| 1912 | Alecto (J10) 1911 - 1949 | Commissioned |
| 1915 | Talbot / Medway II 1951 - 1946 | Completed |
| 1940 | Parthian (N 75) | Scored the first hit in the Mediterranean when sinking the Italian submarine Diamante off Tobruk |
| 1940 | Salmon (N 65) | HMS Salmon fires two torpedoes against a German convoy about 15 nautical miles south-west of Egersund, Norway. Both torpedoes missed their intended targets. |
| 1940 | Clyde (N 12) | About 40 nautical miles north-west of the island of Halten, Norway. HMS Clyde hit the German battleship Gneisenau in the bow with one torpedo, putting her out of action for many months. Lt. Cdr. D. Ingram was awarded the DSC. for the action. |
| 1940 | Tigris (N 63) | Completed |
| 1943 | United (P 44) | HMS United torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Olbia about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Spartivento, Italy. |
| 1943 | Volatile (P 96) | Launched |
| 1944 | Storm (P 233) | HMS Storm attacks the German submarine U-1062 with torpedoes in the Malacca Strait. The torpedoes however miss their target. The u-boat had left Penang the previous day. |
| 1944 | Ultor (P 53) | HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German tug Cebre south of Cannes, southern France. |
| 1944 | Urtica (P 83) | Completed |
Warspite (S 103) |
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| Class: | 1966 - 1994: Valiant Class |
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| Build Group: | SSN 2 |
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Fate: Warspite was paid off at Devonport (where she remained) in 1991. |
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The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
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Warspite (S 103) |
|
| Class: | 1966 - 1994: Valiant Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSN 2 |
|
Fate: Warspite was paid off at Devonport (where she remained) in 1991. |
|
The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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