Monday, 29 October 2012

October 29th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service


1913
E9
Submarine HMS E9 launched
1918
R12
Submarine HMS R12 completed
1943
HMS Unsparing torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Ingeborg west of the Island of Stampalia, Greece.
1944
HMS Storm sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Boni, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies
1944
Tally-Ho departed Ceylon carrying a secret OSS-sponsored three-man Free Thai team bound for Siam. On the way, Tally-Ho tried unsuccessfully to intercept a German submarine. The journey was further delayed by a search for downed Allied airmen near the StraitsofMalacca. The Free Thai team was finally landed on KoKradan, Trang Province, on 9 November.

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