| 1906 | C 12 (I 42) | Laid Down |
| 1909 | C 20 (I 50) | Launched |
| 1914 | E 19 (I 99) | Laid Down |
| 1940 | Uproar (P 31) | Launched |
| 1941 | Tetrarch (N 77) | HMS Tetrarch left Malta on 26th October 1941 bound for Gibraltar. The route she was to take meant her passing through a known minefield. On Monday 27th she communicated with P34 who was in the same area. This was the last contact with the submarine. It is believed that she struck a mine on 27th. |
| 1942 | Una (N 87) | HMS Una attacked the German merchant Menes with two torpedoes north of the Gulf of Tunis but missed. |
| 1943 | Torbay (N 79) | HMS Torbay torpedoes and sinks the German troop transport Palma off Karlovasi, Samos, Greece. |
| 1944 | Supreme (P 252) | HMS Supreme sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Andaman Islands. |
E 55 |
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| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | E3 |
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Fate: Sold 6th September 1922 |
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It was the Italians who pioneered the use of two-man human torpedoes or 'chariots', and their attacks on ships of the Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbour in 1941 caused Winston Churchill to write to the Chief of Staffs committee to enquire what was being done to emulate these daring attacks.
The result was the development of British 'chariots' which were regarded as stop-gaps until the X-Craft or midget submarines could be deployed.
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E 55 |
|
| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | E3 |
|
Fate: Sold 6th September 1922 |
|
It was the Italians who pioneered the use of two-man human torpedoes or 'chariots', and their attacks on ships of the Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbour in 1941 caused Winston Churchill to write to the Chief of Staffs committee to enquire what was being done to emulate these daring attacks.
The result was the development of British 'chariots' which were regarded as stop-gaps until the X-Craft or midget submarines could be deployed.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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