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1907 C 17 (I 47) Laid Down
1907 C 18 (I 48) Laid Down
1933 Rorqual (N 74) Completed
1943 Unruly (P 49) HMS Unruly fires two torpedoes against a Spanish merchant off Port Vendres, southern France. Both torpedoes miss.
2005 Artful (S 121) Laid Down

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Class: 1956 - 1988: Porpoise Class
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Build Group: P2
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Painted bright orange at Portsmouth and sunk as target during 1987, some say Western Approaches some say Scotland.
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