The Disastrous Attempt To Sink Nazi Ships With Kayaks

Losses were high, results were mixed

Insignia of the British Royal Marines (Public domain)

In the hours immediately following sunset on December 7th, 1942, a slew of military equipment was deployed off the back of the submarine the HMS Tuna. These were not high tech boats or elite dive teams, they were Royal Marines loaded to bear and sitting in canoes (the British term for kayaks). The submarine had…