Monday, 16 January 2012

January 16th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1915 E17 Submarine HMS E17 launched
1918 L15 Submarine HMS L15 launched
1934 Severn Submarine HMS Severn launched
1944 Tudor Submarine HMS Tudor completed
1944 Affray Submarine HMS Affray laid down
1914 HMS A7 Whilst carrying out practice torpedo attacks against HM Ships Onyx and Pigmy, HMS A7 failed to surface having been seen to submerge by HMS Pigmy at 1110 The cause of her loss is not known and although her wreck was located on the 22nd of January bad weather prevented salvage.
1917 HMS G9 G9 left the Tees on 9th September 1917. On the 16th she was on patrol off Norway between 60 degrees 30 minutes north and 61 degrees 30 minutes north. It was a very dark night and G9 knew an enemy submarine was in the vicinity. There was heavy rain, with sea state 5 and wind force 4-5.

Whilst on the surface, G9 fired two torpedoes at the destroyer HMS Pasley in mistake for German U-boat and was preparing to launch the stern tube torpedo before she was rammed. One torpedo missed Pasley, the other failed to detonate because of the acute angle of impact. The destroyer rammed the submarine. There was only one survivor.

The CO of Pasley had received no instructions regarding probable presence of British submarines in this area. The subsequent Court of Enquiry attributed no blame to Pasley.
1920 HMS A6 Sold for breaking to J. H. Lee of Bembridge, IOW.
1920 HMS A12 Sold for breaking to J.H. Lee Bembridge, IOW.
1943 Unrivalled HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian tug Genova with gunfire near Sousa, Tunisia.
1943 HMS Unseen HMS Unseen torpedoes and sinks the italian merchant Zenobia Martini north of Gerba Island, Tunisia.
1945 HMS Stygian HMS Stygian sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.

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