June 2nd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1943	Tantalus	Submarine HMS Tantalus completed
1943	Unswerving	Submarine HMS Unswerving launched
1944	Vulpine	Submarine HMS Vulpine completed
1940	Dunkirk	Dunkirk town is held despite the shrinking of the perimeter. Evacuation at night results in 26,256 men evacuated. The last of the British troops are evacuated. There remain plenty of ships, but the 60,000 French troops have no evacuation orders.
1942	HMS Turbulent	HMS Turbulent twice attacks the German submarine U-81. All 7 torpedoes miss the target.
1944	HMS Tantalus	HMS Tantalus lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.
1944	HMS Ultor	HMS Ultor sinks the German patrol vessel SG-11 north of Port Vendres, southern France.
1945	HMS Trident	HMS Trident sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with demoliotion charges in the Strait of Malacca.

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