Wednesday 8 February 2012

February 8th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1943 X10 Submarine HMS X10 completed
1905 A10 Submarine HMS A10 launched
1917 K14 Submarine HMS K14 launched
1943 Satyr Submarine HMS Satyr completed
1942 HMS Unison HMS Unison sinks the Italian sailing vessels Luigi Verni, Carlo P, and Angela with gunfire off Al Hammamat, Tunisia.
1944 HMS Sportsman HMS Sportsman torpedoed & sank the German POW Transport Petrella north of Suda Bay, Crete. 2,670 out of 3,173 Italian POWs where killed. German Guards did not open the POW rooms and fired at them while they tried to break out
1944 HMS Sibyl HMS Sibyl fires two torpedoes against the German tanker Centaur off Crete. Both torpedoes missed their target.
1944 HMS Ultor HMS Ultor fires 4 torpedoes against the German auxiliary minelayer Niedersachsen off St.Raphaƃ«l, southern France. All torpedoes missed.
1945 HMS Spark HMS Spark was attacked by an enemy escort which dropped 16 depth charges. Spark was not damaged.

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