Events
On This Day - February 16
| 1905 | A5 | 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 (N18) | Launched |
| 1938 | Unity (N66) | Launched |
| 1938 | Ursula (N59) | Launched |
| 1942 | Thrasher (N37) | 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 (P45) | While operating south of Punta Stilo HMS Unrivalled torpedoes and sinks the Italian sailing vessel Sparviero and the Italian merchant Pasubio. |
| 1942 | Saracen (P247) | Launched |
| 1942 | Unrivalled (P45) | Launched |
| 1945 | Thorough (P324) | HMS Thorough sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Siam. |
| 1991 | Triumph (S93) | Launched |
| 1992 | Vigilant (S30) | Laid Down |
