Tuesday, 3 July 2012

July 2nd - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1928 Perseus Submarine HMS Perseus laid down
1937 Sunfish Submarine HMS Sunfish completed
1942 Unseen Submarine HMS Unseen completed
1941 HMS Torbay HMS Torbay torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Citta di Tripoli in the Zea Channel, Greece.
1941 Urge HMS Urge fires four torpedoes at the 6,696 ton BRARENA, which resulted in one hit and the ship sinking
1943 HMS Stubborn While on patrol in the Bay of Biscay HMS Stubborn fires torpedoes at a group of 3 German submarines (U-180, U-518, U-530) escorted by two destroyers. The torpedoes however missed their targets.
1943 HMS Trident HMS Trident sinks three sailing vessels with gunfire off Rhodos, Greece.
1943 HMS Rorqual HMS Rorqual lays 29 mines off the Gulf of Kassandra, Greece.
1944 HMS Spiteful HMS Spiteful sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire north-east of Sumatra.
1945 HMS Selene HMS Selene sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.
1947 HMS Aurochs Aurochs was involved in a collision.
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