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On This Day - March 2

1893 Royal Arthur 1891 - 1921 Commissioned
1917 J 3 Laid Down
1917 H 21 Laid Down
1917 H 26 Laid Down
1918 H 5 The steamer Rutherglen sighted a submarine, which crossed its bows at considerable speed. Believing the submarine to be a U-boat Rutherglen rammed the vessel.

Cries were heard in the water and a strong smell of petrol was also present. Nothing more was heard from H5 and it is believed that she was Rutherglen's victim.
1942 Turbulent (N 98) HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessels Prodromos and Aghios Apostolos with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
1943 Taurus (P 339) HMS Taurus sinks the small French merchant Clairette with gunfire off Cape Ferrat, southern France.
1943 U-581 U-581 sunk by HMS Westcott Southwest of the Azores.
1944 Venturer (P 68) 2 Mar, 1944 - Torpedoed and sank the German merchant Thor off Stadlandet, Norway.
1945 Terrapin (P 323) HMS Terrapin sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
1945 Clyde (N 12) HMS Clyde sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with scuttling charges of the west coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

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