Saturday, 8 September 2012

September 9th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1907 C12 Submarine HMS C12 launched
1915 J5 Submarine HMS J5 launched
1915 J6 Submarine HMS J6 launched
1927 Otway Submarine HMS Otway completed
1939 HMS Ursula British HMS Ursula fired the first British submarine torpedoes of the war when attacking German U-35. The U-boat escaped
1943 Welman 10 Midget submarine "Welman 10" alongside depot ship HMS Forth. The commander (Lt B Pedersen of the Norwegian Army) makes an unaided escape to the surface. There are no casualties
1943 HMS Rorqual HMS Rorqual lays 15 mines off Trikeri, Greece.
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