| 1936 | Maidstone (F44) 1937 - 1978 | Laid down by John Browns at Clydebank |
| 1940 | Rorqual (N 74) | HMS Rorqual laid a minefield (50 mines) off Tukrah, Libya. |
| 1940 | Utmost (N 19) | Completed |
| 1941 | Tigris (N 63) | HMS Tigris torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian passenger/cargo ship Haakon Jarl near Svrholt, Norway. |
| 1942 | Safari (P 211) | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Ausonia with gunfire 11 nautical miles bearing 180 from Orosei, Sardinia. |
| 1942 | Turbulent (N 98) | HMS Turbulent torpedoes and damages the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio 12 nautical miles south-west of Navarino, Greece. This ship is loaded with some 2000 POW's, over which over 300 perish as a result of this attack. |
| 1942 | Unison (P 43) | While on patrol in the Ionian Sea, HMS Unison attacks the Italian merchant Chisone with torpedoes off Zante, Greece. All torpedoes miss. |
| Class: | 1917 - 1945: H Class |
| Built By: | Beardmore (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | H21 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. | |
A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1990.
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics, and trailing Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs), as well as conducting British deterrent SSBN patrols and protecting those patrols using attack submarines (SSNs).
There were also dangerous patrols which trialled submarine operation under the Arctic ice-cap. In addition to these activities there were operations in other conflicts and war theatres including the Falklands War, the Suez campaign, the Northern Ireland Troubles, and the Indonesian confrontation.
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| Class: | 1917 - 1945: H Class |
| Built By: | Beardmore (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | H21 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. | |
A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1990.
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics, and trailing Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs), as well as conducting British deterrent SSBN patrols and protecting those patrols using attack submarines (SSNs).
There were also dangerous patrols which trialled submarine operation under the Arctic ice-cap. In addition to these activities there were operations in other conflicts and war theatres including the Falklands War, the Suez campaign, the Northern Ireland Troubles, and the Indonesian confrontation.
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