| 1824 |
RNLI
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is founded |
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| 1914 |
S 3
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Laid Down |
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| 1915 |
E 18 (I 98)
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Launched |
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| 1915 |
Titania (F32) 1915 - 1949
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Launched |
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| 1916 |
G 7 (I A9)
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Launched |
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| 1917 |
H 24
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Laid Down |
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| 1941 |
Varangian (P 61)
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Launched |
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| 1942 |
Torbay (N 79)
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The HMS Torbay, under Commander Miers, followed an Axis convoy and succeeded in penetrating the heavily defended anchorage at Corfu. Torbay proceeded to fire torpedoes at two large transports and a destroyer - both transports were reported sunk - then retreated out to sea under very heavy depth charge attack. Torbay escaped successfully, and Miers was awarded the Victoria Cross for the exploit. |
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| 1943 |
Unbroken (P 42)
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HMS Unbroken torpedoes and damages the German tanker Regina off Punta Stilo, Sicily, Italy. |
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| 1943 |
Unseen (P 51)
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While patrolling off Soussa, Tunisia HMS Unseen destroys the wreck of the German merchant Macedonia and a salvage barge. |
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| 1945 |
Sea Scout (P 253)
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HMS Sea Scout sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
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| 1945 |
Supreme (P 252)
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HMS Supreme sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. |
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| 1945 |
Terrapin & Trenchant
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While operating together HMS Terrapin and HMS Trenchant sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca about 85 nautical miles south of Penang. |
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| 1945 |
Clyde (N 12)
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HMS Clyde sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Kiku Maru with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. |
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| 1960 |
Olympus (S 12)
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Laid Down |
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| 1992 |
Vanguard (S 28)
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Launched |
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