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On This Day: March 23

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1905 A6 Submarine HMS A6 completed
1906 B10 Submarine HMS B10 launched
1912 D8 Submarine HMS D8 completed
1943 Stonehenge Submarine HMS Stonehenge launched
1944 Urtica Submarine HMS Urtica launched
1922 HMS H42 Sunk in Collision with HMS Versatile off Gibraltar

As part of the 3rd Submarine Flotilla H42 had spent Christmas 1921 in Portsmouth before sailing in January 1922 for exercises in the Mediterranean. H42 surfaced just off Gibraltar 120 yards in front of the destroyer HMS Versatile who at that time was cruising at 20 knots. The Destroyer was unable to take avoiding action and ploughed into the submarine almost slicing her in two.
1942 Unison HMS Unison torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Zeila off Cape Spartivento.
1943 HMS Talent Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy as Zwaardvisch
1943 HMS Sidon Sidon arrived back at Lerwick after completing her working up patrol.
1943 HMS Sahib HMS Sahib torpedoes ans sinks the small Italian merchant Tosca west of Cape Calava, Sicily, Italy.

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