Thursday, 16 May 2013

RN Submarines - May 16th

1908 D1 Submarine HMS D1 launched
1911 E4 Submarine HMS E4 laid down
1917 L52 Submarine HMS L52 laid down
1933 Sealion Submarine HMS Sealion laid down
1940 Porpoise HMS Porpoise lays minefield FD 11 (48 mines) off Kalvag, Norway.
1943 HMS Unruly HMS Unruly torpedoed & damaged the Italian merchant Nicolo Tommaseo
1945 HMS Statesman HMS Statesman torpedoes and sinks the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro.


Thanks to Barrow Submarine Association

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