Furnace for Argyll

Ted Briggs has died. He was the last of the three men who were the only survivors from the 1,418 men aboard the Hood when she was sunk in short order by the Bismarck in 1941 in the Denmark Strait.

In paying tribute to Mr Briggs and recalling the epic story of the Hood and the Bismarck, the news article follows the end of the Bisarck’s escort, Prinz Eugen.

Peter MacIntyre from Furnace, a major force in the Gaelic language world who sadly died last year, served on MTBs (Motor Torpedo Boats) during World War II. At the end of the war, it was his boat that sailed into Copenhagen Harbour to take the surrender papers of the Prinz Eugen.