Roger Roberts: 'When she was sunk, it was a big blow'
Roger Roberts was on board HMS Charybdis when it was hit by German torpedoes in 1943 off the coast of Guernsey.
The 97-year-old, who lives in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, spent four hours in very cold water before being rescued.
More than 460 men were lost at sea, and just over 100 survived.
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