| 1909 | Vulcan 1889 - 1955 | Recommissioned as Depot Ship at Chatham |
| 1942 | Upholder (N 99) | Italian submarine R.Smg. Ammiraglio Saint Bon is sunk by a torpedo from submarine HMS Upholder north of Milazzo, Sicily. The Italian submarine is enroute to Libya carrying 155 tons of gasoline and ammunition. The torpedo hits on the starboard side causing the gasoline to explode. There are only three survivors |
| 1942 | Unique (N 95) | HMS Unique attacks the Italian battleship Littorio with torpedoes in the Gulf of Taranto but miss the target. |
| 1951 | Lucia (F27) 1907 - 1951 | Scrapped in La Spezia, Italy |
Varne (P 81) |
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| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
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| Build Group: | V2 |
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Fate: Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. |
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The Slow Death of a Submarine explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. In doing so Tony Booths book also takes a fresh look at culpability and explores some of the alleged conspiracy theories that surrounded her demise.
The result is the first definitive account what happened to HMS Thetis and her men a fitting tribute, as the seventieth anniversary of her loss will be on 1 June 2009.
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Varne (P 81) |
|
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | V2 |
|
Fate: Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. |
|
The Slow Death of a Submarine explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. In doing so Tony Booths book also takes a fresh look at culpability and explores some of the alleged conspiracy theories that surrounded her demise.
The result is the first definitive account what happened to HMS Thetis and her men a fitting tribute, as the seventieth anniversary of her loss will be on 1 June 2009.
20 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
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
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Thankyou for your support.