Monday, 17 December 2012

December 3rd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1885 Thames Depot Ship HMS Thames launched
1963 Valiant Submarine HMS Valiant launched
1939 HMS Snapper HMS Snapper is mistakenly attacked by a British aircraft when returning to Harwich after a patrol in the North Sea. Although suffering a direct hit no damage was done.
1942 HMS Ursula HMS Ursula torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Sainte Marguerite II near San Remo, Italy.
1942 Unrivalled HMS Unrivalled torpedoes damages the Italian torpedo boat Antonio Mosto and the Italian sailing vessel Cesira Curreri with gunfire in the Gulf of Tunis.
1943 HMS Shakespeare HMS Shakespeare sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Kos, Greece.

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