Boat Lord Mountbatten Death

A lot of how the crown portrays the death of lord mountbatten is accurate. On august 27 1979 lord louis mountbatten is killed when irish republican army ira terrorists detonate a 50 pound bomb hidden on his fishing vessel shadow vmountbatten a war hero elder. In the first episode of netflixs newest season of the crown we watch lord mountbatten known affectionately as uncle dickie board a humble fishing boat known as the shadow vin a moment that.

Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflixwarning.

Boat lord mountbatten death. Lord mountbatten was assassinated by the ira irish republican army during a boat explosion off the coast of mullaghmore county sligo in north west ireland. On that fateful day in 1979 lord mountbatten took a boat out to go lobster potting and fish for tuna with his daughter son in law and two twin grandsons as well as several other family. There will be spoiler alerts in this story. The attack took place over the.

Hes also called uncle dickie but. Lord mountbattens death was an assassination and it did take place on a boat.