March 4th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1915	E18	Submarine HMS E18 launched
1915	Titania	Depot Ship HMS Titania launched
1914	S3	Submarine HMS S3 laid down
1916	G7	Submarine HMS G7 launched
1917	H24	Submarine HMS H24 laid down
1941	Varangian	Submarine HMS Varangian launched
1960	Olympus	Submarine HMS Olympus laid down
1992	Vanguard	Submarine HMS Vanguard launched
1824	RNLI	The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is founded
1942	HMS Torbay	The HMS Torbay, under Commander Miers, followed an Axis convoy and succeeded in penetrating the heavily defended anchorage at Corfu. Torbay proceeded to fire torpedoes at two large transports and a destroyer - both transports were reported sunk - then retreated out to sea under very heavy depth charge attack. Torbay escaped successfully, and Miers was awarded the Victoria Cross for the exploit.
1943	HMS Unbroken	HMS Unbroken torpedoes and damages the German tanker Regina off Punta Stilo, Sicily, Italy.
1943	Unseen	While patrolling off Soussa, Tunisia HMS Unseen destroys the wreck of the German merchant Macedonia and a salvage barge.
1945	HMS Sea Scout	HMS Sea Scout sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1945	HMS Supreme	HMS Supreme sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.
1945	Terrapin & Trenchant	While operating together HMS Terrapin and HMS Trenchant sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca about 85 nautical miles south of Penang.
1945	Clyde	HMS Clyde sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Kiku Maru with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

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