Sub Lieutenant
Nigel James
CAMPBELL
Royal Navy
Died On:
Aged:
23 November 1966
21
Nigel Campbell was casing officer, in charge of the ropes and wires when entering and leaving harbour. HMS TRUNCHEON had been on a visit to Gateshead and was on the way out. As the submarine approached the harbour entrance, an unusually large swell came in and swept Nigel off the casing. Despite searching for many hours, his body was never found and must have been washed out into the North Sea.
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I was on board as a Leading Stoker at the time – a dreadful day. Nigel was a popular officer and we were all devastated to lose him. It was a freak wave and we hunted the area for hours to try and find him but sadly to no avail.