| 1921 | Pandora 1902 - 1939 | Recommissioned |
| 1940 | Taku (N 38) | Completed |
| 1943 | First Use Of Chariot | A two-man submersible, the Chariot, based on a modified torpedo, succeeded in penetrating Palermo & sank the light cruiser Ulpio Traiano – the first such use of the device by the Royal Navy, which had copied it from the Italian Navy's Maiale that had been used to considerable effect against British shipping earlier in the war |
| 1945 | Shakespeare (P 221) | HMS Shakespeare and the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Wa 1 engage each other with gunfire off the Nancowry Strait, Nicobar Islands. Both ships are damaged in the engagement. |
| 1945 | Rorqual (N 74) | HMS Rorqual lays 50 mines (minefield ML 022) off Phuket, Siam. |
| 1945 | Shakespeare (P 221) | Damaged by Japanese gunfire and aircraft bombs off the Andaman Islands |
| 1986 | Triumph (S 93) | Ordered from Vickers, Barrow |
E 43 |
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| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
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| Build Group: | E3 |
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Fate: Sold 3rd January 1921. |
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The story of the Thetis Submarine Tragedy in 1939, is the definitive account of the whole sorry episode of the Birkenhead built vessel that cost 99 lives; still today the worst submarine disaster in British History.
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E 43 |
|
| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | E3 |
|
Fate: Sold 3rd January 1921. |
|
The story of the Thetis Submarine Tragedy in 1939, is the definitive account of the whole sorry episode of the Birkenhead built vessel that cost 99 lives; still today the worst submarine disaster in British History.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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