Wednesday, 8 August 2012

August 8th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1916 E56 Submarine HMS E56 completed
1918 R11 Submarine HMS R11 completed
1940 Upholder Submarine HMS Upholder launched
1942 Splendid Submarine HMS Splendid completed
1912 HMS No 5 Foundered while on tow off the NAB Tower whilst under tow to the breakers yard.
1942 HMS Unbroken HMS Unbroken fires two torpedoes at the Italian merchant Algerino off Capri. Both torpedoes missed their target.
1943 HMS Simoom While on patrol east of Bastia, HMS Simoom fires three torpedoes at a merchant. All torpedoes missed their target.
1943 Rorqual HMS Rorqual lays her remaining 21 mines off Lemnos, Greece.
1944 Universal While on patrol off H'res, southern France, HMS Universal torpedoes and damages against an enemy auxiliary minesweeper.
1960 HMS Scythian Scrapped at Charlestown
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