Wednesday, 25 July 2012

July 25th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1940 Sceptre Submarine HMS Sceptre laid down
1943 Tantivy Submarine HMS Tantivy completed
1961 Sealion Submarine HMS Sealion completed
1941 HMS Tetrarch HMS Tetrarch attacks the Greek tanker Olympos off Gaidero Island, Greece. The vessel is not hit.
1943 HMS Safari HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper FR 70/La Coubre with torpedoes and gunfire west of Elba.
1943 HMS Unrivalled HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian tug Iseo with gunfire 1 mile south of Cape Vaticano.
1945 HMS Stubborn HMS Stubborn torpedoes and sinks the Japanese patrol vessel Patrol Boat No.2 in the Java Sea.
1945 HMS Thrasher HMS Thrasher sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire north of the Strait of Malacca.
1957 HMS Untiring Used as target and sunk
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