March 2nd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1917	J3	Submarine HMS J3 laid down
1917	H21	Submarine HMS H21 laid down
1917	H26	Submarine HMS H26 laid down
1918	HMS H5	the steamer Rutherglen sighted a submarine, which crossed its bows at considerable speed. Believing the submarine to be a U-boat Rutherglen rammed the vessel. Cries were heard in the water and a strong smell of petrol was also present. Nothing more was heard from H5 and it is believed that she was Rutherglen’s victim.
1942	HMS Turbulent	HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessels Prodromos and Aghios Apostolos with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
1943	HMS Taurus	HMS Taurus sinks the small French merchant Clairette with gunfire off Cape Ferrat, southern France.
1943	U-581	U-581 sunk by HMS Westcott Southwest of the Azores.
1944	HMS Venturer	2 Mar, 1944 - Torpedoed and sank the German merchant Thor off Stadlandet, Norway.
1945	HMS Terrapin	HMS Terrapin sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1945	Clyde	HMS Clyde sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with scuttling charges of the west coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

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