Sunday, 4 November 2012

November 3rd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1942 Taurus Submarine HMS Taurus completed
1942 Sea Nymph Submarine HMS Sea Nymph completed
1942 Unruly Submarine HMS Unruly completed
1943 Acasta Submarine HMS Acasta laid down
1943 Ace Submarine HMS Ace laid down
1986 Trenchant Submarine HMS Trenchant launched
1914 HMS D5 Lost

A force of German battle cruisers commenced bombarding the town of Lowestoft. HM Submarines D3, D5 and E10 were ordered to intercept the enemy off Terschelling. While proceeding on the surface to the interception point, D5 struck a drifting mine and was sunk.
1941 HMS Trident HMS Trident torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1213/Rau IV in the Porsangerfjord.
1943 HMS Seraph HMS Seraph sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghios Militiades with gunfire off the Kaso Strait east of Crete, Greece.
1943 HMS Shakespeare HMS Shakespeare sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Kos, Greece.
1967 HMS Swiftsure Ordered from Vickers, Barrow

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