Events
On This Day - December 23
1915 | G2 | Launched |
1919 | 1885 - 1920: Thames | Paid off at the Nore |
1939 | Undine (N48) | HMS Undinewas undocked at Blyth. |
1941 | U-79 | German submarine U-79 was sunk by HMS Hasty and HMS Hotspur south of Crete. |
1941 | Torbay (N79) | HMS Torbay torpedoes and further damages the Italian destroyer Aviere at Navarino harbour. The Aviere was already grounded. |
1941 | Untiring (P59) | Laid Down |
1941 | Varangian (P61) | Laid Down |
1942 | Seraph (P219) | HMS Seraph tries to ram the Italian submarine Alagi about 40 nautical miles north-east of Bone, Algeria. |
1942 | Tally-Ho (P317) | Launched |
1943 | Sportsman (P229) | HMS Sportsman torpedoes and sinks the Bulgarian troop transport Balkan south of Moudros, Lemnos Island, Greece. |
1943 | Strongbow (P235) | Completed |
1944 | Thorough (P324) | HMS Thorough lays mines in the Strait of Malacca. |
1949 | Vigorous (P74) | Sold for scrapping. |
1949 | Ultimatum (P34) | Sold and subsequently scrapped at Port Glasgow. |