The Canadian frigate ‘Cheboque’ at Port Talbot docks October 1941. Torpedoed on convoy duty in the North Atlantic, the ship was towed to Swansea Bay where the tow parted in a gale. The frigate was driven on to Aberavon sands. The Mumbles lifeboat made a dramatic rescue of the crew and the coxswain, William Gammon, was awarded the RNLI’s Gold Medal.