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On This Day - February 16

1905 A 5 A5 experienced an internal petrol explosion shortly after refuelling from the depot ship HMS Hazard berthed in Queenstown, County Cork. The cause of the explosion was petrol fumes being ignited by a spark from the Main Motor Brushes.

Six of the crew were immediately killed by the explosion or died shortly afterward.
1938 Triumph (N 18) Launched
1938 Unity (N 66) Launched
1938 Ursula (N 59) Launched
1942 Thrasher (N 37) On February 16th, in daylight, HM Submarine Thrasher attacked and sank a heavily escorted supply ship she was at once attacked by depth-charges and was bombed by aircraft. The presence of two unexploded bombs in the gun-casing was discovered when after dark the submarine surfaced and began to roll. Lieutenant Roberts and Petty Officer Gould volunteered to remove the bombs, which were of a type unknown to them for which they each received the VC.
1942 Unrivalled (P 45) While operating south of Punta Stilo HMS Unrivalled torpedoes and sinks the Italian sailing vessel Sparviero and the Italian merchant Pasubio.
1942 Saracen (P 247) Launched
1942 Unrivalled (P 45) Launched
1945 Thorough (P 324) HMS Thorough sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.
1991 Triumph (S 93) Launched
1992 Vigilant (S 30) Laid Down
Lastest Comments
10/02/2025 on page Vivid (P 77)
Mr P J King Ex RNR (Vivid) wrote:
The Bell of HM S/M Vivid is currently in the possession of HMS Vivid the RNR unit in Plymouth. it was presented to the then Headquarters\' unit in 1957/8 by Lt J C Varley the boats first commanding officer....
29/01/2025 on page Alan West - HMS Explorer
Acting Cera, Paul Eade wrote:
This is bringing back some deep memories .Campbelltown is now written on my soul I remember the trip to Copenhagen with the side trip to Gothenburg in Sweden. The fuel pump drive on the diesel was giving trouble. I also remember a spell in Scott\'s yard to get the combustion chamber fixed. One o...
18/01/2025 on page Unruly (P 49)
Caroline Wetton wrote:
My husband\'s uncle, Geoff Coe, served on the Unruly after his ship HMS Calcutta was torpedoed and sunk in the Med....
11/01/2025 on page Sturdy (P 248)
Joy Davis (nee Wellings) wrote:
My dad swapped shifts with Ronald Hiett that day. It should have been dad who was on watch. He tried to contact his family when the war was over but with no success. He felt guilty that he had survived and Ronald didn\'t....
29/11/2024 on page Oswald (N 58)
David Tooes wrote:
My father was A/B Jack Tooes he was a gunlayer on the Oswald. He is mentioned in the Courts Martial. It concludes by having to have his record reviewed for 5 years. In 1946 he is awarded the BEM for his courageous escape from the notorious prison camp for recidivist escapers. POW Camp 5 or Gavi F...