July 18th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1917	E44	Submarine HMS E44 completed
1916	G13	Submarine HMS G13 launched
1917	L19	Submarine HMS L19 laid down
1928	Proteus	Submarine HMS Proteus laid down
1959	Oberon	Submarine HMS Oberon launched
1966	Valiant	Submarine HMS Valiant completed
1940	HMS H31	Sank UJ-126 in the North Sea
1943	HMS Safari	HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 47/Amalia with gunfire 16 nautical miles of Cape Comino, Sardinia, Italy.
1943	HMS Sickle	HMS Sickle sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweepers No. 61/Costante Neri and No. 164/Rosa Madre with gunfire 7 miles north of the island of Gorgona, Italy.
1943	HMS Torbay	HMS Torbay sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 90/San Girolamo with gunfire south-east of Giglio, Italy.
1944	HMS Sirdar	HMS Sirdar sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.

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