Sunday, 30 September 2012

October 1st - On This Date - RN Submarine Service



1915                HMS E29 completed
1915                HMS E21 completed
1914                HMS G1 laid down
1916                HMS E32 completed
1914                HMS G2 laid down
1914                HMS G3 laid down
1916                HMS E46 completed
1916                HMS E47 completed
1915                HMS K11 laid down
1915                HMS K13 laid down
1915                HMS K12 laid down
1916                HMS L9 laid down
1917                HMS H51 laid down
1939                HMS Trident completed
1940                HMS Union launched
1944                HMS Virulent completed
1943                HMS Spur laid down
1954                HMS Stickleback launched
1940                HMS Swordfish attacks the German torpedo boats Falke and Kondor with torpedoes in the English Channel about 12 nautical miles north-east of Cherbourg, France. All torpedoes missed their target.
1941                HMS Talisman attacks an Italian convoy with torpedoes in the Zea Channel missing the Italian merchant Lauretta. Talisman was heavily depth charged by the escorting Italian torpedo boat Libra.
1942                HMS United torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Ravenna near Locri, Calabria, Italy. The Ravenna was already grounded after air attack.
1943                HMS Sickle fires three torpedoes against the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2210 off Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy. The three torpedoes missed their target.

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