| 1917 | C 34 (I 64) | Lost, torpedoed by U52 off the Shetlands. The only survivor was Sto1 Frank Scoble who was rescued by U-52 and taken Prisoner of War. |
| 1926 | H 21 | Sold for Breaking up |
| 1929 | Regulus (N 88) | Laid Down |
| 1941 | Thrasher (N 37) | HMS Thrasher heavily damages the French fishing vessel Virgo Fidelis with gunfire in the Bay of Biscay off San Sebastian, Spain. |
| 1943 | Torbay (N 79) | HMS Torbay sinks the Italian sailing vessel Pozzalo 5 nautical miles west of Civitavecchia, Italy. |
| 1943 | Talent (P 322) / Zwaardvisch (Dutch) | Launched as HMS Talent, but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy |
| 1944 | Telemachus (P 321) | HMS Telemachus Sank a Japanese Kaigun Class submarine 17 July 1944 close to Singapore |
| 1944 | Tantalus (P 318) | HMS Tantalus misses the Japanese submarine I-166 with torpedoes in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 1945 | Thule (P 325) | HMS Thule sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the north coast of Java, Netherlands East Indies. |
| 1959 | Templar (P 316) | Scrapped at Troon. |
| 2003 | Splendid (S 106) | HMS Splendid arrives at Faslane from final deployment before decommissioning. |
How could Sleuth win the Gunnery Efficiency Trophy when it did not have a gun? How could Sleuth knock a barrage balloon out of the sky whilst proceeding at 120 feet and towing a submerged X Craft?
The 'X' stood for experimental, but it might equally have meant extraordinary, exotic or extravagant, as this giant submarine attracted superlatives. Built in the early 1920s, it was the world's largest, most heavily armed, and deepest diving submersible of the day. A controversial project conceived behind the backs of politicians, X.1 would remain an unwanted stepchild. As British diplomats attempted to outlaw the use of submarines as commerce raiders, the Admiralty was building the world's most powerful corsair submarine, designed to destroy entire convoys of merchant ships.
This book explores the historical background of submarine cruisers, the personalities involved in X.1's design and service, the spy drama surrounding her launch, the treason trial of a Royal Navy submarine commander, the ship's checkered career, and her political demise. Despite technical successes, the X.1 became the target of a misinformation campaign aimed at persuading foreign naval powers that the cruiser submarine did not work. While the myth of her failure persists even today, it was ignored by other navies, who went on building submarine cruisers of their own. The book analyses the submarine cruisers built by the US, French, and Japanese navies, as well as the projected German copy of X.1, the Type XI U-Boat.
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How could Sleuth win the Gunnery Efficiency Trophy when it did not have a gun? How could Sleuth knock a barrage balloon out of the sky whilst proceeding at 120 feet and towing a submerged X Craft?
The 'X' stood for experimental, but it might equally have meant extraordinary, exotic or extravagant, as this giant submarine attracted superlatives. Built in the early 1920s, it was the world's largest, most heavily armed, and deepest diving submersible of the day. A controversial project conceived behind the backs of politicians, X.1 would remain an unwanted stepchild. As British diplomats attempted to outlaw the use of submarines as commerce raiders, the Admiralty was building the world's most powerful corsair submarine, designed to destroy entire convoys of merchant ships.
This book explores the historical background of submarine cruisers, the personalities involved in X.1's design and service, the spy drama surrounding her launch, the treason trial of a Royal Navy submarine commander, the ship's checkered career, and her political demise. Despite technical successes, the X.1 became the target of a misinformation campaign aimed at persuading foreign naval powers that the cruiser submarine did not work. While the myth of her failure persists even today, it was ignored by other navies, who went on building submarine cruisers of their own. The book analyses the submarine cruisers built by the US, French, and Japanese navies, as well as the projected German copy of X.1, the Type XI U-Boat.
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