Thursday, 13 September 2012

September 14th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service



1918                Submarine HMS H29 completed
1932                Submarine HMS Thames completed
1931                Submarine HMS Seahorse laid down
1943                Submarine HMS Statesman launched
1914                HMAS AE1 struck an uncharted reef and sank 14 September 1914
1941                HMS Thunderbolt fires three torpedoes against the German merchant Tinos about 30 nautical miles north-west of Benghazi, Libya. All torpedoes missed.
1942                HMS Sahib sinks an Italian sailing vessel with gunfire west of Sardinia.
1943                HMS Upstart sinks the French fishing vessels Grotte de Bethlehem and Torpille in the Bay of Biscay.
1944                HMS Spirit sinks three Siamese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.
1962                HMS Thule      Scrapped at Inverkeithing.

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