Monday, 19 March 2012

March 17th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1916 E37 Submarine HMS E37 completed
1942 Vandal Submarine HMS Vandal laid down
1942 Upstart Submarine HMS Upstart laid down
1984 Tireless Submarine HMS Tireless launched
1917 HMS A10 A10 foundered while moored alongside HMS Pactolus, at Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan. She was re-floated and sold two years later.
1942 HMS Unbeaten HMS Unbeaten torpedoed & sank Italian submarine Guglielmotti near Cape Spartivento
1943 HMS Splendid HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Devoli 6 nautical miles bearing 245 of Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy.
1943 HMS Trooper HMS Trooper torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Forli south of Naples, Italy.
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