Tuesday, 14 February 2012

February 14th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1908 C26 Submarine HMS C26 laid down
1910 D7 Submarine HMS D7 laid down
1910 D8 Submarine HMS D8 laid down
1911 E1 Submarine HMS E1 laid down
1911 E2 Submarine HMS E2 laid down
1920 M2 Submarine HMS M2 completed
1942 Vigorous Submarine HMS Vigorous laid down
1964 Opportune Submarine HMS Opportune launched
1978 Sceptre Submarine HMS Sceptre completed
1941 Rover HMS Rover torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Cesco about 17 nautical miles south-east of Capo Rizzuto.
1944 HMS Tally-Ho The German submarine UIT-23 was sunk in the Straits of Malacca south of Penang by torpedoes from HMS Tally-Ho.
1945 HMS Subtle HMS Subtle sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1945 HMS Thorough HMS Thorough sinks a Japanese sailing vessel and a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.
1946 HMS Unsparing Scrapped at Inverkeithing.
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