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On This Day - May 18

1909 C 21 (I 51) Completed
1915 E 11 (I 91) E11, commanded by Lt-Cmdr Martin Nasmith passed through the Dardanelles during the night. Surfacing off the town of Gallipoli, Nasmith captured a Turkish sailing vessel and lashed it to the conning tower to act as a disguise. This ruse failed to attract any targets, so after several days he abandoned it.
1916 E 39 Launched
1916 J 5 Completed
1916 L 1 Laid Down
1916 L 2 Laid Down
1938 Adamant (F64) 1940 - 1970 Laid down
1941 Tetrarch (N 77) HMS Tetrarch torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Giovinezza off Bengasi, Libya.
1942 Turbulent (N 98) HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bolsena west of Bengasi, Libya.
1943 Storm (P 233) Launched
1945 Sea Dog (P 216) HMS Seadog torpedoes and sinks a Japanese coaster north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

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