February 24th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1910	D4	Submarine HMS D4 laid down
1910	D6	Submarine HMS D6 laid down
1943	Tantalus	Submarine HMS Tantalus launched
1943	Trenchant	Submarine HMS Trenchant launched
1944	Upshot	Submarine HMS Upshot launched
1944	Varne	Submarine HMS Varne launched
1945	Supreme	Submarine HMS Supreme launched
1943	HMS Vandal	HMS Vandal was lost. The shortest living vessel built at Barrow. Left Barrow on 20-02-1943 for trials and passage to Holy Loch where she arrived later that day. She was to operate in Kilbrannan Sound on 22nd, 23rd and 24th in Upper Inchmarnock North and carry out a deep dive. She was expected back at Holy Lock 1900 hours on 24 February but did not arrive. Searches were carried out to locate her but no trace was found. The last known sighting of her was on the morning of the 24 February 1943 as she left Lochranza at the northern end of the Isle of Arran. The wreck was located in June 1994 but the cause of her loss remains unknown.
1943	HMS Rorqual	HMS Rorqual lays 50 mines off Isola Marettimo, to the west of Sicily, Italy.
1945	HMS Terrapin and HMS Trenchant	While operating together HMS Terrapin and HMS Trenchant sink 4 coasters with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1945	HMS Thorough	HMS Thorough sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.
1945	HMS Trenchant	HMS Trenchant sinks one 100 ton vessel, two 20 ton lighters and 3 junks.

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