Salvage work in progress on the remains of the munition ship Malakand (Brocklebank Line

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Salvage work in progress on the remains of the munition ship Malakand (Brocklebank Line

Salvage work in progress on the remains of the munition ship Malakand (Brocklebank Line) which blew up in the Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, during the May Blitz, 1941 after heroic efforts to save her.
he picture recalls on the most fearsome incidents of the heavy raids on Merseyside. During an attach by the Luftwaffe, a wayward barrage balloon became entangled in the ships rigging, a fire started and the area about the vessel became a target for a shower of incendiaries and high explosives. great heroism was shown by the ships personnel, dock workers and Civil Defence men, a number of whom were afterwards recognised in the official awards, The ship blew up while an attempt was being made to scuttle her to put the fire out. The explosion was heard all over Merseyside and pieces of the ships steelwork was recorded two and a half miles away.
Liverpool suffered many casualties in the blitz during World War Two, mostly during 28 Aug 1940 Ð 10 Jan 1942.
Picture taken 20th October 1943

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Liverpool Echo
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Liverpool
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WW2 B/W Print Reach plc 4266

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1942 Aftermath Attack Attack From The Skies Blitz Bomb Bombed Burnt Dock Harbour Luftwaffe Merseyside Ruin Ruins Ship Wreckage

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