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On This Day - April 2

1941 Tigris (N 63) HMS Tigris torpedoes and sinks the German tanker Thorn about 25 nautical miles west off the Loire estuary.
1941 Uproar (P 31) Completed
1942 United (P 44) Completed
1942 Wilk (N 64) (Dutch) Decommissioned to reserve submarine
1945 Stygian (P 249) HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea south of Kangean Island.
1945 Thorough (P 324) HMS Thorough sinks a small Japanese gunboat with gunfire off the Nicobar Islands.
1945 Rorqual (N 74) HMS Rorqual sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire west of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.
1982 Falklands War Argentina invades the Falkland Islands

Losses Submarine Badges