The Welshman was sunk off Tobruk, Libya, on February 1, 1943 after being hit by two torpedoes fired by a German submarine. More than 150 of the ship’s crew perished; 60 survived.

Lieutenant Commander Morgan commands HMS Magpie, named after a vessel His Royal Highness commanded in the 1950s, and will be helping the nation and the Royal Family bid him a final farewell today ...

Veteran sailor Fred Dixon has told the extraordinary story of how he survived torpedo attacks twice during the Second World War.