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On This Day - February 21

1779 Capt James Cook The remains of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) are buried at sea.
1902 No 2 Launched
1906 B 11 (I 00) Launched
1916 E 44 Launched
1917 J 7 Launched
1919 H 31 Completed
1941 Regent (N 41) HMS Regent torpedoes and damages the German merchant Menes about 55 nautical miles north-north-west of Tripoli, Libya. Following this attack Regent is damaged by depth-charges from the Italian destroyer Saetta.
1942 Unruffled (P 46) HMS Unruffled torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Baalbeck about 18 nautical miles east-south-east of Cape Bon, Tunisia.
1943 Scythian (P 237) Laid Down
1943 O 24 (Dutch) Sank the Japanese coaster Bandai Maru with gunfire west of Phuket Island.
1944 Tally-Ho (P 317) HMS Tally-Ho torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Daigen Maru No.6 in the Strait of Malacca.
1945 Subtle (P 251) HMS Subtle sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
2003 Ursula (S 42) HMCS Corner Brook (Ex HMS Ursula) delivered
2017 Trenchant (S 91) HMS Trenchant rejoined the operational fleet. The Plymouth-based boat was alongside in Devonport Naval Base while her engineers were busy finishing the final stages of a maintenance period.