Monday 17 December 2012

December 17th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1898 Rosario Depot Ship HMS Rosario launched
1915 E9 HMS E9 sinks the German Cruiser Bremen and V191 in the East Baltic
1942 HMS Saracen HMS Saracen fires four torpedoes against the German transport ship Ankara and one of her escorts the Italian destroyer Camicia Nera north of Bizerte, Tunisia. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.
1942 HMS Splendid HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian destroyer Aviere about 35 nautical miles north-north-east of Bizerte, Tunisia.
1944 HMS Thule From 17 December 1944 to 29 December 1944 HMS Thule sinks 13 junks, 2 lighters and 5 sampams with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

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