1824 | RNLI | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is founded |
1914 | S3 | Laid Down |
1915 | E18 | Launched |
1915 | 1915 - 1949: Titania (F32) | Launched |
1916 | G7 | Launched |
1917 | H24 | Laid Down |
1941 | Varangian (P61) | Launched |
1942 | Torbay (N79) | The HMS Torbay, under Commander Miers, followed an Axis convoy and succeeded in penetrating the heavily defended anchorage at Corfu. Torbay proceeded to fire torpedoes at two large transports and a destroyer - both transports were reported sunk - then retreated out to sea under very heavy depth charge attack. Torbay escaped successfully, and Miers was awarded the Victoria Cross for the exploit. |
1943 | Unbroken (P42) | HMS Unbroken torpedoes and damages the German tanker Regina off Punta Stilo, Sicily, Italy. |
1943 | Unseen (P51) | While patrolling off Soussa, Tunisia HMS Unseen destroys the wreck of the German merchant Macedonia and a salvage barge. |
1945 | Sea Scout (P253) | HMS Sea Scout sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
1945 | Supreme (P252) | HMS Supreme sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. |
1945 | Terrapin & Trenchant | While operating together HMS Terrapin and HMS Trenchant sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca about 85 nautical miles south of Penang. |
1945 | Clyde (N12) | HMS Clyde sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Kiku Maru with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. |
1960 | Olympus (N35) | Laid Down |
1992 | Vanguard (S28) | Launched |