/internal/media/dispatcher/39695/fullMMPHOT-002295British destroyer, Hunt III class, "HMS EASTON" (1942) in No. 1 DockPhotography00The bow damage was sustained on 22 August 1943 when she rammed and sank the German submarine "U-458" south of Pantalleria. "EASTON" carried-out emergency repairs at Malta dockyard (in No. 1 Dock) and was then permanently repaired at Gibraltar, becoming operational again on 18 September 1944.Malta Maritime MuseumDockyard Archive0PhotographHeritage Malta4467Malta Drydocks Collection1 photograph in loose collection