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On This Day - November 3

1914 D 5 (I 75) Lost

A force of German battle cruisers commenced bombarding the town of Lowestoft. HM Submarines D3, D5 and E10 were ordered to intercept the enemy off Terschelling. While proceeding on the surface to the interception point, D5 struck a drifting mine and was sunk.
1941 Trident (N 52) HMS Trident torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1213/Rau IV in the Porsangerfjord.
1942 Sea Nymph (P 223) Completed
1942 Taurus (P 339) Completed
1942 Unruly (P 49) Completed
1943 Seraph (P 219) HMS Seraph sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghios Militiades with gunfire off the Kaso Strait east of Crete, Greece.
1943 Shakespeare (P 221) HMS Shakespeare sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Kos, Greece.
1943 Acasta (P 452) Laid Down
1943 O 24 (Dutch) Attacked a Japanese light cruiser of the Kuma-class with four torpedoes in the Malacca Straits. No hits were obtained. The cruiser is thought to be either Kitakami or Oi
1967 Swiftsure (S 126) Ordered from Vickers, Barrow
1986 Trenchant (S 91) Launched

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