| 1905 | B 3 (I 23) | Launched |
| 1912 | Maidstone 1912 - 1929 | Commissioned |
| 1917 | K 15 | Launched |
| 1924 | L 23 | Completed |
| 1931 | Wilk (N 64) (Dutch) | Commissioned into the Polish Navy |
| 1939 | Tigris (N 63) | Launched |
| 1939 | Truant (N 68) | Completed |
| 1939 | Seahorse (S 98) | HMS Seahorse ended her 3rd war patrol at Rosyth. |
| 1940 | Upholder (N 99) | Completed |
| 1941 | Truant (N 68) | HMS Truant torpedoes sinks the Italian tanker Meteor 2 nautical miles south-east of Punta Penna, Ortona, Italy. |
| 1941 | USS Reuben James | U-552 sinks USS Reuben James (DD-245) escorting Convoy HX 156, loss of 115 lives. First US ship lost to enemy action in WWII. |
| 1942 | Taku (N 38) | HMS Taku fires four torpedoes against the Italian tanker Cerere about 10 nautical miles south of Cape Sounio, Greece. All torpedoes fired missed their target. |
| 1943 | Unsparing (P 55) | HMS Unsparing damages a sailing vessel with gunfire south of Cape Koraxas, Amorgos Island, Greece. |
| 1943 | O 24 (Dutch) | Attacked a Japanese merchant vessel of 4000-5000 tons off the northeast coast of Sumatra. Four torpedoes were fired but the target was able to evade the torpedoes. |
| 1944 | Stoic (P 231) | HMS Stoic sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the north-east tip of Java, Netherlands East Indies. She also bombards warehouses and fuel tanks at Jangka Island. |
| 1949 | Artful (P 456) | Commenced refit in Portsmouth Dockyard. On completion of the refit in early July 1950 HMS ARTFUL joined the 3rd Submarine Flotilla. |
Repulse (S 23) |
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| Class: | 1967 - 1996: Resolution Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSBN1 |
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Fate: Decommissioned on August 28 in 1996 |
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Between 1942 and 1944 HMS Seraph was engaged in unusual but vital wartime assignments, including carrying Eisenhower's deputy, General Mark Clark, through the Mediterranean to a hazardous rendezvous with the Free French as a prelude to the North African invasion, as well as the dramatic rescue of General Giraud from Vichy France in rough sea right under the nose of the enemy. Her most famous mission however was Operation Mincemeat where she aided the allies in deceiving their enemy about the invasion of Sicily.
Yet what made these missions even more extraordinary was the fact that this 'Secret Mission Submarine' had the unusual distinction of having two captains, Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Jewell who was in operational control and Captain Jerauld Wright of the United States Navy who commanded for political purposes.
Terence Robertson uncovers the history of this extraordinary submarine and how these two captains collaborated to pull off some of the most remarkable operations in the Second World War.
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Repulse (S 23) |
|
| Class: | 1967 - 1996: Resolution Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSBN1 |
|
Fate: Decommissioned on August 28 in 1996 |
|
Between 1942 and 1944 HMS Seraph was engaged in unusual but vital wartime assignments, including carrying Eisenhower's deputy, General Mark Clark, through the Mediterranean to a hazardous rendezvous with the Free French as a prelude to the North African invasion, as well as the dramatic rescue of General Giraud from Vichy France in rough sea right under the nose of the enemy. Her most famous mission however was Operation Mincemeat where she aided the allies in deceiving their enemy about the invasion of Sicily.
Yet what made these missions even more extraordinary was the fact that this 'Secret Mission Submarine' had the unusual distinction of having two captains, Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Jewell who was in operational control and Captain Jerauld Wright of the United States Navy who commanded for political purposes.
Terence Robertson uncovers the history of this extraordinary submarine and how these two captains collaborated to pull off some of the most remarkable operations in the Second World War.
12 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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