Monday, 19 November 2012

November 20th - On This Date - RN Submarine Service

1917 H33 Submarine HMS H33 laid down
1917 H34 Submarine HMS H34 laid down
1917 H47 Submarine HMS H47 laid down
1940 Unbeaten Submarine HMS Unbeaten completed
1976 Sceptre Submarine HMS Sceptre launched
1943 HMS Sibyl HMS Sibyl sinks two Greek sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Saloniki, Greece.
1944 HMS Spark HMS Spark sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.
1944 HMS Tally-Ho HMS Tally-Ho sinks the Japanese auxiliary minelayer Ma 4 about 30 nautical miles east of the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island.
2009 HMS Astute Arrived at Faslane for the first time.

The submarine's arrival on the Clyde marks the beginning of a process that will see Faslane become the UK's sole operating submarine base over the next decade.

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