When driving on the motorway towards Swansea, you’ll get a half a second glimpse of a moored ship in the distance.
In this film, Chris Lloyd investigates and uncovers the heroic past behind Light Vessel 72, which although now forgotten, played a vital role in the largest seaborne invasion in history: D-Day.
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