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On This Day - June 12

1912	Fearless 1912 - 1921	Launched
1915	E 20 (I 69)	Launched
1933	Shark (N 54)	Laid Down
1940	Narwhal (N 45)	HMS Narwhal lays minefield FD 19 (50 mines) off Haugesund, Norway.
1941	Taku (N 38)	HMS Taku torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Silvio Scaroniin the Gulf of Syrte 70 nautical miles off Benghazi, Libya.
1941	Torbay (N 79)	HMS Torbay sinks the Italian sailing vessel Gesu E Maria with gunfire off Skyros, Greece.
1941	Unshaken (P 54)	Laid Down
1941	O 24 (Dutch)	Sank the Italian tanker Fianona off Vada, Toscana, Italy with torpedoes and gunfire. Also sank the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 121 / Carloforte with gunfire and ramming 36 nautical miles northwest of Gorgona.
1943	Tarn (P 336) / Tijjerhai (Dutch)	Laid Down
1944	Sickle (P 224)	Sickle signalled that she had spotted a convoy in the approach to Steno Pass. The convoy suspected the presence of a submarine and dropped two depth charges and, although it seems unlikely that this attack accounted for the loss of the submarine, no further contact was made with her.
1944	Stoic (P 231)	HMS Stoic torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kainan Maru off Phuket, Siam.
1944	Tiptoe (P 332)	Completed
1959	Dreadnought (S 101)	Laid Down
2006	Onyx (S 21)	Onyx arrives at Barrow where she will eventually become the main attraction at a new Submarine Heritage Centre
2013	Onyx (S 21)	After the planned Submarine Heritage Center failed to materialise. Onyx was towed away from her berth at Barrow to begin her journey to the scrapyard
2018	Talent (S 92)	HMS Talent began intensive training to re-join the frontline operational fleet after a major refit. The Trafalgar Class submarine had completed an extensive multi-million pound maintenance period in HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth.

Lastest Comments

13/05/2026 on page H 49
kevin walker wrote:
	believe was also attacked on 1-10-1940 near Texel by Sperrbrecher 3/H3 (ex M/S Belgrad) with pattern of 4 depth charges

16/04/2026 on page Thorough (P 324)
navy42 wrote:
	Lord Kitchener was lost in the sinking of HMS Hampshire, denoted by the black field. As Secretary of State, he initiated the recruiting scheme which raised the new army. The first complete New Army formation (as opposed to divisions) as a result of this scheme was the 4th Army under the command of G ...

12/04/2026 on page Cecil Broad 1905 - 1978
navy42 wrote:
	I believe that he also designed the Badge for HMS Thorough. It\'s a great pity that his notes do not appear to have survived

10/04/2026 on page One Submarine, Two Captains - The Early Years of HMS Repulse
Mike Watson wrote:
	I served on Repulse port crew 1st commission. Everything said about Phil Wadman is correct. I would like to also like to mention Toby Elliott who was communications officer, another top man. Soapy Watson

09/04/2026 on page Onslaught (S 14)
Stephen Alexander wrote:
	Stern torpedo tubes removed in final refit in 1982/83 in Devonport Dockyard

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Unison (P 43)
Class:	1936 - 1958: U Class
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Build Group:	U2
Fate: Scrapped in May 1950 at Stockton.

David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.

After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.

Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.

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