A depth charge explodes astern of HMS STARLING. Mk VII depth charges were the standard anti-submarine weapon at the beginning of the Second World War. - January 1944.
HMS Starling, pennant number U66, was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was active in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War and was the most successful anti-submarine warfare vessel of the Royal Navy, being credited with the destruction of fourteen U-boats.

Depth charge explodes

Anti-submarine warfare - Mark VII depth charges in the racks are ready to be launched on the quarter deck of HMS Starling; January 1944.
HMS Starling, pennant number U66, was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was active in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War and was the most successful anti-submarine warfare vessel of the Royal Navy, being credited with the destruction of fourteen U-boats.

Ready to launch

Men of 1st Glasgow Highlanders, 52nd (Lowland) Division wearing winter camouflage, prepare to go out on a patrol near the town of Gangelt (not far from the Dutch border) in Germany; 10 January 1945. 