Sunday, 12 February 2012

February 12th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1908 C24 Submarine HMS C24 laid down
1958 Walrus Submarine HMS Walrus laid down
1941 HMS Tigris HMS Tigris torpedoes and sinks the French fishing vessel Rene Camaleyre in the Bay of Biscay about 5 nautical miles east of Biarritz, France.
1941 HMS Utmost HMS Utmost torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Manfredo Camperio off Tripoli, Libya.
1942 HMS Una HMS Una torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Luciana about 20 nautical miles north-east of Crotone, Calabria, Italy.
1943 HMS Saracen HMS Saracen sinks the French tugs Provincale II and Marseillaise V. with gunfire off Cape Sardineaux, southern France.
1944 Stonehenge HMS Stonehenge sinks the Japanese auxiliary minelayer Choko Maru off the west coast of Malaya
1944 HMS Taku HMS Taku torpedoes and heavily damages the German merchant Harm Fritzen off Stavanger, Norway.
1946 HMS United Scrapped at Troon.
1970 HMS Auriga Auriga suffered a battery expolosion while in the Gibraltar area while engaged in NATO exercises. 10 men were injured but the boat was able to safely reach port.
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