| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | F17 |
| Fate: | Sold to Italian Ship breakers in 1964 and scrapped at La Spezia, |
Commissioned as HMS Artifex in January 1961
| 06-02-1924 | Launched |
| 30-09-1939 | Passenger ship Aurania requisitioned by the Admiralty from the Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool for conversion to an armed merchant cruiser. |
| 24-03-1942 | Sold to the Admiralty following damage sustained in an attack by U-123, laid up for some time, but finally converted into a repair ship finished in 1944 |
Repulse (S 23) |
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| Class: | 1967 - 1996: Resolution Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSBN1 |
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Fate: Decommissioned on August 28 in 1996 |
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This paper contains an analysis of submarine operations during the Falklands War. This was done to provide some insight on the importance of submarines in this conflict and to show the usefulness of submarines in any maritime conflict The submarine operations by both belligerents are looked at and compared over the duration of the conflict
This is an unclassified study that was researched using published books, magazine articles, unpublished papers, unclassified government documents and interviews with officers involved in the conflict.
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Repulse (S 23) |
|
| Class: | 1967 - 1996: Resolution Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSBN1 |
|
Fate: Decommissioned on August 28 in 1996 |
|
This paper contains an analysis of submarine operations during the Falklands War. This was done to provide some insight on the importance of submarines in this conflict and to show the usefulness of submarines in any maritime conflict The submarine operations by both belligerents are looked at and compared over the duration of the conflict
This is an unclassified study that was researched using published books, magazine articles, unpublished papers, unclassified government documents and interviews with officers involved in the conflict.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.
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