HMS MAIDSTONE, submarine depot ship, berthed at the port of Algiers. Alongside are two submarines, SAFARI and SAHIB. So great were their successes against Axis shipping, that they were known as the “Old Firm” and “Foundation members” to the rest of the Royal Navy. 16 April 1943.

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