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On This Day - October 10
| 1908 | C 18 (I 48) | Launched |
| 1908 | C 22 (I 52) | Launched |
| 1916 | K 8 | Launched |
| 1919 | E 32 | Paid off into Reserve at Portsmouth |
| 1941 | Thunderbolt (N 25) | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the Italian sailing vessel Citta di Simi with gunfire some 12 miles north-east of Cape Sidero, Crete. |
| 1942 | Saracen (P 247) | A submarine duel occurred on this day in the Mediterranean. The British submarine HMS Saracen fired two torpedoes at U-605, but missed. The U-boat replied with four torpedoes, but these also missed |
| 1942 | Safari (P 211) | HMS Safari fires four torpedoes, but missed, against the Italian about 10 nautical miles south-east of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia. |
| 1942 | Unison (P 43) | HMS Unison torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Enrichetta about 12 nautical miles west-south-west of Kyparissia, Greece. |
| 1942 | Spark (P 236) | Laid Down |
| 1942 | Universal (P 57) | Launched |
| 1943 | Trooper (N 91) | HMS Trooper sailed from the Base at Beirut on 28th September 1943 for a patrol off the west of the Dodocanese Islands. The Submarine failed to arrive back as expected on 17th October and was assumed to have been sunk by a mine on 10th Oct 1943. There were no survivors. |
| 1944 | Virtue (P 75) | While operating off Crete HMS Virtue sinks the Greek sailing vessels Sophia and Aghia Anna with gunfire. |
| 1944 | Aeneas (P 427) | Laid Down |
| 1950 | Andrew (P 423) | Andrew was involved in a collision. |
| 1986 | Oberon (S 09) | Decommissioned |
Lastest Comments
| 16/09/2025 on page Medway (F25) 1928 - 1942 | |
| Michael Barker wrote: | |
| My Uncle was Charles Oliver Mansfield Vine 2nd Lieutenant who I believe served on the submarine Thrasher. I believe he died on the attack on the depot ship but have no detailed information. I would like to know more | |
| 14/09/2025 on page H 28 | |
| david edwards wrote: | |
| the Navy List Oct 1931 has the \"Lieut. in Command\" as Lt. Richard Sheridan-Patterson. His service record shows command 17.12.30 - 23.11.31. | |
| 24/08/2025 on page Spartan (S 105) | |
| Martin Gallagher wrote: | |
| My friend Dave New served on this boat, it is with great sadness I inform you of his passing. 2024. | |
| 05/07/2025 on page Undine (N 48) | |
| Michele Gee wrote: | |
| My grandfather Edward Gee served on this vessel and he was captured by the Germans, his PoW number was 99. | |
| 23/06/2025 on page Graph (P 715) | |
| William Askew wrote: | |
| My Father was part of the crew of HMS Graph. He is in the picture available on line. | |
