February 11th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1905	A5	Submarine HMS A5 completed
1942	Ultimatum	Submarine HMS Ultimatum launched
1942	Tradewind	Submarine HMS Tradewind laid down
1941	HMS Snapper	HMS Snapper sailed from the Clyde to patrol in the Bay of Biscay off Ushant. She was not heard from again. It is possible that she fell victem to German minefield. However it is also possible that she was sunk by German warships since a submarine attacked the German minesweepers M-2, M-13 and M-25 on the night of the 10/11th February in the area where Snapper might have been. The submarine was subjected to a counterattack in which 56 depth charges were dropped
1941	HMS Truant	HMS Truant attacks the Italian merchant Bainsizza with gunfire about 45 nautical miles north-north-west of Tripoli, Libya. The target was not hit and Truant was forced to dive by the escort. HMS Truant attacked again with 3 torpedoes about 60 nautical miles north-north-west of Tripoli, Libya. All torpedoes missed.
1942	HMS Unison	HMS Unison sinks the German coaster Jaedjoer with gunfire off Ras Mahmur, Tunisia.
1943	HMS Torbay	HMS Torbay sinks the Danish merchant Grete off Cape Oropesa, Spain.
1944	HMS Stubborn	HMS Stubborn torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Makki Faulbaum and torpedoes and damages the German merchant Felix D. some 25 miles north-west of Namsos, Norway.

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