1918 | R9 | Submarine HMS R9 launched |
1919 | L53 | Submarine HMS L53 launched |
1917 | Panama Canal | Submarines HMCS CC 1 and CC 2 along with depot ship HMCS Shearwater become first ships flying the White Ensign to transit the Panama Canal |
1941 | HMS Torbay | HMS Torbay attacks an Italian convoy 4 nautical miles west of Benghazi, Libya. The four torpedoes fired against the Italian merchants Bosforo and Iseo all miss their targets and Torbay is heavily depth charged following this attack. |
1942 | HMS Unshaken | HMS Unshaken sinks the German merchant Georg L.M. Russ off Norway |
1942 | HMS Porpoise | HMS Porpoise lays a minefield (46 mines) off Ras el Tin, Libya and torpedoes and sinks the Italian transport Ogaden 9 nautical miles from Ras el Tin, Libya. |
1945 | HMS Thorough | HMS Thorough sinks the Malaysian sailing vessel Palange with gunfire off Bali. |
2000 | Kursk | The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk and its 118-man crew were lost during naval exercises in the Barents Sea |
For Veterans and Serving Submariners of all Nations. - News, Updates on World Conflicts and Interesting Information
Sunday 12 August 2012
August 12th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service
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