David Bickerton gave us an interesting, engrossing and detailed account of the the pursuit and sinking of the Bismarck in World War II.

David's talk covered a day-by-day, almost hourly, account of how more than a hundred British warships were involved in the 5 day, 1,750 mile hunt. The British battlecruiser, HMS Hood was sunk within ten minutes of engaging the mighty Bismarck which disappeared for more than 24 hours and she was almost within reach of safety before the British won the day.

David was inspired to delve further into this historical event as his father was a crewman aboard HMS Dorsetshire which was involved in the final showdown.

More detail on David's talks can be found here: David Bickerton