Rare ‘Jolly Roger’ flag displayed on Royal Navy submarine that sank 16 German ships in the Mediterranean during WWII goes up for sale for £10,000 Rare ‘Jolly Roger’ flag displayed on Royal Navy submarine is on sale for £10,000

HMS Unbroken hunted Nazi ships in the Mediterranean during World War Two Each new victory was marked on the U-class submarine’s 43in by 45in flag  The flag was taken from the submarine by Petty Officer Frederick Sharp It has passed down the generations and is now being sold by his grandson (…) HMS Unbroken transported SOE officer Captain Peter Churchill and three colleagues to the Bay of Antibes in April 1941 to meet French resistance leader Francois d’Astier de La Vigerie. As part of the 10th Flotilla, the vessel spent much of the war in the Mediterranean operating out of Malta, sabotaging the Italian war effort.

via dailymail: Rare ‘Jolly Roger’ flag displayed on Royal Navy submarine that sank 16 German ships in the Mediterranean during WWII goes up for sale for £10,000 Rare ‘Jolly Roger’ flag displayed on Royal Navy submarine is on sale for £10,000