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| Class: | 1925 - 1946: Odin Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | O2 |
| Fate: | |
| On 1st August 1940 HMS Oswald was rammed by the Italian Destroyer Vivaldi off Cape Spartivento. The Submarine sank and three of the crew members were lost. The remainder of the crew survived and were taken as Prisoners of War. | |
During her distinguished career, HM Submarine Saracen was responsible for sinking thousands of tons of Axis shipping.
But in August 1943 her luck ran out when she was mortally wounded by depth charges from two Italian corvettes, the last Allied submarine to be sunk by the Italians.
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| Class: | 1925 - 1946: Odin Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | O2 |
| Fate: | |
| On 1st August 1940 HMS Oswald was rammed by the Italian Destroyer Vivaldi off Cape Spartivento. The Submarine sank and three of the crew members were lost. The remainder of the crew survived and were taken as Prisoners of War. | |
During her distinguished career, HM Submarine Saracen was responsible for sinking thousands of tons of Axis shipping.
But in August 1943 her luck ran out when she was mortally wounded by depth charges from two Italian corvettes, the last Allied submarine to be sunk by the Italians.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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