| 1864 | Hunley | The first successful submarine torpedo attack took place when the USS Housatonic was sunk by the Confederate submarine Hunley in Charleston Harbour; however, the force of the explosion was so great that the submarine itself was also blown up, killing all on board. |
| 1917 | V 2 | Launched |
| 1942 | Unshaken (P 54) | Launched |
| 1942 | Unswerving (P 63) | Laid Down |
| 1943 | Splendid (P 228) | HMS Splendid sinks the Italian merchant XXI Aprile about 3 nautical miles north of Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy. |
| 1943 | Virtue (P 75) | Laid Down |
| 1945 | Statesman (P 246) | HMS Statesman sinks the Japanese trawler Matsujima Maru No.3 and the Japanese coasters Nippon Maru No.19, Nanyo Maru No. 17 and Nippon Maru No.14 with gunfire in the Malakka Strait. |
| 1972 | Forth (F04) 1938 - 1978 | Renamed Defiance, depot Ship of Devonport Fleet Maintenance Base and parent ship of 2nd Sub Sqdn |
| 1973 | Spartan (S 105) | Ordered from Vickers, Barrow by Admiral Sir Edward Ashmore after launch of HMS Soverign. |
| 1973 | Sovereign (S 108) | Launched |
G 11 (I 3C) |
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| Class: | 1914 - 1921: G Class |
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| Build Group: | G |
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Fate: Ran aground and was wrecked off Howick, Northumberland, returning from Dogger Bank patrol in thick fog on 22nd November 1918. Two crew members lost. |
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An account of the development and use of the human torpedoes, semi-submersible and midget submarines mainly in WW2 but including some of the developments that took place in 1918, with many half tone photo ills. and brief accounts of many of the actions involving these craft
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G 11 (I 3C) |
|
| Class: | 1914 - 1921: G Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | G |
|
Fate: Ran aground and was wrecked off Howick, Northumberland, returning from Dogger Bank patrol in thick fog on 22nd November 1918. Two crew members lost. |
|
An account of the development and use of the human torpedoes, semi-submersible and midget submarines mainly in WW2 but including some of the developments that took place in 1918, with many half tone photo ills. and brief accounts of many of the actions involving these craft
20 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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