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On This Day - November 30

1905 B 6 (I 26) Launched
1905 B 7 (I 27) Launched
1909 C 36 (I 66) Launched
1914 F 2 (I A1) Laid Down
1916 E 51 Launched
1917 H 48 Laid Down
1921 H 9 Sold for breaking up
1940 Adamant (F64) 1940 - 1970 Launched
1943 Stygian (P 249) Launched
1943 Visigoth (P 76) Launched
1944 Strongbow (P 235) HMS Strongbow sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra
1952 Sidon (P 259) Taken in hand at Devonport for intermediate docking and for fitting an escape trunk. Completed 9th January 1953.
1974 Superb (S 109) Launched
2018 Astute (S 119) Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans and hunter-killer sub HMS Astute have been operating alongside each other, honing their Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) skills. But it was also an opportunity for them to go up against each other, testing their ability to deal with the threat one another brings to the battlefield.

2To be the best at what we do, it is essential that we train both against and alongside the very best,2 Commander John Cromie, Commanding Officer of HMS St Albans, said.

"HMS Astute provides that partner with whom we can polish our skills to the highest level."

This latest training exercise took place in a Scottish loch and was a chance to sharpen and refine procedures necessary to coordinate activity when dealing with a potential submarine threat.

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