Monday, 19 November 2012

November 15th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1944 XE9 Submarine HMS XE9 completed
1917 H26 Submarine HMS H26 launched
1918 H51 Submarine HMS H51 launched
1932 Seahorse Submarine HMS Seahorse launched
1943 Sentinel Submarine HMS Sentinel laid down
1968 Renown Submarine HMS Renown completed
1943 HMS Sibyl HMS Sibyl sinks the Greek sailing vessel Trias with gunfire off Mitylene, Greece.
1943 HMS Sportsman HMS Sportsman sinks a Greek sailing vessel with gunfire between Naxos and Mykonos, Greece.
1959 Submarine Memorial The Submarine War Memorial on the Thames Embankment which includes losses from both World Wars was unveiled by Rear Admiral B W Taylor.
2009 HMS Astute Departed Barrow for Sea Trials

The nuclear powered first of class submarine set off from the Barrow docks at around 9.30am. She past Piel Island at around 10.10am heading to Faslane, Scotland.

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