| 1916 | Swordfish | Submarine HMS Swordfish completed |
| 1936 | Rorqual | Submarine HMS Rorqual launched |
| 1959 | Finwhale | Submarine HMS Finwhale launched |
| 1917 | HMS C34 | Lost, torpedoed by U52 off the Shetlands. |
| 1940 | HMS Rorqual | HMS Rorqual hit the Italian merchant Securitas with a dud torpedo off Tulmaythah, Libya. Rorqual also lays a minefield on this day. |
| 1943 | HMS Sickle | HMS Sickle torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Oriani 8 miles west-north-west of Elba. |
| 1944 | HMS Sirdar | HMS Sirdar sinks two Japanese coasters with gunfire off the west coast of Siam. |
| 1944 | HMS Ultor | HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2211/Hardy 6 nautical miles west of Genua, Italy. |
| 1944 | HMS Vivid | HMS Vivid sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Monemvassia, Greece. |
Friday, 20 July 2012
July 21st - On This Date - RN Submarine Service
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