Ardrossan in 1999. They were riddled with tubes made by burrowing teredo worms. A section of this wood featured in the "Flotsam and Jetsam" exhibition in the Millennium Dome and another piece is held by the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats. There has been speculation that one corpse from the sinking was used during the British deception Operation Mincemeat ("The Man Who Never Was"). The case is argued by authors John and Noreen Steele in their 2002 book The Secrets of HMS "Dasher”'’ - however, this theory was disproved in 2010.An archaeological dig was undertaken in October 2012 to ascertain whether there was a mass grave within Ardrossan Cemetery containing bodies from Dasher''. No evidence was found that the ground in the area searched had been disturbed. References Sources Further reading External links Article of The Shetland Times on the cause of the explosion Ardrossan CWGC Cemetery record Greenock CWGC Cemetery record Chatham CWGC Cemetery record Uboat.net www.wrecksite.eu 1941 ships Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Ships built in Chester, Pennsylvania World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom Avenger-class escort carriers Maritime incidents in March 1943 1943 disasters in the United Kingdom World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Shipwrecks in the Firth of Clyde Protected Wrecks of Scotland Ships sunk by non-combat internal explosions Aircraft carrier fires Explosions in 1943 History of North Ayrshire History of Inverclyde Explosions in Scotland 1943 in Scotland