1927 | Osiris | Submarine HMS Osiris laid down |
1936 | Cachalot | Submarine HMS Cachalot laid down |
1940 | Graph | Submarine HMS Graph laid down |
1941 | Turbulent | Submarine HMS Turbulent launched |
1941 | Unbending | Submarine HMS Unbending launched |
1941 | Unrivalled | Submarine HMS Unrivalled laid down |
1945 | Sea Devil | Submarine HMS Sea Devil completed |
1990 | Talent | Submarine HMS Talent completed |
1873 | Barrow's First Launch | The first ship to be launched from the current Barrow shipyard was the steam yacht Aries, which went down the slip on the 12th May 1873 for the founder Sir James Ramsden, launched by Lady Ramsden She was followed by more than a hundred ships built in the next ten years, and these included large passenger liners, warships and its subsequent success primarily in building submarines. |
1918 | HMS D4 | Sank UB-72 |
1918 | HMS D6 | Sank UB-72 |
1941 | Undaunted | Lost HMS Undaunted sailed for her Mediterranean patrol from Malta on 1st May 1941. Ordered to patrol off Tripoli the submarine failed to return on her due date of 11th May and attempts to contact her failed. It is believed that she fell victim to the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso who had sailed from Tripoli on the 12th. At 2030 that evening Pegaso signaled that she had attacked a submarine with depth charges and that a large patch of oil had been observed, indication of the submarines destruction. Against this theory is the fact that by that date Undaunted should have been back in harbour but it is possible that a decision to remain at sea for a day had been taken or that Undaunted may have suffered mechanical problems preventing her return. There is always the every present possibility that the submarine fell foul to a mine. |
1941 | Rorqual | HMS Rorqual sinks two Greek sailing vessels with gunfire off Lemnos, Greece. |
1942 | HMS Wuchang | Submarine depot ship HMS Wuchang commissioned |
1943 | HMS Trident | HMS Trident unsuccesfully fires 6 torpedoes at the Italian merchant Agnani east of Cevrione, Corsica, France. |
1944 | HMS Sickle | HMS Sickle sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Standia Island, Greece. |
1944 | HMS Vampire | HMS Vampire sinks a sailing vessel Monemvassia, Greece through ramming. |
For Veterans and Serving Submariners of all Nations. - News, Updates on World Conflicts and Interesting Information
Saturday 12 May 2012
May 12th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service
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