Saturday, 3 March 2012

March 3rd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1904 A5 Submarine HMS A5 launched
1904 A6 Submarine HMS A6 launched
1906 B6 Submarine HMS B6 completed
1909 C35 Submarine HMS C35 laid down
1909 C36 Submarine HMS C36 laid down
1917 H23 Submarine HMS H23 laid down
1917 H25 Submarine HMS H25 laid down
1937 Tribune Submarine HMS Tribune laid down
1941 HMS Forth Submarine depot ship HMS Forth arrived Halifax NS for service
1942 HMS Turbulent HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessels Aghios Yonizov, Aghios Dyonysios and Evangelista with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
1943 HMS Torbay HMS Torbay sinks the Italian sailing vessel Gesu Guiseppe E Maria with gunfire off Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.
1943 HMS Unbroken HMS Unbroken attacks the German destroyer Hermes with torpedoes about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Saprtivento. The torpedoes miss.
1944 HMS Sea Nymph HMS Sea Nymph fires four torpedoes against the German merchant Levante near Bodo, Norway. All torpedoes missed their target.
1944 HMS Sea Rover HMS Sea Rover sinks the Japanese Matsu Maru No.1 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1971 HMS Dreadnought Dreadnought became the first British submarine to surface at the North Pole.

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