12 December 1939 December 11, 2021 Author: Staff HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men Famous Words of Inspiration..."If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 2 August 1939 2 August 1939 25 November 1941 18 December 1939 27 December 1939 2 December 1939 29 December 1939 15 August 1939 30 April 1939 12 June 1939 Categories: History Tags: 12 December, 1939