Film of HMS Pheasant 1917 Talk

A recording of the talk given by author Fiona Grahame about her book ‘HMS Pheasant 1917 – who were the lost men and boys?’ is now available and free to watch on The Orkney News YouTube channel. The illustrated talk tells the stories of some of the men who died when the M-Class Destroyer struck…

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March 7, 2025

1–2 minutes

Books, HMS Pheasant, Orkney, Royal Navy, Scapa Flow, shipwrecks, talks, World War 1

screenshot from the film of the slide of Douglas Griffith and a thumbnail image of Fiona Grahame in the right hand corner speaking

A recording of the talk given by author Fiona Grahame about her book ‘HMS Pheasant 1917 – who were the lost men and boys?’ is now available and free to watch on The Orkney News YouTube channel.

The illustrated talk tells the stories of some of the men who died when the M-Class Destroyer struck a mine off Rora Head, Orkney on 1st March 1917 with all 89 losing their lives.