April 1st - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1908	C15	Submarine HMS C15 completed
1915	V3	Submarine HMS V3 launched
1915	W3	Submarine HMS W3 launched
1915	H1	Submarine HMS H1 launched
1915	H2	Submarine HMS H2 launched
1915	H3	Submarine HMS H3 launched
1915	H4	Submarine HMS H4 launched
1915	H5	Submarine HMS H5 launched
1915	H6	Submarine HMS H6 launched
1915	H7	Submarine HMS H7 launched
1915	H9	Submarine HMS H9 launched
1915	H10	Submarine HMS H10 launched
1916	J1	Submarine HMS J1 completed
1917	K1	Submarine HMS K1 completed
1943	Sea Scout	Submarine HMS Sea Scout laid down
1919	HMS A10	Sold for breaking to Ardrossan Drydock Co.
1942	P36	HMS P36 was lying alongside a jetty at Silema creek in Malta When the Luftwaffe attacked the harbour. A large bomb landed sufficiently near the submarine to hole her and she began to sink. Despite desperate efforts to save her she rolled over and sank.
1942	HMS Truant	HMS Truant sinks two Japanese merchant cargo ships in Malacca Strait, 60 miles off the coast of Sumatra
1942	Urge	While on patrol north of Sicily, the 5,070 ton Italian Cruiser GIOVANNI DELLA BANDA NERE and two escorting Destroyers was attacked with a salvo of four torpedoes. Two hits were claimed and the Cruiser was sunk in position 38`37'N 15`22'E.
1942	HMS Pandora	HMS Pandora bombed & sunk at Malta HMS Pandora arrived at Malta loaded with stores on 31st March 1942. Having discharged her oil she was moved to Hamilton Wharf at dawn the following day. A bombing raid began as she was being further unloaded and rather than delay her progress it was decided to continue despite the raid. Between 1500 and 1600 on the afternoon of 1st April Pandora received two direct hits from bombs and sank.
1943	HMS Torbay	HMS Torbay sinks the Italian fishing vessel Madonna di Porto Salvo with gunfire 8 nautical miles off Punta Licosa, Italy.
1944	HMS Truculent	HMS Truculent sinks the small Japanese vessel Mantai with scuttling charges in the Strait of Malacca.
1945	HMS Thule	HMS Thule sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.

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