Events
On This Day - July 23
1914 | V1 | Launched |
1918 | C3 | The King was Graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford, Royal Navy for the conspicuous gallantry. |
1929 | Proteus (N29) | Launched |
1943 | Torbay (N79) | HMS Torbay torpedoes and sinks the Italian Aderno off Civitavecchia, Italy. |
1944 | Storm (P233) | HMS Storm sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kiso Maru and two Japanese patrol vessels with gunfire off Port Owen, Andaman Islands. |
1945 | Tudor (P326) | HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea.. |
2003 | Queens Colours | Queen's Colours Presentation to Devonport at Plymouth Sound included the following ships - Walney, Albion, Wave Knight, Sir Bedivere, Newcastle, Exeter, Gleaner, Ocean, Norfolk, Grafton, Portland, Severn, Puncher, Raider, Blazer, Tracker, Express, Explorer |