Saturday, 4 February 2012

February 5th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1916 E55 Submarine HMS E55 launched
1902 No 1 First dive of the Royal Navys first Submarine
1941 HMS Sealion HMS Sealion sinks the (German controlled) Norwegian Ryfylke off Honningsvåg, Norway.
1941 HMS Upright HMS Upright makes a torpedo attack on an Italian convoy off Kerkennah and missed the Italian merchant Calino.
1943 HMS Turbulent HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Utilitas off Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
1944 HMS Stonehenge HMS Stonehenge sinks the Japanese merchant vessel Koryo Maru No.2 north of Penang, Sumatra.

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