Tuesday, 20 November 2012

November 21st - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1907 Lucia Depot Ship HMS Lucia launched
1916 L16 Submarine HMS L16 laid down
1918 L18 Submarine HMS L18 launched
1938 Torbay Submarine HMS Torbay laid down
1945 Tabard Submarine HMS Tabard launched
1941 Utmost HMS Utmost torpedoed and damaged Italian cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi in the Mediterranean.
1942 HMS Splendid HMS Splendid torpedoes and damages the Italian destroyer Velite about 18 nautical miles south-west of Isola d'Ischia, Italy.
1943 HMS Sibyl HMS Sibyl sinks a Greek sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Saloniki, Greece.
1943 HMS Torbay HMS Torbay sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire west of Psathoura Island, Greece.
1951 HMS Sidon Taken in hand for refit and modernisation at Devonport. This included the removal of the 4-inch gun and gun tower and the installation of a snort mast and Type 267MW radar.

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