew not involved in damage control muster on the flight deck

Survivors being ferried to HMCS  Algonquin by motor launch- the majority of the crew were eventually taken off by other ships of the escort group

Nabob making 10 Knots heading for the safety of Scapa Flow